Licensed Therapist

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

📋 Description

• Deliver evidence-based therapy for families, individuals, and groups dealing with eating disorders and related diagnoses in a virtual clinic or telehealth environment.

• Apply Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-ARFID), and other evidence-informed interventions throughout the lifespan.

• Manage a caseload of 30-40 patients, providing 20-26 hours of direct care while allocating remaining time for administrative responsibilities.

• Engage in initial and ongoing professional training sessions.

• Evaluate and diagnose various mental health conditions.

• Collaborate effectively with physicians, dietitians, patient mentors, family mentors, and external providers.

• Utilize between-session messaging and maintain communication with the treatment team via Equip’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.

• Attend treatment team meetings, supervision sessions, and departmental gatherings.

• Keep your licensure current in your home state and acquire additional state licenses as necessary.

• Carry out other assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess an active, unrestricted, and independent license to practice psychotherapy in New Jersey.

• Capability to support patients across all age groups, with diverse co-occurring conditions, backgrounds, cultures, and varying degrees of acuity.

• Strong commitment to evidence-based care and treatment methodologies.

• Availability to provide care two evenings per week until 8 PM in the primary time zone of the patient caseload.

• Ability to commit to 30 hours per week of direct patient care availability.

• Willingness to provide at least 16 hours of direct patient care after 2 PM during weekdays, or after 3 PM in Mountain Standard Time.

• Attendance at mandatory meetings, including group supervision, treatment huddles, labs/all-hands, and individual supervision is required.

• Proficiency in delivering care safely and effectively in a virtual setting.

• Genuine passion for mental health and eating disorder treatment.

• Submission of graduate program and university details is required with the application.

• Successful completion of a Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited mental health counseling/therapy program recognized by CACREP, COAMFTE, CSWE, MPCAC, or an equivalent body.

• Fully licensed mental health therapist with independent practice capabilities.

• Ability to provide documentation of supervised clinical hours for cross-licensure purposes.

• Capability to work exclusively in a virtual/telehealth setting.

• Reliable internet connection and a private workspace are essential.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Experience in Family-Based Treatment and/or eating disorder treatment is preferred, though not mandatory.

• Familiarity with evidence-based treatments and/or intensive treatment environments is desirable but not required.

• Experience supporting patients with suicidal ideation and trauma is preferred but not mandatory.

• Background in case management and/or multidisciplinary care team settings is preferred but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy (3-5 weeks recommended annually) plus 11 paid company holidays.

• Comprehensive Parental Leave Benefits.

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance offerings.

• Equip covers a significant portion of benefits premiums for employees and their families.

• Access to Spring Health, a fully employer-covered mental health benefit.

• Five complimentary therapy sessions and five free coaching sessions annually for you and each of your dependents.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company-sponsored resource for mental health, legal assistance, financial support, and more.

• HealthJoy, a completely employer-paid healthcare concierge service.

• 401K plan options available.

• $500 per quarter student loan repayment for employees with less than a year of tenure.

• $1,000 per quarter student loan repayment for employees with over a year of tenure.

• Extensive training in evidence-based approaches for treating eating disorders.

• Unlimited access to online courses through NetCE.

• Up to $1,000 per year stipend available for continuing education.

• Equip reimburses fees related to initial licensure and license renewals.

• Monthly $50 work-from-home stipend to assist with home internet expenses.

• Initial work-from-home stipend of up to $500.

• $200 reload on the home office stipend every three years, and every other year thereafter.

• Company-provided laptop.

• Potential for a 15% annual performance-based bonus.