Mental Health Therapist, 1099- Tennessee

2 months ago
Tennessee — Remote$208K - $249.6KContractPsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Competitive
Salary Percentile63th percentile
25th50th75th90th+

14% above median for Psychologist in TN

Accepting this costs you $35k over 3 years

Posted 60 days ago — employer likely flexible on terms

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Octave as a Mental Health Therapist – Telehealth, $208K-$249K in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide high-quality behavioral health care to our clients.

Requirements

  • LMFT, LPC, LCSW, PsyD Current License in Tennessee.
  • 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: $208K - $249.6K

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • Remote position - work from anywhere.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Octave as a Mental Health Therapist – Telehealth, $208K-$249K.

Key Skills

Evidence-Based TherapiesCBTDBTCulturally Responsive CareTherapeutic AllianceFeedback-Informed CareClient-Centered CareIndividual TherapyCouples TherapyFamily Therapy
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist, 1099- Tennessee 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 $100k to $120k 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.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

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 ($100k–$120k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

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

Core responsibilities: Licensed Clinicians will join a diverse clinical team to provide high-quality behavioral health care to adult clients experiencing stress, depression, or anxiety using evidence-based therapies via video. Responsibilities include customizing mental health treatment plans and delivering culturally res...

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About Octave

Mental Health Care
San Francisco, CA
0-2
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ 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

2mo ago