Mental Health Therapist, Full-time WV Remote

Join Cartwheel as a founding member of our West Virginia clinical team bringing mental health care directly into rural schools across the state.

Cartwheel is the nations largest school-centered telehealth provider partnering with school districts in 16 states to bring therapy psychiatry and family support to students who would otherwise wait months for care. We work alongside school staff and we keep parents informed and involved at every step of a students West Virginia that means:

• Getting students help earlier before a problem becomes a crisis
• Keeping families engaged consulted and informed throughout care
• Strengthening the relationship between schools clinicians and the students parents/caregivers

Catching a student who is struggling early before a problem becomes a crisis is one of the most effective ways to support kids. As a Cartwheel clinician youll help make that possible for students across West Virginia.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Were looking for a clinical leader to join our interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists therapists and school health professionals. As Cartwheels founding West Virginia Mental Health Therapist youll deliver direct care to students and families across the state and supervise future associate licensed therapists.

Role type: This is a W2 Full-Time Salaried position

Location: Remote West Virginia or within 30 aeronautical miles of the state border

Start date: December 2026

WHAT YOULL DO

• Provide excellent care including mental health assessments and teletherapy to K-12 students and school staff in Cartwheels partner school districts
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community care providers
• Build collaborative trusted and lasting relationships with school leadership staff students and families. Meet and communicate regularly with school staff
• Deliver cultural competency training to Cartwheel staff and providers supporting West Virginia clients

WHO YOU ARE

Must have

• Passion for working with schools on youth mental health and helping build a new care model for West Virginia
• Active independent West Virginia license (LPC LICSW etc.) to deliver mental health care without supervision
• Experience with CBT DBT ACT solution-focused therapy and/or motivational interviewing
• At least three years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth as an independently licensed clinician ideally via telehealth. We use GSuite (Google Calendar Gmail etc.) electronic health record systems and other collaboration tools.
• Willingness to cross license into other Cartwheel states to deliver care and provide supervision. The cost is covered by Cartwheel and the licensing team supports clinicians through the process.
• Access to reliable high-speed internet (50 Mbps download 10 Mbps upload you can test your internet speed at organization communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g. 3-8 pm Eastern Time Saturdays)
• Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults including ability to manage crisis situations virtually.
• NOTE: Residency in West Virginia or within 30 aeronautical miles of the state border is required for this role

Extra credit:

• At least five years of post-licensure clinical experience working with children and youth via telehealth.
• Experience working in rural communities
• Experience with parent guidance
• Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI Visit this link . It takes 2-4 weeks)
• CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH Visit this link . It takes 3-4 days)

The above is a summary of the role not an exhaustive list. If you think that you have most of the above but not everything please apply. Wed love to hear from you!

WHY YOULL LOVE CARTWHEEL

At Cartwheel youll have an unmatched provider experience.

• $75000 - $85000 annual salary
• Equity ownership stake in the company
• High-quality health insurance with a $0 monthly premium option for employees
• Dental Vision and Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance
• 4 weeks of paid PTO (3 weeks any time 1 week office closure in December)
• Sick Leave Holidays
• 401K with 2% employer match
• Free cross-licensure opportunities
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Administrative support from our experienced full-time Care Coordinators and optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves you hours of documentation time (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
• Opportunities beyond clinical care including working closely with schools on staff support workshops and other programming

Cartwheel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives and an inclusive work environment. Were committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color religion ancestry national origin gender sexual orientation disability status or veteran status.

We participate in E-Verify. Please be prepared to provide acceptable documentation to verify your identity and work authorization

Cartwheel uses AI-assisted tools to support our hiring process. This may include tools that help organize and surface applications for recruiter review AI-powered candidate communications and scheduling interview recording and documentation and an AI chat tool available to candidates during the process. All hiring decisions are made by Cartwheel recruiters and hiring managers. No candidate is selected or eliminated from consideration solely by an automated system. All hiring decisions are made by humans. If you have questions about how AI is used in our process or would like to request an alternative review method please contact

Note: Please do not contact our Care Provider or Patient Services lines regarding job postings or application status. These teams support our patients and families and are not involved in the hiring process. For all recruitment-related questions please email .

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