Lyon-Martin Community Health Services
Lyon-Martin Community Health Services
Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is a San Francisco-based nonprofit community health center serving LGBTQ+ women, transgender people, and other underserved communities. Its work spans primary care, sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention and treatment, mental health support, and community outreach. With a team of 11–50 employees, the organization operates at the intersection of healthcare, social impact, and community advocacy, offering a mission-driven context for professionals interested in equitable and inclusive care.

Telehealth Therapist (Licensed or Associate) - California Remote

Provide remote psychotherapy, crisis support, and gender-affirming assessments for LGBTQIA+ clients at Lyon-Martin Community Health Services.

Description

  • Deliver appropriate outpatient mental health and co-occurring substance use disorder services
  • Focus primarily on individual psychotherapy
  • Assess, diagnose, and treat mental health and substance use disorders under the Mental Health Director’s supervision
  • Provide crisis intervention and brief behavioral support
  • Conduct psychosocial assessments for gender-affirming surgery and complete timely support letters
  • Lead group psychotherapy, including one group session each week
  • Make appropriate internal and external referrals and provide clinical case management
  • De-escalate mental health emergencies and periods of acute emotional distress
  • Help clients access benefits and support services
  • Attend weekly mental health team meetings, individual supervision each week, and monthly Collaborative Care meetings
  • Meet productivity and quality targets, including three scheduled visits per half day
  • Complete surgery support letters within one month of each assessment
  • Respond to inbox messages and finalize visit notes within 72 hours
  • Contribute to continuous quality improvement and other assigned responsibilities

Requirements

  • Master’s degree from an accredited program in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, or psychology with a PsyD or PhD
  • Associate Therapists must hold a California ASW, AMFT, or RPA license
  • Licensed Therapists must hold a California LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Psychologist license
  • Experience with and commitment to LGBTQIA+ community health care, including trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex communities
  • Experience serving people with varied disabilities, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and economic circumstances
  • Experience working with sex workers, people experiencing homelessness, people with mental illness or who use drugs, people with incarceration histories, and people across age groups
  • Interest in and commitment to gender-affirming care and health care access for underserved populations
  • Cultural sensitivity and humility, with the ability to serve a diverse population
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Outlook, as well as internet applications, Zoom, computer technology, and phone systems
  • Spanish/English bilingual fluency preferred; other bilingual or multilingual abilities are also preferred
  • Training in EMDR, DBT, or CBT preferred
  • Availability to work some evenings may be required

Benefits

  • Employees regularly scheduled for at least 16 hours per week qualify for full benefits
  • Certified bilingual employees receive a $1-per-working-hour language differential for Spanish, Chinese, or Tagalog
  • Fully remote work arrangement
  • Flexible schedules ranging from 4 to 40 hours per week

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