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Hire Sentio University MFT Graduates: Employer Job Board

Sentio University maintains a private job board connecting employers with rigorously trained Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) graduates in California. If your practice, agency, or organization is hiring associate MFTs or licensed therapists, you can post open positions directly to our alumni network at no cost.

Our graduates are actively seeking clinical positions across California, and our job board gives employers direct access to a talent pool trained in Deliberate Practice, the most evidence-based methodology for developing clinical expertise in psychotherapy. Whether you are a group practice, community mental health agency, hospital system, school district, or nonprofit, posting to the Sentio job board puts your opening in front of therapists who are prepared to deliver strong clinical outcomes from day one.

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Why Hire a Sentio-Trained Therapist?

Most MFT graduate programs rely heavily on classroom lectures and academic coursework. Sentio University takes a fundamentally different approach. Our entire Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy curriculum is built around Deliberate Practice, the same science-backed training methodology used to develop expertise in surgery, aviation, and elite athletics. The result is graduates who are not just academically prepared but clinically skilled in ways that are immediately visible in the therapy room.

Every Sentio graduate has completed over 400 hours of direct client contact during their training at the Sentio Counseling Center, working across a broad range of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship conflict, family systems issues, grief, and life transitions. That is significantly more hands-on clinical experience than most MFT programs require before graduation.

Sentio graduates also receive twice the supervision hours required by other graduate programs. This supervision is not limited to case consultation in a conference room. It includes intensive video-based review of actual therapy sessions, a level of training rigor that most programs simply do not offer. Every graduate has been directly observed, coached, and refined through hundreds of hours of expert feedback on their real clinical work.

What does this mean for employers? It means Sentio graduates arrive with a level of clinical readiness that typically takes years of post-licensure experience to develop. They know how to sit with a client, respond to ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, adapt their approach in real time, and track outcomes using Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). They require less onboarding, less remedial training, and less supervision to become effective clinicians in your setting.

You can browse our Alumni Directory to see the caliber of therapist our program produces.

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What Employers Are Looking For in MFT Graduates

Hiring managers in mental health settings consistently report the same frustrations with new MFT graduates: limited hands-on experience, difficulty translating theory into practice, and a need for extensive post-hire supervision before they can carry a meaningful caseload. Research on MFT training outcomes confirms this gap. A recent study found that many MFT programs are not adequately preparing students for clinical practice, leaving employers to fill the training void after hiring.

Sentio University was founded specifically to solve this problem. Our graduates enter the workforce with a skill set that reflects hundreds of hours of supervised, video-reviewed, performance-based clinical training. They are trained to use outcome measures, seek feedback, and continuously improve, qualities that directly benefit the organizations that employ them. Learn more about the Sentio MFT program.

Post a Job to the Sentio Alumni Network

Posting a position to our private job board is free and takes just a few minutes. Your listing will be shared directly with Sentio University alumni and current students approaching graduation. We review all submissions to ensure quality and relevance before distributing them to our network.

We welcome postings for associate MFT (AMFT) positions, licensed MFT roles, clinical supervisor openings, and related behavioral health positions across California and beyond. If you have questions about hiring a Sentio-trained therapist, please contact us at admin@sentio.org.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hiring Sentio MFT Graduates

Is there a fee to post a job on the Sentio University job board?

No. Posting a position to the Sentio alumni job board is completely free. We offer this service to support our graduates and to connect employers with highly trained MFT professionals. Learn more about our MFT program.

What types of positions can I post?

We accept postings for associate MFT (AMFT) positions, licensed MFT roles, clinical supervisor positions, and related behavioral health openings. Positions can be full-time, part-time, or contract. See our general FAQ for more information.

What makes Sentio graduates different from other MFT program graduates?

Sentio graduates complete over 400 hours of direct client contact, receive twice the supervision hours of other programs, and train exclusively through Deliberate Practice with intensive video-based session review. This produces graduates who are clinically ready to carry a caseload and deliver strong outcomes from their first day on the job. Browse our alumni directory to see examples.

Where are Sentio graduates located?

Most Sentio graduates are based in California, particularly in the Los Angeles and greater Southern California area. However, our alumni also practice in other states. Many are available for telehealth positions. Learn about our program.