Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel, a startup revolutionizing school-based mental health services, as a 100% remote, 1099 independent contractor Mental Health Therapist. You will provide teletherapy to elementary, middle, and high school students, collaborating with school staff and families. This role requires a Master's degree, active licensure in RI, experience with various therapeutic approaches, and telehealth proficiency. Spanish-speaking therapists are especially needed. Cartwheel offers flexible hours (10-20 per week), competitive compensation ($45-75/hour), administrative support, and opportunities for professional growth. The position is ideal for mission-driven therapists seeking a collaborative and remote work environment.

Requirements

• Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling
• Active license in RI to deliver mental health care (LCSW/LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• Experience delivering care via telehealth
• Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
• Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
• Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to deliver care during our peak hours (Mon-Fri 3-8 pm ET and Sat 8-5)

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and skills-based teletherapy, to elementary, middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months)
• Collaborate closely with referring school counselors and other relevant providers at start of treatment and over the course of a student’s care journey (including through regular phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings)
• Build trusted relationships with school staff and families to support a student’s mental health needs, school engagement and engagement with school-based services, as applicable
• Provide regular psychoeducation and support to parents and caregivers to enhance a student’s mental health needs and individual therapy work
• Collaborate with Cartwheel MDs/NPs on treatment planning, care delivery and transition planning over a student’s care journey
• Partner with the External Referrals team to support the identification of referrals to community mental health and primary care providers
• Have the opportunity to participate in case consultations and discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Help to further build Cartwheel’s clinical programming and wonderful Care Team

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Experience working in a shorter-term model of care delivery (e.g., 2 weeks to 6 months)
• Experience with parent guidance
• Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school districts

Benefits

• Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($45-75/hour base hourly rate for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure type)
• Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming