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InStride Health
Massachusetts · Remote OK

Pre-Licensed Child & Adolescent Therapist (Remote, MA)

Counselor 8.8 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

starts at $70K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

About Us

InStride Health’s mission is to deliver specialty anxiety and OCD care that works for every kid, teen, young adult, and family who needs it. Through this mission, we are expanding access to insurance-based care, increasing engagement in treatment, and improving treatment outcomes.

We are doing this by combining research-backed clinical care and innovative technology to eliminate the major problems with care today: difficulty finding providers, months of waiting to be seen, arduous onboarding processes, and inconsistent use of evidence-based therapies and outcomes tracking.

Our vision is to become the nation’s most trusted provider of pediatric anxiety and OCD care.

Team InStride Health: Our Core Values

Give Heart: We lead with heart, treating patients and their families the way we want our loved ones to be treated.

Work Smart: We find smarter ways to solve hard problems and fix the broken mental health system by leveraging technology, diversity of thought, and innovation.

Have Humility: We leave our egos at the door, empowering our team to collaborate, celebrate diversity, and adopt a growth mindset.

Embrace Community: We all belong. We are in this together, and we never worry alone. We believe in each other and recognize that every voice matters.

About the Role

We are looking for a virtual Pre-Licensed Therapist to join our team to deliver family-centric and evidence-based care to Children, Adolescents, & Young Adults. This is a fully remote position.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based individual and group clinical care to patients and families

Use Measurement-based Care to Inform Treatment Planning

  • Lead and collaborate with other care team members (e. g., coach and psychiatrist)
  • Provide feedback on program curricula and training protocols
  • Provide feedback regarding the various applications of technology in treatment
  • Maintain awareness of risk management issues
  • Complete documentation in a timely and thorough manner

Participate in initial and ongoing trainings on the application of evidence-based and tech-enhanced care delivery

Facilitate skills or skills practice groups, as assigned. These CBT-based groups are for parents/caregivers and focus on skills development and implementation based on the InStride Health curriculum, integrating aspects of ACT and PMT.

  • What You Need to Succeed in the Role
  • Provisional / Associate licensure with one of two designations:
  • Provisional / Associate Social Work License & Masters Degree from an accredited school of Social Work
  • Provisional / Associate Counseling License & Masters Degree from an accredited graduate program

OR Pre-Licensed Psychologist with a Ph.D. or PsyD. in psychology from an accredited school of psychology

  • Graduate-level clinical internship with therapy training required
  • Background in working with children and adolescents, with anxiety and related disorders, or preferably both
  • Experience and training in delivering evidence-based treatments (e. g., CBT, ACT, DBT) preferred
  • Basic computer skills, facility with and openness to new technologies

Excellent Written and Interpersonal Communication Skills

  • Ability to be flexible and nimble, embrace change, and work well both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, mission driven environment
  • Culturally responsive with regard to diversity and inclusion
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a manner that inspires confidence and trust

The starting salary for this role starts at $70,000. Compensation increases will take place upon acquiring full independent licensure.

Why Join Our Team

Generous benefits package (401k with match, Flexible PTO, paid holidays, paid service days, 4 week paid sabbatical, 12 week paid parental leave, health benefits starting on your first day, and more)

Opportunity to join a mission-driven company that is changing the landscape of pediatric mental health treatment

Chance to make a far-reaching impact by helping children and families access desperately-needed, evidence-based care

Opportunity to work with talented and experienced team members who have devoted their lives to solving this problem

  • Fully virtual: work from the comfort of your home with periodic in-person retreats
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)

We want to make our clinical services available for everyone, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or how you identify. To achieve this, we recognize we must continually make progress in building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive team. Through these efforts, we support two primary objectives at InStride Health:

Providing high quality patient care to families. We are in a privileged position to support families during a vulnerable time in their lives. We approach all families and each other with compassion and are most effective as a diverse team where all individuals feel valued, respected, and accepted.

Building a mission-driven business that lasts. Specifically, we believe our commitment to a supportive culture improves innovation, decision-making, and efficiency.

We invite you to share any additional information about yourself or your experiences that may not be reflected in your CV. Inclusion of this information is completely voluntary.

Beware of fake job postings and offers. All official communications from InStride Health will come from email addresses ending in @instride.health. We will never ask for personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank details during the application process. If you receive a suspicious job offer or communication, please contact our recruitment team directly (talent@instride.health) to verify its authenticity.

Requirements

Requires a Master's or Doctoral degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology with provisional or associate licensure. Must have a graduate-level clinical internship and experience working with children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyAcceptance and Commitment TherapyDialectical Behavior TherapyClinical DocumentationCultural ResponsivenessGroup Therapy Facilitation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pre-Licensed Child & Adolescent Therapist (Remote, MA) at InStride Health a 8.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
19%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.8
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About InStride Health

Mental Health Care
Boston
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k with match
Flexible PTO
Paid holidays
Paid service days
4-week paid sabbatical
12-week paid parental leave
Health benefits starting day 1
Fully virtual