Job Description

Why Charlie Health?

We are currently facing a nationwide mental health epidemic marked by rising rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorders, and suicide. At the same time, those seeking help often encounter barriers—whether geographic, financial, or systemic—that prevent them from receiving timely and effective care. This urgent need calls for a reimagined approach to behavioral health treatment.

At Charlie Health, our mission is to connect the world to life-saving mental health treatment. Our innovative virtual programs combine curated group sessions, individual therapy, and family therapy, delivered through personalized, evidence-based treatment plans designed for sustainable healing from the comfort of home. By connecting individuals with shared experiences and fostering supportive communities, Charlie Health provides a pathway to long-term recovery, with over 90% of our clients seeing improvement in their most challenging mental health symptoms.

Every member of our team shares a deep commitment to this mission. If you’re driven to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to join us in reshaping the future of mental healthcare.

About the Role

Charlie Health is hiring exceptional Creative Arts Therapist to provide remote, telehealth services to our adolescent and young adult clients. We’re eager to work with forward-thinking mental health and substance use professionals to enhance our programming and provide the best possible care to our clients. 

This is a contract / 1099 position that allows you the flexibility to schedule sessions and work wherever you are most comfortable. We request that our clinicians are able to dedicate at minimum 9 hours per week to facilitate group sessions and build valuable connections with our clients. 

People know Charlie Health for our warm and empathetic clinical team. While each individual clinician has their own interests, expertise, and style, we require all team members to be well versed in a variety of therapeutic modalities. Our clients are struggling to cope with underlying mental health issues and benefit from therapists that are sophisticated and relational. Successful candidates are committed to bettering the mental health of their clients, and are adept at self-care, ensuring they are prepared to give their best every day to address the youth mental health crisis.

About You

• Well versed in a variety of modalities (yoga, art, dance, music) and feel confident integrating them into your treatment approach (DBT, CBT, EMDR, MI certification is a plus)
• Confident in working with teens and young adults
• Passionate about the benefits of group group treatment and skilled in conducting group treatment 
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Creative and engaging, especially over video!
• Must be available in the evenings to meet the schedules of our clients

Qualifications

• Must be a certified or licensed creative arts therapist (all disciplines are welcome to apply)
• Work authorized in the United States and native or bilingual English proficiency
• Experience with youth and young adults preferred
• Availability between 9 and 40 hours per week
• 1099 Position, Part Time with opportunity to grow into full time position 
• Familiarity with and willingness to use cloud-based communication software—Gmail, Slack, Zoom, Dropbox–in addition to EMR and survey software on a daily basis

Our Admissions Team Handles the Details, so you don’t have to

• The Charlie Health Admissions team handles all of the scheduling to align with your availability, so you don’t have to waste time trying to find times with a client
• All communication outside of sessions with clients and their parents is handled by the Admissions Support Team
• The Admissions team handles all billing and insurance questions
• We have full time outreach and marketing team members, to ensure that your schedule is as full as you’d like it to be

Note to Colorado applicants: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. 
Please note that this role is not available to candidates in Illinois. 

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Our Values

• Connection: Care deeply & inspire hope.

  • We care personally about every single person in the Charlie Health ecosystem: our clients, providers, and team members alike.
  • We inspire hope with every interaction, reminding our clients that we truly and unconditionally believe in them.

• Congruence: Stay curious & heed the evidence.

  • We ask “why” five times before we’re satisfied with the answer. We don’t stick to the status quo; we challenge our assumptions and remain humble.
  • Above all, we’re results-oriented. When we find data that calls our original plan into question, we modify or pivot.

• Commitment: Act with urgency & don’t give up.

  • We work as swiftly as possible. The mental health crisis is relentless, and so are we.
  • Our clients don’t give up and neither do we. Persistence is our superpower.

Please do not call our public clinical admissions line in regard to this or any other job posting.

Please be cautious of potential recruitment fraud. If you are interested in exploring opportunities at Charlie Health, please go directly to our Careers Page: Charlie Health will never ask you to pay a fee or download software as part of the interview process with our company. In addition, Charlie Health will not ask for your personal banking information until you have signed an offer of employment and completed onboarding paperwork that is provided by our People Operations team. All communications with Charlie Health Talent and People Operations professionals will only be sent from @charliehealth.com email addresses. Legitimate emails will never originate from gmail.com, yahoo.com, or other commercial email services.

Recruiting agencies, please do not submit unsolicited referrals for this or any open role. We have a roster of agencies with whom we partner, and we will not pay any fee associated with unsolicited referrals.

At Charlie Health, we value being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people.

Charlie Health applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.

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