Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - CO / Remote

About the role

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day. This means: Earlier intervention, Higher student and family engagement in care, Better coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life, Kids shouldn't just aspire to get out of bed and drag themselves to class. They should be able to experience joy. They deserve to envision and build a life they’re excited to live.

What You’ll Do

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician’s judgment)
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community care providers
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families
• Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Who You Are

• Mission-driven therapist with passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
• Active independent license in Colorado to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• At least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth
• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese) is a plus
• Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes 2-4 weeks)
• CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes 3-4 days)

Why You’ll Love Cartwheel

• Competitive compensation ($60-$70/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Clinical Supervision for associate level clinicians
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators, and optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves you hours of documentation time (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming