Therapist/Clinician

About Caminar: Caminar is a leading behavioral health organization dedicated to building strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment and wrap-around services. Founded in 1964, Caminar provides evidence-based, whole-person care to youth, adults, and families throughout Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Caminar’s vision is to be a beacon of Safety, Compassion, and Fulfillment, supporting individuals and families in the communities we serve.

About the Teen & Family Wellness Center

The Caminar Teen & Family Wellness Center in Palo Alto provides accessible, youth-centered mental health services designed specifically for adolescents and their families. The Center serves teens ages 12–19 and provides a safe, welcoming environment where young people can feel heard, supported in their mental health and identity, and empowered to grow.

Services are designed around each teen’s individual needs and may include individual therapy, family counseling, comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, and group therapy. Care may be provided in person, through telehealth, or through a hybrid model, with flexible scheduling that includes late-afternoon and evening appointments to accommodate school and family schedules.

Position Summary: The Mental Health Clinician provides individual and family mental health services to adolescents ages 12–17 at the Teen & Family Wellness Center. Under the supervision of the Clinical Program Manager, the Clinician will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, crisis intervention, and coordination of care.

The Clinician will use a youth-centered, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach, partnering with teens and their families to develop treatment goals that reflect the young person’s voice, values, strengths, and needs.

This position is ideal for a clinician who enjoys working with adolescents and families and is passionate about creating an accessible, affirming, and engaging mental health environment for young people.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group and family therapy to adolescents ages 12–17 experiencing a range of mental health and emotional concerns.

• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical evaluations.

• Develop collaborative treatment plans with teens that reflect their goals, strengths, values, and identified needs.

• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions appropriate to adolescents and families.

• Provide family counseling and support focused on healthy communication, trust, boundaries, and strengthening family relationships.

• Provide crisis intervention and respond appropriately to changes in a client’s mental health or level of risk.

• Assess client needs and facilitate appropriate transitions to higher or lower levels of care when clinically indicated.

• Address a range of adolescent mental health concerns, which may include anxiety, depression, trauma, identity development, family conflict, interpersonal boundaries, bullying, victimization, aggression, and body-image concerns.

• Engage teens in treatment using developmentally appropriate communication and therapeutic techniques.

• Partner with parents and caregivers, with appropriate consideration of the teen’s consent, confidentiality, and clinical needs.

• Collaborate with other Caminar staff and community providers to coordinate care and support continuity of services.

• Refer teens and families to community resources and supportive services as appropriate.

• Participate in clinical consultation, individual supervision, team meetings, and program meetings.

• Maintain timely, accurate, and thorough clinical documentation in accordance with applicable requirements and Caminar standards.

• Provide services through in-person, telehealth, and/or hybrid modalities as appropriate.

• Maintain flexibility to provide services during late-afternoon and evening hours to accommodate school and family schedules.

• Participate in the development and delivery of group therapy programming as the Teen & Family Wellness Center expands its services.

• Other duties may be assigned.