Child & Adolescent Therapist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Deliver contracted virtual therapy services to children and teenagers aged 5–17+

• Conduct evidence-based therapy, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment planning

• Create personalized care plans tailored to developmental, behavioral, and emotional needs along with treatment objectives

• Implement measurement-based care by assessing validated clinical tools and tracking progress

• Provide developmentally suitable virtual sessions utilizing CBT, DBT, MI, ACT, TF-CBT, PCIT, and other relevant modalities

• Recognize safety issues, perform safety planning, and offer crisis intervention or escalation as needed

• Collaborate with parents, guardians, educational professionals, and other relevant stakeholders in care coordination

• Ensure timely, accurate, HIPAA-compliant documentation in TimelyCare’s electronic health record

• Uphold treatment goals and documentation in line with professional, ethical, regulatory, and clinical standards

• Apply independent professional judgment within licensure, legal, contractual, and platform specifications

• Ascertain service availability in accordance with the contractor agreement and service prerequisites

• Generally conduct 55-minute therapy sessions, leaving additional time for documentation

⛳️ Requirements

• Active, unrestricted independent clinical licensure in California as an LPC, LCPC, LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Ph.D. or Psy.D.; LP/LCP as applicable)

• Authorization to independently offer clinical services in the relevant state

• Proficient clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, documentation, and active listening abilities

• Experience working with children, adolescents, and families

• Capacity to evaluate and address safety concerns, including crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety planning

• Valid U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not provided

• Associate or provisionally licensed therapists, school psychologists, and school counselors lacking a clinical therapist license are ineligible

• Preferred: experience in providing pediatric or adolescent behavioral health services via telehealth, school-based programs, outpatient mental health, or community mental health settings

• Preferred: experience or certification in evidence-based pediatric and adolescent treatment modalities such as TF-CBT, CBT, DBT, PCIT, Parent Management Training, or trauma-informed care

• Preferred: knowledge of family systems and developmentally appropriate clinical interventions

🏝️ Benefits

• Professional liability coverage for services provided through TimelyCare, subject to applicable terms and coverage conditions

• Partial compensation may be available for eligible late cancellations and no-shows

• Access to monthly APA/ASWB sponsored CE opportunities may be provided

• Opportunity to participate in TimelyCare’s provider referral program, subject to program terms

• Flexible contractor availability

• Remote virtual service delivery from a suitable home or professional office setting