Mental Health Therapist

Cartwheel

full-time

Posted on: 9/20/2025

Location Type: Remote

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💰 $50,000 - $90,000 per year

About the role

Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician’s judgment)
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.
If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
Active license in Arkansas to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
At least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth. We use Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools.
Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload, you can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/)
Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Central Time, Saturdays)
Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually.
NOTE: As long as you have an active Arkansas license, you can live anywhere in the United States

Benefits

$50,000 - $90,000+ in total cash compensation dependent on experience and licensure
Includes $50,000 - $57,000 base salary dependent on experience and language capabilities
PLUS Meaningful care contribution bonus for clinicians providing more than 20 clinical hours of care per week, often in the range of $10,000-$40,000 per year (and possibly higher)
PLUS up to 5% Cartwheel Mission Bonus paid quarterly based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language
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

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

CBTDBTACTsolution-focused therapymotivational interviewingtelehealthmental health assessmentscrisis management

organizationcommunicationteamworkrelationship buildingcollaboration

LCSWLPCLMFTactive Arkansas license