Child & Adolescent Therapist

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

📋 Description

• Deliver virtual therapy services under contract to children and adolescents aged 5–17+.

• Conduct evidence-based therapy, including clinical assessments, diagnoses, case conceptualizations, and treatment plans.

• Create personalized care plans tailored to clients' developmental, behavioral, and emotional needs alongside their treatment objectives.

• Implement measurement-based care by evaluating validated clinical metrics, steering care planning, and tracking progress.

• Administer evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, MI, ACT, TF-CBT, PCIT, and other suitable modalities via virtual sessions.

• Recognize safety issues, formulate safety plans, and offer crisis intervention or escalation as necessary.

• Collaborate with parents, guardians, educational professionals, and other relevant individuals when clinically appropriate and allowed.

• Ensure timely, precise, and HIPAA-compliant documentation in TimelyCare’s electronic health record.

• Maintain treatment objectives and documentation that align with professional, ethical, regulatory, and clinical standards.

• Provide services from Monday to Saturday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., with a focus on Saturday availability.

• Typically conduct 55-minute therapy sessions, with additional time reserved for documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Hold an active and unrestricted independent clinical license as a Licensed Professional Counselor or equivalent (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Ph.D. or Psy.D.; LP/LCP where applicable).

• Authorized to independently deliver clinical services within the relevant state.

• Possess strong skills in clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, documentation, and active listening.

• Experience working with children, adolescents, and families is essential.

• Capability to assess and address safety concerns, including crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety planning.

• Must have valid U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not available.

• Associate or provisionally licensed therapists, school psychologists, and school counselors without a clinical therapist license are not qualified.

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

• 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 insurance is provided for services rendered through TimelyCare, subject to relevant terms and coverage requirements.

• Partial compensation may be available for qualifying late cancellations and no-shows in line with applicable contractor terms.

• Access to monthly CE opportunities sponsored by APA/ASWB may be offered.

• Independent contractors might qualify to join TimelyCare’s provider referral program, subject to program terms.

• Contractors have the autonomy to set their availability.

• Offer remote virtual services from a suitable home or professional office environment.