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Norwood, Massachusetts

Child Behavioral Psychologist

PsychologistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$125k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for Child Behavioral Psychologists to join our team of passionate and dedicated professionals who are working to improve the lives of kids with OCD and Anxiety. Psychologists at Braver provide supervision of and direct clinical services for child and adolescent patients with anxiety disorders at the outpatient level of care. Core responsibilities include:

Evaluate new patients and develop comprehensive treatment plans.

Supervise a team of bachelor’s-level Mobile Exposure Coaches who deliver a significant portion of the direct patient care in the field. Supervise Coaches in daily group sessions and in individual Coach supervision and mentorship.

  • Facilitate and observe group patient therapy sessions.
  • Lead and engage in family therapy sessions.
  • Review and evaluate Braver Challenges and other content in the Braver mobile app.

Collaborate with the Braver leadership team and colleagues to continually enhance and evolve our methodologies and technologies as we grow and strive to achieve our mission.

Requirements

  • Successful Child Behavioral Psychologists at Braver will have the following:
  • PhD or PsyD degree from an accredited institution.

Licensed as a psychologist in Massachusetts and/or Rhode Island (or licensed in another state and willing to become licensed in MA and/or RI).

Experience treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorders using exposure therapy (preferred, not required).

  • Commitment to evidence-based psychotherapy.
  • Comfort with learning and using new technologies.
  • Desire to work in a collaborative, non-hierarchical team environment.
  • Passion for our mission and an ability to be nimble and thrive in a fast-paced start-up atmosphere.

Key Responsibilities

The psychologist will evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, and provide direct clinical services for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. They are also responsible for supervising a team of mobile exposure coaches and facilitating group and family therapy sessions.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Child PsychologyBehavioral PsychologyClinical SupervisionTreatment PlanningGroup TherapyPatient EvaluationCollaborationTechnology Proficiency

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child Behavioral Psychologist at Braver a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 22% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,745 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Norwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$735k≈ 7.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,491/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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 Braver

Mental Health Care
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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Outpatient setting
Supervision of team
Collaborative environment