Child and Adolescent Therapist

About this role

You’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality virtual and in-person therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers. You’ll build meaningful relationships with patients and families, taking the time to understand their needs, support engagement in treatment, and educate them on therapeutic approaches that foster long-term progress.

Employment options

• 1099 Contractor: LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMSW, SiSW
  Pay: $90-$100 per session
  Minimum 8 hrs/week | All Core hours: after 3pm weekdays and/or weekends
  Set your own pace and caseload

• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMSW, SiSW W2 Part-Time (20 hrs/week)
  Pay: $50,000 base + $80/session beyond base caseload
  LMSW, SiSW Pay: $40,000 base + $65/session beyond base caseload
  20 hours per week, (17 direct care hours) | All Core hours: after 3pm weekdays and/or weekends
  Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO + 11 holidays

• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LSW W2 Full-Time
  Pay: $85,000-$90,000
  40 hours per week, (32 direct care hours) | Minimum of 15 Core hours: after 3pm weekdays and/or weekends
  Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO + 11 holidays, life insurance, short term and long term disability

Why Blackbird & Your Impact

• Do the work you trained for — we handle credentialing, billing, insurance, and EMR so you can focus entirely on your patients
• Start seeing patients immediately — a guaranteed caseload means no waiting, no hustle, just care
• Grow as a clinician — paid weekly clinical consultation and peer support are built into your schedule, not bolted on
• Be part of something bigger — every session is a chance to help a child find their footing, a family breathe easier, and a young person discover what they’re capable of
• Join a team that has your back — collaborative, mission-driven clinicians who are shaping the future of pediatric mental health care together

Who you are

• Active Virginia license: LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LSW
• 1+ year of experience with children and adolescent patients
• 1+ year of telehealth or virtual setting experience
• Available after 3pm ET weekdays and/or weekends
• Passion for family-centered, high-touch care

Salary Range

$40,000 - $105,000 USD

Join us!

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

Fostering an inclusive environment:

• Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.
• In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.

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