Child and Adolescent Therapist - LCSW, LPC, LMFT - Contract/1099

Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Contract

Our mission at Blackbird is to provide precision care with powerful outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults struggling with social developmental and school-related challenges. We believe that our youth deserve the very best care, not only for their physical health but also their mental health. Through an integrated community-centered care approach, our skilled clinical team delivers exceptional virtual and in-person care across a wide range of specialties.

Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated. We believe that in order to fulfill our ambitious mission of supporting children with the very best care, we must build the best possible care team. If you care deeply about helping others and are eager to join a collaborative, innovative community where you will be encouraged and supported to thrive both personally and professionally, Blackbird is a great place to advance your career. Our clinicians are integral to the success of our patients and our mission, and we are excited to welcome more compassionate, inspired thought leaders to our growing clinical team.

We want your time here to be the most meaningful of your career. Join us, and help change mental health care for kids for the better.

Blackbird Health is looking for a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Contract to join our team at the Vienna, VA clinic location. The anticipated contract length is at least one year.

Why You'll Love Working at Blackbird:

• Immediate referrals available; guaranteed caseload and patient facing hours
• Flexible schedule
• Clinician-led leadership team
• Full credentialing services provided - we will take care of everything
• Clinical development and trainings
• Excellent administrative support is provided
• Weekly clinical consultations: this is paid time for all providers
• Supportive work culture
• Blackbird Health is made up of intelligent, humble, compassionate and hardworking people. Joining the ranks means you'll have an automatic network to turn to for best practices, professional development, and opportunities to share your expertise

About the Role As a Contract Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, you will:

• Provide evidence-based psychotherapy services to children and adolescents
• Meet with patients regularly to provide counseling, individualized treatment and adjust treatment plans as necessary
• Evaluate new clients through biopsychosocial/diagnostic assessments
• Invest in your patient relationships by establishing positive, trusting rapport with patients
• Collaborate with other specialty providers (i.e., CRNPs, EF Coaches, Speech therapists) to establish an Integrated Treatment Plan
• Conduct ongoing assessments of patient progress and maintain thorough records of patient meetings and progress
• Involve and advise family members or outside specialists when appropriate
• Maintain thorough records of patient meetings and progress

About You You will be a great fit for our team if you have:

• A passion for our mission to redefine behavioral health for children and their families
• Experience delivering evidence-based practices and interventions for youth and families, such as CBT, DBT, play therapy and Parent Management Training (PMT)
• Experience providing 1:1 care in a telehealth/video setting
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with patients, provider partners, and colleagues
• Openness to professional and clinical feedback and interested in working in a supporting and collegial clinical environment.
• Appreciative of the value of operating in a collaborative and cooperative environment.
• Ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children and families
• We are seeking therapists who can work between 4pm and 8pm ET on weekdays and any hours between 8am and 7pm ET on weekends. This role is perfect for professionals looking for flexible, hybrid work opportunities
• Available to work a minimum of 5 patient-facing hours per week
• Active licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or PsyD is required.
• Minimum of one on-site day per week at our Vienna, VA location

Preferred:

• Active Virginia license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD)

Contract Details:

• This is a hybrid position at our Vienna, VA clinical location with a minimum of one onsite day per week and an anticipated contract length of at least one year.

Fostering an Inclusive Environment:

Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

Salary Range $90 —$100 USD