Mental Health Therapist, Full-time - WV / Remote

Cartwheel; Cambridge (MA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity ownership

PTO

401K with company match

CEU stipend

Job summary

Cartwheel is expanding as a founding West Virginia Mental Health Therapist, delivering direct care to students and families across the state. You’ll supervise future associate licensed therapists and join an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists and school health professionals.

The role is W2, full-time, salaried with remote West Virginia placement or within 30 aeronautical miles of WV, starting December 2026.

Qualifications

• Active independent West Virginia license (LPC, LICSW, etc.) to deliver care.
• At least three years delivering mental health services to children/youth independently.
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, or motivational interviewing.
• Willingness to cross-license into other Cartwheel states; licensing costs covered.
• Reliable high-speed internet (50 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up).
• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work after-school hours (3–8 pm ET) and Saturdays.
• Residence in West Virginia or within 30 aeronautical miles of the border.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and teletherapy to K-12 students and staff.
• Participate in case discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
• Support transition to community care providers for students and families.
• Build collaborative relationships with school leadership and families.
• Deliver cultural competency training to staff and providers.

Skills

CBT

DBT

ACT

Motivational interviewing

Telehealth

Organizational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Active WV independent license (LPC, LICSW, etc.)

Tools

GSuite

EHR systems

Telehealth platforms

Job description

Mental Health Therapist, Full-time - WV / Remote

Cambridge, MA

Therapy

Remote

Full-time

Join Cartwheel as a founding member of our West Virginia 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 West Virginia.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a clinical leader to join our interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, therapists, and school health professionals. As Cartwheel’s founding West Virginia Mental Health Therapist, you’ll deliver direct care to students and families across the state and supervise future associate licensed therapists.

Role type: W2, Full-Time, Salaried position

Location: Remote West Virginia, or within 30 aeronautical miles of the state border

Start date: December 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
• Deliver cultural competency training to Cartwheel staff and providers supporting West Virginia clients

WHO YOU ARE

Must have…

• Passion for working with schools on youth mental health and helping build a new care model for West Virginia
• Active independent West Virginia license (LPC, LICSW, etc.) to deliver mental health care without supervision
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• At least three years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth as an independently licensed clinician, ideally via telehealth. We use GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools.
• Willingness to cross license into other Cartwheel states to deliver care and provide supervision. The cost is covered by Cartwheel and the licensing team supports clinicians through the process.
• 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 teamwork skills
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time, Saturdays)
• Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually.
• NOTE: Residency in West Virginia or within 30 aeronautical miles of the state border is required for this role

Extra credit:

• At least five years of post-licensure clinical experience working with children and youth via telehealth.
• Experience working in 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

• $75,000 - $85,000 annual salary
• Equity ownership stake in the company
• High-quality health insurance with a $0 monthly premium option for employees
• Dental, Vision, and Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance
• 4 weeks of paid PTO (3 weeks any time + 1 week office closure in December)
• Sick Leave + Holidays
• 401K with 2% employer match
• Free cross-licensure opportunities
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• 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 model with mission-driven colleagues
• 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].