Licensed Therapist, Substance Use Disorders (SUD) - New York State

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Our AI-native platform helps us deliver personalized support across self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. With outcomes independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, Spring Health reaches more than 170 million people worldwide through leading employers, health plans, and partners.

As an AI-native company, we believe technology should expand the reach, quality, and humanity of care. Every Spring Health team member is expected to use AI tools thoughtfully, apply human judgment to AI outputs, and keep building AI fluency in ways that support their role and our mission.

As a full-time mental health provider for Spring Health, you will focus on delivering specialized substance use disorders interventions to Spring Health’s member network.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, using interventions such as Motivational Interviewing (MI/MET), CBT for SUD, relapse prevention, and harm reduction strategies.

• Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments, evaluating symptom severity, readiness for change, recovery supports, co-occurring mental health conditions, and safety risks to inform individualized treatment planning.

• Develop person-centered treatment plans using an ASAM-informed framework, including recommendations for appropriate levels of care and referrals when clinically indicated.

• Support members across all stages of recovery—including those who are actively using substances, ambivalent about change, or returning to use—through compassionate, recovery-oriented care.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary team members, including medication managers, Specialty Care Navigators, and Peer Recovery Specialists to coordinate comprehensive care.

• Monitor member progress using measurement-based care and data-driven clinical decision making to adjust treatment plans and improve outcomes.

• Provide mental health counseling sessions, including clinical risk assessments, safety planning, and crisis intervention when appropriate.

• Complete required internal training, assignments and attend Spring Health Clinical Team meetings

• Follow Spring Health policies and maintain all confidentiality, compliance, and ethical standards.

• Review monthly projections, client metrics, and clinical outcomes to monitor quality client care.

Who you are:

• You have an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy with the state of: PA, NY, TX, or CA . We are not able to accept applications from anyone requiring licensed supervision.

• 2+ years of post-licensed experience.

• You have the ability to work a full 40 hour work week.

• You're comfortable with technology and a virtual/ telehealth competent.

• You are able and eager to maintain an average caseload of 30 sessions per week.

• You have at least two years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals with substance use disorders, with SUD treatment representing a meaningful portion of your clinical practice.

• You are trained in evidence-based approaches for SUD treatment, including Motivational Interviewing (MI/MET) and one or more interventions such as CBT for SUD, relapse prevention, contingency management, or other evidence-based addiction treatments.

• You are comfortable working with members across all stages of change, including individuals who are actively using substances, exploring harm reduction goals, or pursuing abstinence-based recovery.

• You are confident in assessing substance use severity, relapse risk, withdrawal risk, recovery support, and the need for higher levels of care.

• You understand the role of medications for substance use disorders (e.g., MAUD/MOUD) and enjoy collaborating with prescribing clinicians as part of an integrated care team.

• You are comfortable with providing safety planning and intervention during situations where a client might present with higher risks.

• You are committed to quality clinical care and want to expand your capabilities and increase your effectiveness by being informed of client progress or challenges.

• You like working independently but would also enjoy having the support of a team and opportunities for connections and collaboration with other providers and our master’s level clinical care navigators.

Salary information

The target salary for this role is $75,000-$80,000 + potential quarterly bonuses , and serves as the baseline for compensation. In addition to this is part of a competitive salary, you have the opportunity to earn bonuses based on performance.

This means while the salary provides a solid foundation, your potential earnings are based on personalized targets. Total rewards package including benefits and opportunity for incentives and bonuses for performance beyond goals. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates. At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to Thrive. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

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