Licensed Therapist, Substance Use Disorders– Full Time (PA)

Spring Care, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spring Health is seeking a full-time licensed psychotherapist to deliver specialized substance use disorder interventions to its member network via telehealth.

You will conduct assessments, create ASAM-informed treatment plans, collaborate with clinicians, and support recovery across stages. A 40-hour week and licensed in TX, CA, or PA are required.

Join a mission-driven, AI-native team delivering evidence-based care nationwide.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy in TX, CA, or PA.
• 2+ years post-licensed experience.
• Ability to work a full 40 hour work week.
• Experience delivering psychotherapy to individuals with substance use disorders.
• Trained in MI/MET and CBT for SUD or similar approaches.
• Comfort with virtual/telehealth.
• Ability to manage an average caseload of 30 sessions per week.
• Collaborative approach with prescribing clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments to inform individualized treatment planning.
• Develop person-centered ASAM-informed treatment plans and referrals when indicated.
• Support members across all stages of recovery, including active use and harm reduction goals.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team including medication managers and Peer Recovery Specialists.
• Monitor member progress using measurement-based care and data-driven decisions.
• Provide mental health counseling sessions, safety planning, and crisis intervention when appropriate.
• Complete required internal training and attend Clinical Team meetings.
• Follow confidentiality, compliance, and ethical standards.

Skills

Licensed Psychotherapist

SUD Treatment Experience

Telehealth Competent

Caseload Management

Clinical Assessments

Safety Planning

MOUD Collaboration

Job description

Our mission: eliminating every barrier to mental health.

Spring Health is a global mental health company on a mission to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We're building a world where getting support is simple, personal, and built around the person, so care can continue through every job, move, health plan, and life stage. 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.

What you are:

• You have an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy with the state of: TX, CA, or PA. 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