Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - Massachusetts, Boston Area
About the Company
Octave is a modern behavioral health practice creating a new standard for care delivery that’s both high-quality and accessible. With in-person and virtual clinics in multiple states, the company offers evidence-based individual, couples, and family therapy, while pioneering relationships with payers to make care more affordable through insurance. By raising the bar on how care is delivered and how providers are supported, we are building a sustainable system that values equity, affordability, and effectiveness.
About the Role
Octave is hiring Licensed Clinicians to provide high-quality behavioral health care to clients. Clinicians will join a diverse clinical team in a collaborative, client-centered environment. Your role involves treating adult clients with stress, depression, anxiety, or other mental health concerns via video, using short-term, evidence-based therapies. Candidates must be licensed in Massachusetts at the master’s or doctoral level and proficient in evidence-based therapies such as CBT or DBT, while delivering culturally responsive care.
Clinicians must be willing to work both in-person and remotely, and you must have a commercial clinical space to operate from. While Octave does not provide office space in Massachusetts, you may use either a home office or commercial office to see clients in person.
You are a good fit if you are:
- Passionate about expanding access to high-quality mental health care.
- Skilled at providing short-term, evidence-based therapies to a diverse range of adult clients.
- Adept at building and maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance.
- Willing to deliver feedback-informed care using standardized measures.
- Expert at providing culturally responsive and culturally competent care.
- Open to learning from your colleagues and clients.
- Someone who thrives in a culture of thoughtful feedback and transparency.
Qualifications
- LMFT, LMHC, LICSW, PsyD
- Current license in Massachusetts.
- Master’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling.
- Must be licensed and in good standing with your governing licensing board.
- Preferred: 1 year of related post‑license clinical experience.
- At least 2 years of experience preferred in one or more of the following areas:
- CBT for depression or anxiety
- DBT for emotion dysregulation
- Unified Protocol for emotional distress
- CPT or PE for trauma
- Must have your own office space and be willing to provide in‑person services in the Boston area.
Company Values
- We’re human beings first. We operate with empathy and kindness – with our clients, with our collaborators, and with ourselves.
- People deserve better than status quo. We’re willing to tackle the intractable problems, no matter how big, because someone should. We ask big questions, craft big solutions, and challenge ourselves and others to make it happen.
- No bystanders. No stars. No tourists. Each person has been selected to be here, and with that comes a responsibility to bring your expertise, share your ideas, and help make this company better.
- Partnership paves the path ahead. We don’t operate in a silo, internally or externally. To transform the system, we believe in working with others to create something bigger, better, and stronger.
- Quality is crucial at scale. Quality is core to our business, and we refuse to sacrifice it as we grow.
- Progress is a process. In the pursuit of progress, we iterate, reflect, learn, adjust – and always leave things better than we found them.
- There are people behind every data point. We recognize that numbers tell only one part of the story, and we also do the work to understand impacts at the individual level.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to frequently communicate with others through virtual meeting applications such as Zoom and Google Meet.
- Must be able to observe and communicate information on a laptop.
- Move up to 10 pounds on occasion.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
System Requirements
Octave IT supports the following minimum system requirements for the most optimized experience using Octave telehealth tools:
- Computers that run macOS (Ventura or later) and Windows OS (10/11)
- Computers kept up with the most recent security updates
- An unmanaged device (a device not provided by another company or organization)
Octave IT does not support using iOS, Android, or ChromeOS as your primary device.
Compensation
Starting pay for qualified applicants will depend on a combination of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The hourly compensation range for this role is listed below dependent on licensure.
- In‑Person Rates: $83‑$133/hour for master's level, $93‑$143/hour for doctoral level.
- Virtual Rates: $80‑$130/hour for master's level, $90‑$140/hour for doctoral level.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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