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Blackbird Health
Burke, Virginia

Child and Adolescent Therapist - SiSW, LPC-R

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$70k

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Job Description

About Blackbird Health Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated by dedicated professionals. We believe that providing the best care for children starts with building the best possible team.

We deliver virtual and in-person mental health services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey & Maryland—and we’re growing into new markets in 2027. At Blackbird, we take a whole-child approach, looking at how the brain, body, and behavior interact to address the root causes of challenges, not just the symptoms.

Every role matters here, and you’ll join a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team that’s shaping the future of pediatric mental health care. If you’re passionate about helping children and families while growing your career, Blackbird is the place to make an impact.

Join us and help change mental health care for children for the better!

Position Summary As an Associate / Provisionally Licensed Therapist at Blackbird Health, you’ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers with full clinical supervision and administrative support provided by Blackbird.

Working onsite alongside an interdisciplinary team, you’ll receive dedicated clinical supervision hours toward independent licensure while delivering impactful care to young patients and their families. Employment Options W2 Full-Time (Provisionally Licensed FTE) | SiSW, LPC-R Base

  • Compensation: $65,000 – $70,000 base salary (100% Onsite) Hours &
  • Schedule: Workload: 36 hours of scheduled clinical availability supporting 28 completed direct care hours/week.

Shift Schedules

4-day workweek options including 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM or 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (4 days/week). Core

  • Hours: Minimum of 20 Core hours/week during peak evening/weekend periods (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends).

Benefits & Supervision

Full clinical board supervision provided at no cost, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO + 11 paid holidays, life insurance, and short/long-term disability. W2 Part-Time (Provisionally Licensed PT) | SiSW, LPC-R Base

  • Compensation: $40,000 base salary + $65 / session incentive for completed sessions beyond the 17-hour baseline.

Hours & Onsite Expectations

100% Onsite (Flex): 20 contracted hours per week ( 17 completed direct care hours ). Core

  • Schedule: All 20 hours anchored in peak core windows (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends; e. g

Mon–Thu 3–8 PM / 3–9 PM or Fri 2–7 PM).

Benefits & Supervision

Clinical supervision included, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO + 11 paid holidays. Why Blackbird & Your Impact Focus on your clinical growth — board-approved clinical supervision is provided directly by experienced Blackbird supervisors at no cost to you.

Do the work you trained for — we handle credentialing, billing, insurance, and EMR so you can focus entirely on your patients. Start seeing patients immediately — a guaranteed caseload means no waiting, no hustle, just care.

Be part of something bigger — every session is a chance to help a child find their footing, a family breathe easier, and a young person discover what they’re capable of. Who You Are Active provisionally licensed / associate credential in VA, (e. g., SiSW, LPC-R) working toward independent licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT).

1+ year of experience providing care to children, adolescents, or young adult patients. Committed to 100% onsite attendance for clinical supervision, team collaboration, and core clinic presence. Available after 3:00 PM ET weekdays and/or weekends.

Salary Range $40,000 — $85,000 USD Join us! To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It’s so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an inclusive environment: Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will deliver high-quality, evidence-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and their caregivers. They will work onsite within an interdisciplinary team while receiving clinical supervision toward independent licensure.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active provisional license or associate credential in Virginia, such as SiSW or LPC-R. At least one year of experience providing care to children, adolescents, or young adults is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Child therapyAdolescent therapyCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionDocumentationFamily therapy

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Blackbird Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 62 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Therapist - SiSW, LPC-R at Blackbird Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — ranked against 503 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 6.9
Better work-life than 50% of Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Burke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$583k≈ 9.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,975/mo≈ 55% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Blackbird Health

Mental Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical supervision provided at no cost
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) with company match
PTO + 11 paid holidays
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability