Licensed Therapist, Substance Use Disorders

CounselorContract

Listed compensation

$75k-$80k

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Our mission: eliminating every barrier to mental health.

Spring Health is a global mental health company on a mission to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We're building a world where getting support is simple, personal, and built around the person, so care can continue through every job, move, health plan, and life stage.

Our AI-native platform helps us deliver personalized support across self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. With outcomes independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, Spring Health reaches more than 170 million people worldwide through leading employers, health plans, and partners.

As an AI-native company, we believe technology should expand the reach, quality, and humanity of care. Every Spring Health team member is expected to use AI tools thoughtfully, apply human judgment to AI outputs, and keep building AI fluency in ways that support their role and our mission.

As a full-time mental health provider for Spring Health, you will focus on delivering specialized substance use disorders interventions to Spring Health’s member network.

What You’ll Do

● Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, using interventions such as Motivational Interviewing (MI/MET), CBT for SUD, relapse prevention, and harm reduction strategies.

● Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments, evaluating symptom severity, readiness for change, recovery supports, co-occurring mental health conditions, and safety risks to inform individualized treatment planning.

● Develop person-centered treatment plans using an ASAM-informed framework, including recommendations for appropriate levels of care and referrals when clinically indicated.

● Support members across all stages of recovery—including those who are actively using substances, ambivalent about change, or returning to use—through compassionate, recovery-oriented care.

● Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary team members, including medication managers, Specialty Care Navigators, and Peer Recovery Specialists to coordinate comprehensive care.

● Monitor member progress using measurement-based care and data-driven clinical decision making to adjust treatment plans and improve outcomes.

● Provide mental health counseling sessions, including clinical risk assessments, safety planning, and crisis intervention when appropriate.

● Complete required internal training, assignments and attend Spring Health Clinical Team meetings ● Follow Spring Health policies and maintain all confidentiality, compliance, and ethical standards.

● Review monthly projections, client metrics, and clinical outcomes to monitor quality client care.

What You Are

● You have an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy with the state of: TX, CA, or PA. We are not able to accept applications from anyone requiring licensed supervision.

● 2+ years of post-licensed experience.

● You have the ability to work a full 40 hour work week.

● You're comfortable with technology and a virtual/ telehealth competent.

● You are able and eager to maintain an average caseload of 30 sessions per week.

● You have at least two years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals with substance use disorders, with SUD treatment representing a meaningful portion of your clinical practice.

● You are trained in evidence-based approaches for SUD treatment, including Motivational Interviewing (MI/MET) and one or more interventions such as CBT for SUD, relapse prevention, contingency management, or other evidence-based addiction treatments.

● You are comfortable working with members across all stages of change, including individuals who are actively using substances, exploring harm reduction goals, or pursuing abstinence-based recovery.

● You are confident in assessing substance use severity, relapse risk, withdrawal risk, recovery support, and the need for higher levels of care.

● You understand the role of medications for substance use disorders (e. g., MAUD/MOUD) and enjoy collaborating with prescribing clinicians as part of an integrated care team.

● You are comfortable with providing safety planning and intervention during situations where a client might present with higher risks.

● You are committed to quality clinical care and want to expand your capabilities and increase your effectiveness by being informed of client progress or challenges.

● You like working independently but would also enjoy having the support of a team and opportunities for connections and collaboration with other providers and our master’s level clinical care navigators.

Nice to Haves

● Experience providing evidence-based interventions (Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure) to individuals with PTSD.

● Experience working within an integrated behavioral health, collaborative care, or multidisciplinary treatment model.

● Training or experience using the ASAM Criteria to inform treatment planning and level-of-care recommendations.

● Familiarity with measurement-based care tools used in addiction treatment (e. g., Brief Addiction Monitor).

● Willingness to be cross-licensed in other states; sponsored by Spring Health.

● Open to treating populations beyond adults such as children, adolescents, couples, or families.

● Openness to working nights and weekends.

● Experience working in a mental health tech/start up environment

Salary Information

The target salary for this role is $75,000-$80,000, and serves as the baseline for compensation.

In addition to this is part of a competitive salary, you have the opportunity to earn bonuses based on performance. This means while the salary provides a solid foundation, your potential earnings are based on personalized targets.

Total rewards package including benefits and opportunity for incentives and bonuses for performance beyond goals. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.

We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

Why You’ll Like Working at Spring Health

● You get to learn and grow at an extremely accelerated pace ● You get to make a transformational impact for the company, mental health, and for real human lives — and you will see that impact quickly ● You get to be part of a winning team that opens doors in the future ● You will receive continuous feedback to push you to become the most thriving team member and performer you can be ● Change is a constant here: your role, team, responsibilities, and success metrics will shift as the company grows

Working as a full-time provider at Spring Health qualifies you for a robust benefits

Package Valued at $30-$40K

Focus on total health including:

● Generous medical, dental, vision coverage available day 1 + access to One Medical ● 20 total yearly no-cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents ● Start with 20 days of accrued paid time off in your first year, with the opportunity to earn up to 25 days off as you continue with us (one additional day added each year). You'll also enjoy 12 paid holidays throughout the year.

● Spring Health provides access to QuitGenius, a platform with technology-tailored, personalized addiction treatment plans for substance use (*QG is available to benefit-enrolled employees, spouses, and dependents age 18+)

Supporting You and Your Family

● 4-4.5 months of fully paid parental leave

● Sponsored access to Bright Horizons® child care, back-up care, and elder care.

Supporting You Financially Through

● Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% after 90 days of employment Helping you be an efficient and effective mental health provider:

● Malpractice liability insurance policy

● Covering all employment taxes, which would otherwise be paid by contract (1099) providers ● Licensure renewal reimbursement—up to 5 state licenses ● Opportunity for cross-licensure sponsorship and support, if eligible ● A caseload of motivated clients from diverse industries and backgrounds

Creating a Culture You Can Thrive In

● Hybrid workforce, with option for this role to be fully remote ● Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement per calendar year (pending approval) ● $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes Not sure if you meet every requirement?

Research shows that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates.

At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to Thrive. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

Our privacy policy: https://springhealth.com/privacy-policy/ Spring Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Spring Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy and conduct comprehensive assessments for adults with substance use disorders. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and monitor member progress using data-driven clinical decision-making.

Requirements

Requires an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy in TX, CA, or PA and at least two years of post-licensed experience. Candidates must be trained in evidence-based SUD interventions and comfortable working in a virtual, telehealth-based environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Substance use disorders treatmentClinical assessmentRisk assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Therapist, Substance Use Disorders at Spring Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,285 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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About Spring Health

Mental Health Care
New York City, NY
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous medical, dental, vision coverage available day 1
Access to One Medical
20 yearly no-cost visits to Spring Health network
20 days accrued PTO in first year, up to 25 days
12 paid holidays
4-4.5 months fully paid parental leave
Sponsored access to Bright Horizons child care, back-up care, and elder care
Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2%