Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - AK / Remote

Cartwheel; Cambridge (MA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work US

Competitive pay

CEU stipend

Supervision

AI scribe

Team-based care

Job summary

Cartwheel seeks a Mental Health Therapist to join a founding Alaska clinical team, delivering mental health care directly into rural schools across the state. You’ll work with psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, and school staff to build robust supports for students and families in partner districts.

This 1099 Independent Contractor role offers 8-20 hours per week, remote within the US (Alaska residency strongly preferred), with start in January 2026 and a pay range of $70–$95 per hour plus up to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field and active Alaska license (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LMFT).
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, or motivational interviewing.
• Experience delivering care via telehealth.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and teletherapy to K-12 students and school staff.
• Participate in case discussions with Cartwheel team members.
• Support students and families with transition to community care providers.
• Build collaborative relationships with school leadership, staff, students and families.

Skills

Telehealth

Alaska license

CBT/DBT/ACT

Communication

Tech-savvy

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work/Psychology/Counseling

Tools

G-Suite

EHR systems

Job description

• Active license in Alaska to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LMFT)
• Experience delivering care via telehealth

Join Cartwheel as a founding member of our Alaska clinical team, bringing mental health care directly into rural schools across the state.

Cartwheel Is The Nation’s Largest School-centered Telehealth Provider, Partnering With School Districts In 16 States To Bring Therapy, Psychiatry, And Family Support To Students Who Would Otherwise Wait Months For Care. We Work Alongside School Staff And We Keep Parents Informed And Involved At Every Step Of a Student’s Care. In West Virginia, That Means

• Getting students help earlier, before a problem becomes a crisis
• Keeping families engaged, consulted, and informed throughout care
• Strengthening the relationship between schools, clinicians, and the student’s parents/caregivers

Catching a student who is struggling early, before a problem becomes a crisis, is one of the most effective ways to support kids. As a Cartwheel clinician, you'll help make that possible for students across Alaska.

About The Role

We’re looking for team-oriented therapists who believe in the power of collaborative care to join our interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, therapists, and school health professionals. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.

Role type: 1099 Independent Contractor (8-20 clinical hours per week)

Location: Remote in the US, Alaska residents strongly preferred

Start date: January 2026

What You’ll Do

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to K-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. Meet and communicate regularly with school staff

Who You Are

• Passion for working with schools on youth mental health and helping build a new care model for Alaska
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling.
• Active license in Alaska to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LMFT)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• Experience delivering care via telehealth
• Strong technological skills and learning new systems. We use G-Suite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools.
• Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload - you can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/)
• Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)
• NOTE: Residency in Alaska is strongly preferred for this role

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Yup’ik, Iñupiaq, Tlingit, or Spanish)
• Experience working in Alaska Native and rural communities
• Experience with parent guidance
• Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes 2-4 weeks)
• CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes 3-4 days)

The above is a summary of the role, not an exhaustive list. If you think that you have most of the above but not everything, please apply. We'd love to hear from you!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE CARTWHEEL

At Cartwheel, you’ll have an unmatched provider experience.

• Flexible and remote within the United States role (8-20 hrs/week)
• Competitive compensation ($70-$95/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
  • The Mission Bonus of up to 5% is paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations ( based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Clinical supervision for eligible associate-licensed 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

Cartwheel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives and an inclusive work environment. We're committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or veteran status.

We participate in E-Verify. Please be prepared to provide acceptable documentation to verify your identity and work authorization

Cartwheel uses AI-assisted tools to support our hiring process. This may include tools that help organize and surface applications for recruiter review, AI-powered candidate communications and scheduling, interview recording and documentation, and an AI chat tool available to candidates during the process. All hiring decisions are made by Cartwheel recruiters and hiring managers. No candidate is selected or eliminated from consideration solely by an automated system. All hiring decisions are made by humans. If you have questions about how AI is used in our process or would like to request an alternative review method, please contact [e-mail]

Note: Please do not contact our Care, Provider, or Patient Services lines regarding job postings or application status. These teams support our patients and families and are not involved in the hiring process. For all recruitment-related questions, please email [e-mail].