Licensed Mental Health Therapist- Illinois

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--- # 🎒 Licensed Mental Health Therapist — Illinois ### **Full-Time or Part-Time | Fully Remote | Illinois License Required | 💰 Monthly Bonus Potential** ## 🌟 Help Us Build Something New in Illinois **Backpack Healthcare is new to Illinois — and we're building our clinical team from the ground up.** This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we expand access to high-quality behavioral healthcare for children, teens, young adults, and their families across the state. We're not looking for clinicians to simply fill a caseload. **We're looking for people who want to help shape what Backpack Healthcare becomes in Illinois.** At Backpack, care is delivered entirely online and covered by most insurance. We're clinician-led, minority-owned, and committed to creating an environment where therapists have the support, resources, and opportunities they need to do their best work. Whether you're looking for **full-time stability or part-time flexibility**, there's a place for you on our growing Illinois team. --- # 🚀 Be Part of Our Illinois Launch Joining Backpack Healthcare now means getting in **early**. As one of our Illinois clinicians, you'll have the opportunity to: - 🌱 Help establish and grow our Illinois clinical presence - 👥 Build relationships with families and become part of a growing care community - 💡 Have a voice as our Illinois team and programs develop - 📈 Grow your caseload through our referral pipeline - 🎓 Develop your career through mentorship, supervision, and leadership opportunities - 🤝 Work alongside a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration **You'll have the resources of an established organization — with the opportunity to help shape something that's still growing.** --- # 💰 Competitive Compensation + Monthly Bonus Potential Choose the schedule that works best for you while building a rewarding clinical career. - 💵 **$65 per billable hour** — LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT with independent licensure - 🎯 **Monthly bonus potential** for eligible clinicians based on applicable productivity and performance criteria - 🏥 Medical, dental, and vision for eligible full-time employees - 💵 **401(k) with 3% company match** - 🌴 Paid time off - 📚 **$300 annual CEU reimbursement** - 🎓 Free clinical supervision for eligible licenses - ❤️ **$25,000 company-paid life insurance** - 🌱 Employee Assistance Program - 🚀 Clinical leadership opportunities, including our **Residency & Fellowship Program** ### ⭐ Earn More Through Monthly Bonuses Your earning potential doesn't stop at your billable rate. **Eligible clinicians have the opportunity to earn an additional monthly performance-based bonus** based on applicable productivity and performance expectations. It's an opportunity to increase your monthly earnings while being recognized for consistently delivering high-quality care and meeting established expectations. --- # 🕐 Build a Caseload That Fits Your Life You'll carry approximately **15–36 sessions per week**, depending on whether you choose part-time or full-time. Most clinicians work **weekday afternoons and evenings, typically 2–9 PM**, with weekend availability a plus. And with a strong referral flow, you can focus less on finding clients and more on **doing the clinical work you were trained to do.** --- # 🧠 What You'll Do You'll provide compassionate, evidence-informed care to children, adolescents, young adults, and their families through secure telehealth. Your day-to-day will include: - 📝 Conducting clinical intakes and developing individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans - 💻 Providing individual, family, and group therapy - 🤝 Collaborating with therapists, PMHNPs, psychiatrists, and other members of our interdisciplinary team - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Providing family education and care coordination - 📋 Maintaining timely and accurate documentation in our EHR - 💜 Building strong therapeutic relationships with clients and families - 🌎 Delivering culturally responsive care that recognizes each family's unique needs --- # 🔎 What We're Looking For We're looking for clinicians who are passionate about children and families and excited to help us establish a strong clinical presence in Illinois. **You'll need:** - Active Illinois license: **LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT** - Experience working with children, adolescents, and families - Ability to work independently in a remote environment - Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills - Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive care - Comfort with technology and virtual clinical platforms **Bonus:** Bilingual English/Spanish clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply. 🇺🇸🇪🇸 --- # 💜 Why Backpack Healthcare? Since 2020, we've served **12,000+ children and families** through accessible behavioral healthcare. **78% of families report that their child is doing better after three months of care.** Now, we're bringing that mission to **Illinois.** You'll join an organization with an established track record while having the opportunity to help build our presence in a brand-new market. Whether you want to deepen your clinical expertise, mentor other clinicians, pursue supervision, or move toward clinical leadership, **there's room to grow with us.** ### 🎒 Come Build Illinois With Us. We're not just hiring therapists. **We're building our Illinois clinical community — and we want you to be part of it.** When clinicians thrive, kids thrive. **That's not a tagline. It's how we build.** ## Ready to Join the Illinois Team? If you're an Illinois-licensed therapist looking for **flexibility, competitive compensation, monthly bonus potential, strong clinical support, and the chance to help shape a growing behavioral healthcare organization**, we'd love to meet you. **Backpack Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.** We celebrate diversity in age, background, identity, experience, ability, and perspective — and we're committed to creating a team that reflects the communities we serve.