Mental Health Therapist, Contractor

Cartwheel

Mental Health Therapist providing mental health care and support to PreK-12 students and families in partner schools. Collaborating with school staff to build stronger mental health support systems.

Posted 6/16/2026contractRemote • Rhode Island • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $45 - $75 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s 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.
If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active license in Rhode Island to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
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.
Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation ($45-75/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
Clinical Supervision for associate level clinicians
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 with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming

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Hard Skills & Tools

CBTDBTACTsolution-focused therapymotivational interviewingteletherapymental health assessmentscrisis management

Soft Skills

collaborationrelationship buildingcommunicationtrust building

Certifications

LCSWLMFTLPCPhDPsyD