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Sonder Mind
Virginia · Remote OK

Mental Health Therapist (Virginia)

Counselor 9.4 Work-LifeNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90-$114/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

SonderMind is a leading mental health care platform revolutionizing therapy services by empowering licensed mental health therapists to deliver exceptional care with cutting-edge, AI-powered tools. We are seeking compassionate and highly skilled clinicians to join our expanding network, offering the flexibility to manage your own practice, bring your existing clients, and benefit from steady referrals.

At SonderMind, we believe there can’t be mental healthcare without mentally-strong clinicians. Our platform is designed to outsmart burnout and streamline your workflow, allowing you to focus on what matters most—your clients. We are committed to fostering relationship-driven care, providing ethically grounded, human-first tools that enhance outcomes and reduce administrative burdens.

Benefits of Joining SonderMind

Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom to set your own working hours and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Sessions can be conducted via telehealth or in-person.

Free and stress-free credentialing with major insurers: We have streamlined the credentialing process and handle all the hard stuff for you so that you can expand your practice by accepting insurance from major payors in your state in weeks, not months.

Guaranteed Pay: We handle all the billing for you and guarantee pay bi-weekly for completed sessions-including no-shows.

Referrals and Practice Support: Seamlessly onboard your existing clients while receiving new referrals. Benefit from thoughtful client matching to personalize your caseload, with support from a dedicated account manager to help you grow your practice across various specialties.

Absolutely no fees or membership charges: We don’t charge you to deliver care, and all of the features, access, tools, and resources you get come free of charge.

Innovative AI-Powered Tools: Outsmart burnout and focus on what matters most—your clients. Our secure, clinically-developed AI tools eliminate administrative tasks and keep clients engaged between sessions. This includes:

AI Notes: Auto-generates editable, insurance-compliant clinical notes, saving you time and reducing documentation burden.

Session Takeaways: Extend your care between sessions by reviewing and sending client-friendly summaries of key insights.

Session Prep: Help clients clarify goals and focus areas before each session, ensuring you hit the ground running.

Goal Setting: Collaborate with clients to set and track goals, increasing engagement and accountability.

Treatment Plan: Easily align with clients on diagnoses, goals, and care plans in a clear, clinically grounded format.

Reflections: Clients can journal through AI-guided prompts between sessions, providing you with deeper context.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in counseling, psychology, social work, or a related field.

Must be fully licensed by the State Board to provide therapy independently and without supervision (e. g., LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCPC, LCSW-C, LISW, or LP).

Pay: $90-$114 per hour. Pay rates are based on the provider license type, session location, and session types.

*Please note that SonderMind does not provide office space; therapists are responsible for securing their own location for in-person sessions, but we can help connect you with other SonderMind therapists looking to share space.

Key Responsibilities

Therapists will join an expanding network to deliver exceptional mental health care using cutting-edge, AI-powered tools, focusing on relationship-driven care while managing their own practice logistics. Responsibilities include utilizing platform tools to streamline workflow, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance client outcomes through features like AI Notes and Session Prep.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

CompassionClinical SkillsPractice ManagementIn-person TherapyClient OnboardingAccount ManagementAI Tools UtilizationTreatment Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (Virginia) at Sonder Mind a 9.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts, remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.

Counselor Career Context

Sonder Mind holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 87/100, 102 active listings.

Of the 41 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% are remote, 22% have no call, 54% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 6 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
18%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 9.4
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,084 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
  • Remote
  • Includes weekends