Child and Adolescent Therapist – SPACE Certified - Contract/1099

About This Role

Blackbird Health is looking for SPACE-trained therapists to join our growing team. If you're certified or trained in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) and passionate about working with anxious kids and the families who love them, this role was built for you. SPACE is a parent-based treatment developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz of the Yale Child Study Center and shown to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials. It treats children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, OCD, and related problems, by working with parents and caregivers to change their own behavior, reduce accommodation, and respond more supportively to their child's anxiety.

Employment Options

• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LSW, LMSW and SISW or other masters level professionals in Pennsylvania & Virginia
• LCSW Pay: $85–$95 per session
• LSW Pay: $70–$80 per session
• Associate License or Masters Level Clinician: $50-$60

Why Blackbird and Your Impact

• Active Pennsylvania or Virginia license: LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LSW, SISW and LMSW
• Completed SPACE training (required) and earned official SPACE certification
• Experience treating childhood and adolescent anxiety, OCD, or related conditions
• Comfortable working primarily with parents and caregivers in a parent-based treatment model
• Minimum 8 hours per week
• Build your own weekly recurring schedule
• Set your own pace and caseload
• Available after 3pm ET weekdays and/or weekends
• Passion for family-centered, high-touch care — you understand that helping a parent helps the child

About SPACE

SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems — developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz and validated in randomized controlled clinical trials. Conditions treated include: separation anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, fears and phobias, panic disorder and agoraphobia, selective mutism, OCD, and ARFID. In SPACE treatment, parents learn two core skills: responding more supportively to their anxious child, and reducing the accommodations they've been making to their child's symptoms. The child does not need to attend sessions, but they are always the patient.

Salary Range

$70 USD - $95 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. "It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone."

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.