Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - Washington

Octave is a modern behavioral health practice creating a new standard for care delivery that’s both high-quality and accessible. With in-person and virtual clinics in multiple states, the company offers evidence-based individual, couples, and family therapy, while pioneering relationships with payers to make care more affordable through insurance. By raising the bar on how care is delivered and how providers are supported, we are building a sustainable system that values equity, affordability, and effectiveness.

About the Role

Octave is hiring Licensed Clinicians to work within an organizational structure to provide high-quality behavioral health care to our clients. Octave Clinicians will join a diverse clinical team in providing therapy in a collaborative, client-centered, evolving environment. You will treat adult clients with stress, depression, anxiety, or other mental health concerns via video, using short-term, evidence-based therapies.

You are a good fit if you are:

• Passionate about expanding access to high-quality mental health care.
• Skilled at providing short-term, evidence-based therapies to a diverse range of adult clients.
• Adept at building and maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance.
• Willing to deliver feedback-informed care using standardized measures.
• Expert at providing culturally responsive and culturally competent care.
• Open to learning from your colleagues and clients.
• Someone who thrives in a culture of thoughtful feedback and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality behavioral health care to clients using evidence-informed therapies.
• Customize mental health treatment plans and service delivery for clients.
• Deliver culturally responsive care in a collaborative, client-centered environment.

Requirements

• Current License in Washington (LMFT, LMHC, LICSW, PsyD).
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling.
• Must be licensed and in good standing with your governing licensing board.
• Preferred 1 year of related post-license clinical experience; at least 2 years preferred in one or more of the following areas:
  • CBT for depression or anxiety
  • DBT for emotion dysregulation
  • Unified Protocol for emotional distress
  • CPT or PE for trauma
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• All clinical sessions must be conducted while physically located in the United States.

Skills

• Well-versed in evidence-based therapies, like CBT or DBT.
• Strong clinical service thinking, informed by evidence-informed therapies.
• Proficient in using virtual meeting applications such as Zoom and Google Meet.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Frequent communication with others through virtual meeting applications.
• Ability to observe and communicate information on a company-provided laptop.
• Ability to move up to 10 pounds occasionally.

System Requirements

• Mac OS (Ventura or later) or Windows OS (10/11).
• Computers kept up with the most recent security updates.
• An unmanaged device (not provided by another company/organization).
• iOS, Android, or ChromeOS are not supported as primary devices.

Company Values

• We’re human beings first. We operate with empathy and kindness – with our clients, with our collaborators, and with ourselves.
• People deserve better than status quo. We’re willing to tackle the intractable problems, no matter how big, because someone should. We ask big questions, we craft big solutions, and we challenge ourselves and others to make it happen.
• No bystanders. No stars. No tourists. Each person has been selected to be here, and with that comes a responsibility to bring your expertise, share your ideas, and help make this company better.
• Partnership paves the path ahead. We don’t operate in a silo, internally or externally. To transform the system, we believe in working with others to create something bigger, better, and stronger.
• Quality is crucial at scale. Quality is core to our business, and we refuse to sacrifice it as we grow.
• Progress is a process. In the pursuit of progress, we iterate, reflect, learn, adjust – and always leave things better than we found them.
• There are people behind every data point. We recognize that numbers tell only one part of the story, and we also do the work to understand impacts at the individual level.

Pay

The expected salary range for this role is dependent on licensure:

• In-Person Rates:
  • $68-$133/hour for master's level license.
  • $78-$143/hour for doctoral-level license.
• Virtual Rates:
  • $65-$130/hour for master's level license.
  • $75-$140/hour for doctoral-level license.

Starting pay for qualified applicants will depend on a combination of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands.