Role overview
Provide evidence-based psychotherapy within your competencies to adults, couples, families, or adolescents. Complete thoughtful intakes and ongoing assessments, keep timely documentation in your own EHR/practice system, communicate clearly about your approach, boundaries, fees, and policies, and uphold the highest legal and ethical standards.
Why this is ideal for part-time clinicians
True flexibility:
- Start with as little as 3–10 hours/week and scale up or down as needed.
You're in charge:
- Set your availability, caseload, specialties, and modalities.
Your fees, your clients:
- Get paid directly by clients — no platform commission on session fees.
Built-in visibility:
- Mentalzon marketing and search boost help the right clients discover you.
Professional reputation:
- Collect verified reviews to strengthen your profile.
Tech freedom:
- Use your preferred telehealth, EHR, and workflows.
Required qualifications
- Doctoral degree in psychology (PhD or PsyD) from a regionally accredited program; supervised experience aligned with state requirements.
- Current, active, unrestricted license to practice independently as a psychologist in at least one U.S. state or D.C. (e.g., Licensed Psychologist, LP). You are responsible for complying with all state telehealth rules in any state where you provide services.
- Demonstrated experience with clinical assessment, diagnosis (as permitted by scope), and psychotherapy for diverse populations.
- Proficiency with your own HIPAA-appropriate telehealth tools (e.g., Google Meet, Zoom) and familiarity with EHR/practice-management workflows.
- Working knowledge of HIPAA and the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
- Active professional liability (malpractice) insurance.
Nice to have
- Depth in CBT, ACT, ERP, EMDR, EFT, DBT-informed work, health psychology/behavioral medicine, trauma, OCD, mood and anxiety disorders, child/adolescent, or couples therapy.
- Cultural humility, multilingual ability, and PSYPACT participation or eligibility for multistate telepsychology.
Collaboration terms
Status
Independent Contractor (1099).
Setting
Remote from a secure, professional environment; optional in-person sessions at your office.
Schedule
Part-time by design—set and adjust your weekly hours freely.
Autonomy
You manage your calendar, documentation, policies, and platforms.
Billing
Direct client payments; you control fee schedules and refunds.
Privacy
Maintain PHI in your own compliant systems; Mentalzon is not an EHR and does not host sessions.
How to get started
- Create your Mentalzon profile with education, license(s), specialties, and modalities.
- Upload licensure and degree documents for verification.
- Set availability, communication preferences, and rates.
- Begin receiving inquiries or booking requests and manage care directly—via your telehealth tools or your office.