Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Pediatric Experience - Part-Time Telehealth - Unrestricted LCSW, LMFT w/Diagnostic Privilege - New York

Lyra Health • New York, NY

15d • Remote

About The Position

Lyra Clinical Associates is hiring a part-time therapist for its Pediatric Outpatient Service Line. The therapist will provide virtual, evidence-based, developmentally appropriate care to children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Treatment may include partnering with parents and caregivers to reinforce skills and support progress outside therapy sessions. The role is part of an integrated clinical team and reports to a Clinical Supervisor.

The therapist will collaborate with behavioral case managers, psychiatric providers, nurses, coaches, and other clinicians to coordinate care around members’ individual, developmental, and family needs. The position offers opportunities for consultation, ongoing training, evidence-based practice, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. The role requires 24 hours per week and availability during afternoon and evening hours; Saturday work may be possible depending on program needs. Care is delivered by telehealth, requiring a private professional workspace and reliable internet connectivity.

Requirements

• Ability to work part-time, 24 hours per week.
• Availability to provide care during afternoon and evening hours; potential Saturday availability based on program needs.
• Ability to maintain a private, professional workspace for confidential telehealth services.
• Ability to maintain reliable internet connectivity for consistent, high-quality virtual care.
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to meet applicable state licensing, credentialing, payer enrollment, and interstate practice requirements.
• Current, active New York license and registration in good standing permitting independent clinical practice and diagnosis, such as LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, LMHC, or LMFT. LMHCs and LMFTs must hold New York’s diagnostic privilege.
• License must have no current restrictions or pending disciplinary action.
• Doctoral degree (Psy.D. or Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a related psychology discipline.
• Experience providing evidence-based behavioral health treatment to children, adolescents, young adults, and families.
• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate care that respects members’ identities, lived experiences, family structures, and backgrounds.
• Experience using evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, PMT, EMDR, and other clinically appropriate approaches.
• Experience engaging caregivers as collaborative treatment partners while promoting developmentally appropriate member autonomy.
• Experience working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary care team.
• Strong clinical judgment and excellent communication, organization, and documentation skills.
• Comfort using telehealth platforms, electronic health records, and other digital tools to deliver virtual care.
• Warm, engaging, collaborative clinical style and ability to build therapeutic rapport across developmental stages.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and caregivers.
• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Use evidence-based modalities, including CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, PMT, trauma-informed interventions, and other approaches suited to members’ clinical and developmental needs.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, behavioral case managers, coaches, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Engage caregivers as treatment partners when clinically and developmentally appropriate through psychoeducation, collaborative goal setting, and skills coaching.
• Maintain timely, accurate, clinically meaningful, and compliant documentation.
• Participate in clinical consultation, supervision, ongoing training, and professional development.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and the continued delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree