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🌟 Join Our Team at Mended Heart 🌟

Mended Heart is expanding and we’re seeking a passionate AMFT called to work with children, families, and parents. If you have a heart for helping kids and caregivers navigate behavioral challenges, trauma, and relationship stressors - and you want to grow inside a supportive, trauma-informed practice - we’d love to meet you. 💖

🔍 About the Position

Role: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT)

Type: Starts with telehealth; may transition to in-person therapy in South Orange County (office location to be finalized)

Schedule: Flexible, with a goal of building to 20 clients per week

Compensation: 50% fee split per clinical session (~$50–$75 per clinical hour). Higher range available to associates with 1,500+ hours or completed EMDR training.

Start: Open immediately - we’ll wait for the right fit

Supervision: Paid weekly supervision, trauma-informed and collaborative. EMDR consultation available for those working toward EMDR Certification.

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

✨ Provide therapy for children and adolescents working through trauma, emotional regulation, and behavioral concerns


✨ Support parents through parent coaching, parenting skills, and family therapy


✨ Strengthen family systems with communication skill-building and relational repair


✨ Collaborate with caregivers, schools, and other providers to support child well-being


✨ Begin with telehealth sessions, with potential transition to in-person services in South Orange County


✨ Engage in light self-promotion on social media (with guidance), we also provide client leads


✨ Work in alignment with our values of inclusivity, authenticity, and empowerment

🧠 Who We’re Looking For

✅ Registered AMFT in good standing with the California BBS


✅ Passion for working with children, parents, and families


✅ Knowledge of or interest in parent coaching, parenting skills, and behavioral interventions


✅ Comfort working with trauma in both children and caregivers


✅ Play therapy training or experience (a plus)


✅ EMDR trained (a plus, not required)


✅ Active NPI number (must be obtained prior to seeing clients)


✅ Comfortable starting virtually and possibly transitioning to in-person sessions in South Orange County


✅ Ability to work independently and build a caseload


✅ Inclusive and respectful of all clients regardless of race, religion, political views, gender identity, or sexual orientation


✅ Financially stable for a gradual caseload build

🌱 What We Provide

💻 Company email address

📋 Access to Simple Practice (EHR)

📞 Secure business phone number

🔒 HIPAA-compliant Zoom account

🌐 Featured profile on our website

📰 Paid & professionally managed Psychology Today profile

🖊️ Reasonable office supplies

👩‍🏫 Paid weekly supervision with trauma-informed mentorship
💰 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match (managed through Human Interest; participation is voluntary)
📶Device and internet reimbursement per company policy for remote work

🧾 What You’ll Need

• Reliable computer/laptop with a high-quality camera

• Strong internet connection

• Private, professional space for telehealth sessions

• Active malpractice insurance (required before seeing clients)

💖 About Mended Heart

Mended Heart is more than a therapy practice - it’s a healing sanctuary. We specialize in trauma-informed care, guiding clients through deep, lasting transformation. Healing happens when people are met with safety, authenticity, and full acceptance.

Our team members are encouraged to bring their unique voice and style into therapy, making space for true connection. We proudly serve a diverse population and expect all team members to honor every client’s right to be exactly as they are.

📩 To Apply

Send your resume and a short letter of interest sharing why you feel aligned with this position to:
 

📧 admin@mended-heart.com

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© 2025 Mended Heart Therapy | Jennifer Starlight, LMFT
Based in Laguna Beach, CA | Serving all of California via Telehealth
HIPAA-Compliant & Secure

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