How to hire a sex therapist

How to hire a sex therapist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step sex therapist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a sex therapist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new sex therapist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a sex therapist, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a sex therapist to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a sex therapist that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of sex therapists.

   Type of Sex Therapist	Description	Hourly rate
   Sex Therapist		$17-37
   Outpatient Physical Therapist	An outpatient physical therapist specializes in diagnosing and treating a patient's movement dysfunction often caused by an illness or injury. Their responsibilities revolve around studying a patient's medical history, performing initial assessments, crafting a specific care and treatment plan, and discussing the extent of treatments with patients and their families... Show more	$19-51
   Mental Health Therapist	The job of mental health therapists is to guide individuals, groups, couples, and families with problems that are impacting their well-being and mental health. Their duties and responsibilities include encouraging clients to talk about their experiences, examining issues that may affect mental health such as substance abuse and bullying, and assisting clients in defining their goals and action plans... Show more	$16-33

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Sex Offenders
   • Treatment Programs
   • Family Therapy
   • Crisis Intervention
   • Individual Therapy Sessions
   • Risk Assessments
   • Motivational
   • Mental Health Issues
   • CBT
   • Substance Abuse
   • Aftercare
   • Cognitive Behavioral
   • Group Therapy Sessions
   • Educational Classes

   Responsibilities:

   • Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
   • Provide information to assist community in coordination/location of financial, housing and aftercare arrangements.
   • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals to provide outpatient services to those seeking rehabilitation in an ambulatory care center.
   • Facilitate and review sex offender's polygraphs.
   • Focuse on Neurodevelopmental disorders, PTSD and trauma, and assimilation and acculturation challenges for mono-lingual Spanish-speaking families.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your sex therapist job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A sex therapist can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, sex therapists' average salary in missouri is 18% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level sex therapists 53% less than senior-level sex therapists.
   • Certifications. A sex therapist with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a sex therapist's salary.

   Average sex therapist salary

   $54,488yearly

   $26.20 hourly rate

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   Entry-level sex therapist salary

   $37,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 16, 2026

4. Writing a sex therapist job description

   A good sex therapist job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a sex therapist job description:

   Sex therapist job description example

   Facility: CENTRAL ARIZONA CORRECTIONAL & REHABILITATION FACILITY
   
   Pay: $75,005.00 Annually
   
   Bonus (if applicable):
   
   Shift:
   
   Benefits: Employees working a normal work week (30 hours or more) will enjoy a competitive benefits package for an energized workforce with options for you and your family including:
   
   * Paid time off • Paid holidays • 401(k)
   * 401(k) matching • Health Insurance • Dental Insurance
   * Vision Insurance • Life Insurance • Flexible spending account
   * Health savings account • Tuition Reimbursement • Reduced tuition rates
   * Employee discount • Employee assistance program • Pet insurance
   * Disability Insurance • Paid training • Other benefits available
   
   Equal Opportunity Employer.
   
   Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.
   
   Who We Are:
   
   GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.
   
   Why Work for GEO:
   
   * At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of a variety of views, perspectives, and backgrounds are integral parts of our company's success.
   * We believe that work is more than a place you go every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
   * Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
   
   Summary
   
   This position conducts individual, group, or family therapy; documents and records inmate progress; participates in treatment planning; conducts discharge planning; assesses and evaluates the psychological and social functional of inmates.
   
   Primary Duties and Responsibilities
   
   * Facilitates individual, group, or family therapy sessions for detainees.
   * Develops individualized treatment plans for detainees and conducts developmental therapy sessions with them in accordance to treatment plans and specific methodologies and techniques.
   * Maintains caseload including documentation of case notes, arranging individual and family sessions, planning interventions and providing therapeutic support to all assigned clients.
   * Maintains thorough, detailed, and accurate client/family case files and records.
   * Confers with other members of the treatment or therapy team to discuss, plan, and determine additional courses of action for continued therapy. Assists fellow team members and supervisor in program planning, office management and filing duties, group planning, program changes, and other interventions.
   * Provides feedback, consultation, and recommendations to treatment teams regarding a detainee's progress or lack thereof to assist in staffing recommendations.
   * Confers with agency officials, staff members and representatives of other agencies to acquire information needed for immediate determinations or decisions.
   * Performs other duties as assigned.
   
   Job Requirements
   
   Minimum Requirements
   
   * Master's degree in clinical psychology, psychiatric nursing, (psychiatric) social work, behavioral science, activities therapy or a closely related field of preparation for direct treatment of inmates with psychological problems, and two (2) years of practice experience working with sex offenders population.
   * State licensing as a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
   * Must be able to perform therapeutic interaction with inmates who have serious psychological problems.
   * Must be able to perform psychological evaluation and assessment.
   * Must posses a dynamic personality that is flexible enough to evolve with each inmate through the entire therapeutic process.
   * Must be able to actively listen to the detainees and pay specific attention to non verbal or convert forms of communications.
   * Must posses coping skills (empathic, nurturing, compassionate, etc.).

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find sex therapists for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your sex therapist job on Zippia to find and recruit sex therapist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit sex therapists, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new sex therapist

   Once you've selected the best sex therapist candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new sex therapist. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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