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Remote Mental Health Therapist - Contract

Counselor / TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$75-$85/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

  • Location: Virtual, Work from Home for Clinically Licensed Maryland Therapists.
  • Pay: $75 to $85, per hour
  • Part-Time: 10 to 20 hours, per week

We are seeking candidates who are licensed in Maryland. We cover the full cost of additional state licensure fees, enabling you to expand your practice across multiple states.

At Embark Behavioral Health, we help adolescents, young adults, and their families navigate mental health challenges through compassionate, evidence-based care.

Our Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (VIOP) expands access to life-changing treatment for clients ages 12-34, and we're seeking dedicated clinicians who want to make a meaningful impact while collaborating with a supportive, multidisciplinary team in a fully virtual setting.

This is a contracted position and group hours are Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 pm EST. You must have some availability during those hours.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and family therapy while curating personalized treatment plans, conducting intake assessments for new clients, and completing insurance review notes.

Collaborate in treatment team discussions and discharge planning, ensuring a comprehensive approach to client care.

Lead IOP group sessions as needed, fostering a supportive environment for clients and their families.

Work alongside empathetic colleagues who value trust, service, growth, and results in delivering exceptional mental health support.

Engage in therapeutic discussions with clients, families, and providers to promote holistic, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Fully Clinical Licensure in Maryland

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), preferred. May consider provisional on a case-by-case basis.

  • One-year experience utilizing relational, experiential, and systemic modalities, preferred.
  • Two years of experience as a licensed therapist leading individual, family, and group therapy sessions, preferred.
  • Proficient in DBT, TF-CBT, and/or ERP, effectively integrating these practices into your approach.

Passionate about working with adolescents and young adults, fostering positive therapeutic relationships during their critical developmental years.

Experience in delivering online therapy is strongly desired, ensuring you can provide effective support through our Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and Paid parental leave.

  • Robust (EAP) Employee Assistance Program.
  • Company paid holidays plus a PTO accrual schedule.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningAdolescent therapyYoung adult therapyClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% are remote, 18% have no call, 73% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$156k–$177kMental Health Therapy median $114k (middle half $104k–$135k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 88% remote · 18% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Embark Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Chandler, Arizona
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401K with company matching
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program
Company paid holidays
PTO accrual schedule