Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - New Jersey

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OctaveGreat Workplace
3 days ago
New Jersey — Hybrid$145K - $291KContractMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Octave as a Mental Health Therapist – Telehealth, 1099 in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
  • Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
  • Application Instructions: Please complete the following application.
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Requirements

  • LMFT, LPC, LCSW, or PsyD Current License in New Jersey.
  • Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling.
  • Must be licensed and in good standing with your governing licensing board.
  • Preferred 1 year of related post-license clinical experience required.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $145K - $291K

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Octave as a Mental Health Therapist – Telehealth, 1099.

Key Skills

CbtDbtTherapyMental HealthCulturally Responsive CareTherapeutic AllianceEvidence-Based TherapiesClient-Centered Care
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - New Jersey at Octave a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Octave is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Remote psychologist positions in Mental Health Therapy have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

Octave lists compensation for this psychologist position at $146k to $291k annually.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote psychologist position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($146k–$291k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Cbt, Dbt, Therapy, Mental Health, Culturally Responsive Care, Therapeutic Alliance, Evidence-Based Therapies, Client-Centered Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Octave Clinicians will provide high-quality behavioral health care to clients, treating adult clients with various mental health concerns via video. They will utilize short-term, evidence-based therapies in a collaborative and client-centered environment.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Octave

Mental Health Care
San Francisco, CA
2-5
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

Posted

3d ago