Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel's mission to address the student mental health crisis by providing technology-enabled mental health services within schools. As a Mental Health Therapist, you will work remotely, collaborating with school staff, students, and families to enhance mental health support systems. This 1099 independent contractor role offers flexible hours (10-20 per week) and involves providing teletherapy, collaborating with school counselors, and building strong relationships with families. You will also participate in treatment planning with other team members and contribute to Cartwheel's clinical programming. The ideal candidate possesses a Master's degree, an active license in NC (or other states with reciprocity), experience with various therapy modalities, and strong technological skills. Cartwheel offers competitive compensation and a supportive team 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 independent license in NC to deliver mental health care (LCMHC, LMFT, LCSW, Psychologist (PhD).)
• 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) You can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net
• Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)

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)
• Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link . It takes about 2 to 4-weeks)
• CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link . It takes about 3 to 4-days)
• 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, experience, language, etc.)
• Full-time roles include excellent health insurance, paid time off, and an ownership stake in the company
• 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