Licensed Mental Health Therapist- Illinois

Backpack Healthcare

$135K — $136K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Illinois license: LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT
  • Experience with children, adolescents, and families
  • Ability to work independently in a remote setting
  • Strong clinical judgment and documentation skills
  • Commitment to trauma-informed and culturally responsive care
  • Familiarity with technology and virtual clinical platforms

Responsibilities

  • Conduct clinical intakes and create individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans
  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members
  • Offer family education and care coordination
  • Maintain accurate documentation in EHR
  • Build therapeutic relationships with clients and families
  • Deliver culturally responsive care

Benefits

  • Eligible for monthly performance-based bonuses
  • Flexible scheduling for work-life balance
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees
  • 401(k) with 3% company match
  • Paid time off
  • $300 annual CEU reimbursement
  • Free clinical supervision for eligible licenses
  • $25,000 company-paid life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Clinical leadership opportunities available
Full Job Description
Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Illinois
Full-Time or Part-Time | Fully Remote | Illinois License Required | Monthly Bonus Potential

Be Part of Our Illinois Launch

Joining Backpack Healthcare now means getting in early.

As one of our Illinois clinicians, you'll have the opportunity to:
  • Help establish and grow our Illinois clinical presence
  • Build relationships with families and become part of a growing care community
  • Have a voice as our Illinois team and programs develop
  • Grow your caseload through our referral pipeline
  • Develop your career through mentorship, supervision, and leadership opportunities
  • Work alongside a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration

You'll have the resources of an established organization - with the opportunity to help shape something that's still growing.

Competitive Compensation + Monthly Bonus Potential

Choose the schedule that works best for you while building a rewarding clinical career.
  • $65 per billable hour - LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT with independent licensure
  • Monthly bonus potential for eligible clinicians based on applicable productivity and performance criteria
  • Medical, dental, and vision for eligible full-time employees
  • 401(k) with 3% company match
  • Paid time off
  • $300 annual CEU reimbursement
  • Free clinical supervision for eligible licenses
  • $25,000 company-paid life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Clinical leadership opportunities, including our Residency & Fellowship Program
☆ Earn More Through Monthly Bonuses

Your earning potential doesn't stop at your billable rate.

Eligible clinicians have the opportunity to earn an additional monthly performance-based bonus based on applicable productivity and performance expectations.

It's an opportunity to increase your monthly earnings while being recognized for consistently delivering high-quality care and meeting established expectations.

🕐 Build a Caseload That Fits Your Life

You'll carry approximately 15-36 sessions per week, depending on whether you choose part-time or full-time.

Most clinicians work weekday afternoons and evenings, typically 2-9 PM, with weekend availability a plus.

And with a strong referral flow, you can focus less on finding clients and more on doing the clinical work you were trained to do.

What You'll Do

You'll provide compassionate, evidence-informed care to children, adolescents, young adults, and their families through secure telehealth.

Your day-to-day will include:
  • Conducting clinical intakes and developing individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans
  • Providing individual, family, and group therapy
  • Collaborating with therapists, PMHNPs, psychiatrists, and other members of our interdisciplinary team
  • Providing family education and care coordination
  • Maintaining timely and accurate documentation in our EHR
  • ♥ Building strong therapeutic relationships with clients and families
  • Delivering culturally responsive care that recognizes each family's unique needs


What We're Looking For

We're looking for clinicians who are passionate about children and families and excited to help us establish a strong clinical presence in Illinois.

You'll need:
  • Active Illinois license: LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT
  • Experience working with children, adolescents, and families
  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment
  • Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive care
  • Comfort with technology and virtual clinical platforms

Bonus: Bilingual English/Spanish clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply. USES

Whether you want to deepen your clinical expertise, mentor other clinicians, pursue supervision, or move toward clinical leadership, there's room to grow with us.
Come Build Illinois With Us.

We're not just hiring therapists.

We're building our Illinois clinical community - and we want you to be part of it.

When clinicians thrive, kids thrive.

That's not a tagline. It's how we build.
Ready to Join the Illinois Team?

If you're an Illinois-licensed therapist looking for flexibility, competitive compensation, monthly bonus potential, strong clinical support, and the chance to help shape a growing behavioral healthcare organization, we'd love to meet you.

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