Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote)

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2 days ago
United States — Remote$43 to $59 per hourContractPsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join BetterHelp as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote) in United States. Private practice with no doors and no overhead. BetterHelp is one of the world’s largest online therapy platforms for mental health professionals who want to focus on client care — not admin or overhead.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide therapy without supervision.
  • provide therapy services, you cannot be a provider on BetterHelp at this time.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of mental health counseling experience Master’s or Doctorate in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or Marriage & Family Therapy Fully independent license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMHC, etc.
  • ) and can provide therapy without supervision.
  • residency, private workspace, reliable internet, and liability insurance A private and professional environment for conducting sessions.
  • Excellent written communication.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Hourly rate: $59/hr.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join BetterHelp as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote).

Key Skills

Mental Health CounselingClinical Decision MakingWritten CommunicationAdult CounselingCouples CounselingTeen CounselingCase Management
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote) at BetterHelp a 8.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 3% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Clinicians in this score range report high career satisfaction and sustainable workloads. This is an ideal fit for providers who prioritize long-term career longevity.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at BetterHelp 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

Stated compensation: $43 to $59 per hour.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $59 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

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 ($0k–$0k)
  • Exceptional work-life balance score (8.6/10)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Decision Making, Written Communication, Adult Counseling, Couples Counseling, Teen Counseling, Case Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Provide professional mental health therapy to adults, couples, or teens via an online platform. Focus on client care while utilizing the platform's administrative support to manage caseloads and insurance.

Benefits package: First Client Bonus, Health Benefit Stipend, Weekly Pay, Remote Work, Flexible Schedule, Free CEU Courses, Free BetterHelp Membership, Performance Bonuses. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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 BetterHelp

Mental Health Care
Mountain View, California
2-5

Benefits & Perks

First Client Bonus
Health Benefit Stipend
Weekly Pay
Remote Work
Flexible Schedule
Free CEU Courses
Free BetterHelp Membership
Performance Bonuses
8.6

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 5%

Protective Factors (4)

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)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates all major evidence-based lifestyle protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

Posted

2d ago