School Based Mental Health Therapist -Charles County

About the Role

We all walk around with an invisible backpack. It carries our emotional experiences, traumas, and unresolved feelings. Similar to a physical backpack, it can become heavy and burdensome when filled with too many items - We created Backpack Healthcare to help lighten the load. At Backpack Healthcare, we're reimagining mental health care for children, teens, and young adults. As a clinician-led, minority-owned company, our mission is simple: when clinicians thrive, kids thrive. At Backpack Healthcare, we're not just offering a job—we're offering purpose, flexibility, and the chance to change lives every day. If you're ready to be part of a collaborative, empowering, and innovative mental health movement, join our team and make a real impact by breaking barriers and healing young minds.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual, group, and/or family therapy services to students, both in-person at your assigned school site(s) and via our telehealth platform.
• Maintain a defined in-person schedule at your assigned school(s), supplemented by telehealth sessions for continuity of care during school breaks and closures.
• Conduct intake evaluations, risk assessments, and create individualized treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in Backpack's EHR system.
• Collaborate with school staff, pediatricians, families, and the internal clinical team for wraparound care.
• Support school teams in managing behavioral health challenges and crisis response.
• Conduct wellness workshops in-person or virtually with caregivers, educators, and administrators.
• Participate in individual and group supervision, if pre-licensed.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field.
• Active Maryland license (LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, LCMFT, or LGMFT).
• Minimum of 1 year of experience providing therapy to children and adolescents.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care, school systems, and cultural competence.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and clinical documentation skills.
• Passion for increasing access to mental health care in underserved youth populations.

Compensation

This is a Fee-for-Service (W2) position. Fully licensed clinicians are paid $65/session hour; provisionally licensed clinicians are paid $45/session hour; administrative time is paid at $30/hour.

Schedule

Hybrid — minimum of 3 in-person school days per week (8 hrs/day), plus telehealth days for flexibility and continuity of care over school breaks and closures.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) + Company Match
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• CEU reimbursement, clinical supervision, and advancement opportunities
• Supportive & fun team culture — be a part of a community of clinicians & operators