Licensed Mental Health Therapist

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Licensed therapist delivering secure telehealth behavioral healthcare for Illinois children, teens, young adults, and families. Building Backpack Healthcare’s new Illinois clinical presence through therapy, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and grow Backpack Healthcare’s Illinois clinical presence
  • Provide compassionate, evidence-informed care to children, adolescents, young adults, and families through secure telehealth
  • Conduct clinical intakes and develop individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans
  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy
  • Collaborate with therapists, PMHNPs, psychiatrists, and other interdisciplinary team members
  • Provide family education and care coordination
  • Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the EHR
  • Build strong therapeutic relationships with clients and families
  • Deliver culturally responsive care
  • Carry approximately 15–36 sessions per week depending on schedule

Requirements:

  • Active Illinois license: LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT
  • Experience working with children, adolescents, and families
  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment
  • Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive care
  • Comfort with technology and virtual clinical platforms
  • Bilingual English/Spanish clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply (bonus, not required)
  • Weekday afternoon/evening availability, typically 2–9 PM; weekend availability is a plus

Benefits:

  • Monthly bonus potential for eligible clinicians based on applicable productivity and performance criteria
  • Medical, dental, and vision for eligible full-time employees
  • 401(k) with 3% company match
  • Paid time off
  • $300 annual CEU reimbursement
  • Free clinical supervision for eligible licenses
  • $25,000 company-paid life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Clinical leadership opportunities, including Residency & Fellowship Program
  • Flexible full-time or part-time schedules
  • Mentorship, supervision, and leadership opportunities