Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - AZ / Remote

Cartwheel • Cambridge, MA

8d • $55 - $80 • Remote

About The Position

Cartwheel is an early-stage company building a mental health program for children that places schools at the center of care. It collaborates with school staff to support earlier intervention, stronger student and family engagement, and better coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life.

The Mental Health Therapist joins Cartwheel’s interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, therapists, and school health professionals. The therapist works with school staff, students, and families in partner school districts to strengthen systems of mental health support. This is a part-time, 1099 independent contractor position for 8–20 hours per week, performed 100% remotely in the U.S. Rolling start dates begin in December 2026.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company.
• Active Arizona license to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD, or 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 with at least 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload.
• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school, such as 3–8 p.m. Mountain Time and Saturdays.
• Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including managing crisis situations virtually.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in other languages, such as Spanish.
• Experience working with American Indian/Native/Indigenous populations, immigrant populations, rural communities, and/or military families.
• Experience with parent guidance.
• Qualified to provide clinical supervision in Arizona.
• Active NPI number.
• CAQH credentialing set up.
• CALOCUS Training Certificate of Completion; Cartwheel provides this training free as part of onboarding if needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and teletherapy to PreK–12 students and school staff in partner school districts; care typically lasts 2–4 months per student, with extensions based on clinical need and the clinician’s judgment.
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members.
• Support students and families as they transition to community care providers.
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families.
• Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services.
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation of $55–$80 per hour base rate, plus a potential quarterly Mission Bonus of up to 5% for Master’s-level clinicians, depending on licensure, experience, language, and other factors.
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend.
• Clinical supervision for associate-level clinicians.
• Administrative support from experienced, full-time Care Coordinators.
• Optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe.
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues.
• Opportunities to work with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed