Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Remote - Maryland)
Maryland
Care Delivery – Therapy /
Full-Time /
Remote
About Equip
Equip is the leading virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment program on a mission to ensure that everyone with an eating disorder can access treatment that works. Created by clinical experts in the field and people with lived experience, Equip builds upon evidence-based treatments to empower individuals to reach lasting recovery. All Equip patients receive a dedicated care team, including a therapist, dietitian, physician, and peer and family mentor. The company operates in all 50 states and is partnered with most major health insurance plans. Learn more about our strong outcomes and treatment approach at www.equip.health.
Founded in 2019 as a fully virtual company, Equip is built on the dedication of highly engaged, passionate, and diverse Equipsters who have shaped our unique culture. In recognition of this impact, Equip was honored in 2024 by Forbes as a Next Billion-Dollar Startup, LinkedIn as a Top Startup, TechCrunch as one of the 10 Most Exciting Digital Health Startups, Fast Company among the Most Innovative Companies, and Business Insider’s 44 Companies to Bet Your Career On. We are immensely grateful to our Equipsters for creating a sustainable company and treatment program that has served thousands of patients and families to date.
About the Role:
The Licensed Therapist will be responsible for working closely and effectively with a multidisciplinary care team (including nutrition, medical, psychiatry, and mentorship) and utilize evidenced based care modalities (such as FBT and CBT-E). The Licensed Therapist will be responsible for evidence based treatment delivery, quality documentation, and ongoing assessment of patients’ and families’ needs.
The Licensed Therapist role involves emotionally rewarding but inherently difficult work. In order to help prevent burnout—and provide the best possible care for patients—we emphasize the importance of self-care for everyone in a patient-facing role. The Licensed Therapist has Flex PTO (recommended 3-5 weeks), which we encourage all providers to take, as well as company holidays. They also have access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company-paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more. We know this work is hard, and strive to take care of our people who work so hard taking care of others.
Working Hours:
- Monday - Friday, between 8am-8pm in the specific time zone your patient population caseload is in. For example, if you are in Eastern Time (ET) and your caseload consists mostly of ET patients your hours would be in ET. Or if you are in Mountain Time and your caseload consists mostly of patients in Pacific Time (PT) your hours would be in PT.
- Each work day is 8 hours (including lunch, breaks, and 2 late work days where your day starts later and also ends later).
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based family, individual, and group therapy for eating disorders and comorbid diagnoses in a virtual clinic (i.e. telehealth) setting.
- Implement family-based treatment (FBT), enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E), cognitive behavioral therapy for ARFID, and other evidence-based treatments for patients across the lifespan with eating disorders and their loved ones.
- Maintain a caseload of 30-40; with the expectation being 20-26 hours of direct care and remaining time dedicated to administrative tasks.
- Participate in initial and ongoing trainings.
- Assess and diagnose mental health conditions.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team of physicians, dietitians, patient mentors, and family mentors, along with outside providers.
- Utilize between-session messaging to support patients and communicate with the treatment team through Equip’s EMR in accordance with Equip’s policies and procedures.
- Engage and collaborate in Treatment Team meetings, supervision, and department meetings.
- Maintain licensure in home state and obtain licensure in other states as requested by Equip (licensure costs will be covered by Equip).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must Haves
- Active, unrestricted, and independent license to practice psychotherapy from at least one US state in this posting's time zone.
- Ability to support a caseload of patients of all ages, co-occurring conditions, backgrounds and cultures, and with varying degrees of acuity.
- Passion for evidence-based care and treatment.
- Ability to provide care 2 evenings per week (meaning being available until 8pm in your patient caseloads primary time zone).
- Enthusiastic, strong team player.
- Ability to safely and effectively deliver care in a virtual setting.
- Passion for mental health and eating disorder treatment and expanding access to treatment.
- Nice to Haves (preferred but not required)
- Experience in Family-Based Treatment and/or eating disorder treatment.
- Experience with evidence-based treatment and/or intensive treatment settings.
- Experience supporting patients with suicidal ideation and trauma.
- Case management experience and/or experience working closely with a multidisciplinary care team.
- Don't meet all the “nice to have” qualifications? We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our mission driven, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.
$80,000 - $100,000 a year
Compensation Package
Total Compensation Range
- $80,000 to $100,000 total compensation potential (this includes annual base pay + annual performance based bonus potential).
Time Off:
- Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays.
Medical Benefits:
- Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance.
- Equip pays for a significant percentage of benefits premiums for individuals and families.
- Maven, a company paid reproductive and family care benefit for all employees.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more!
Other Benefits
Loan Repayment:
- $500/quarter for employees >1yr of tenure.
- $1,000/quarter for employees <1yr of tenure.
Continuing Education:
- Robust training in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders, including Family-Based Treatment, Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID. Comparable training workshops and supervision in these modalities are valued over $3,000.
- For therapists and medical providers, unlimited online courses through NetCE.
- For all providers, up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education.
- Opportunities to attend team onsites and conferences at various locations throughout the US.
HEALer Circle
- Access to bi-monthly Clinical & Community Consult Groups and Discord community run by Project HEAL in support of providers treating eating disorders.
Work From Home Additional Perks:
- $50/month stipend added directly to an employee’s paycheck to cover home internet expenses.
- One-time work from home stipend of up to $500.
Working Hours
- Monday - Friday, between 8am-8pm in the patient population time zone.
- Each work day is 8 hours + break time.
- Two late work days (starting at 10am and ending at 8pm in the respective patient population time zone).
Physical Demands
Work is performed 100% from home with no requirement to travel. This is a stationary position that requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards as well as to talk or hear by telephone. Sit or stand as needed.
Physical Demands
Work is performed 100% from home with no requirement to travel. This is a stationary position that requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards as well as to talk or hear by telephone. Sit or stand as needed.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging
At Equip, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are woven into everything we do. At the heart of Equip’s mission is a relentless dedication to making sure that everyone with an eating disorder has access to care that works regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, weight, socio-economic status, and any marginalized identity. We also strive toward our providers and corporate team reflecting that same dedication both in bringing in and retaining talented employees from all backgrounds and identities. We have an Equip DEIB council, Equip For All; also referred to as EFA. EFA at Equip aims to be a space driven by mutual respect, and thoughtful, effective communication strategy - enabling full participation of members who identify as marginalized or under-represented and allies, amplifying diverse voices, creating opportunities for advocacy and contributing to the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Equip.
As an equal opportunity employer, we provide equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, training and promotion, termination, and any other terms and conditions of employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, familial status, age, disability, and/or any other legally protected classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
