$45 – $75/yr

Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - WI / Remote

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Overview

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis. Cartwheel is an early-stage company building a new kind of mental health program for kids that puts schools at the center. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day.

Requirements Summary

Must have… Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling.

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Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis.

Cartwheel is an early-stage company building a new kind of mental health program for kids that puts schools at the center. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day. Instead of going around them, we collaborate with them. This means:

Earlier intervention
Higher student and family engagement in care
Better coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life

Kids shouldn't just aspire to get out of bed and drag themselves to class. They should be able to experience joy. They deserve to envision and build a life they’re excited to live. If you join Cartwheel, you’ll help make this vision a reality for millions of students across the country.

About the Role

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We’re looking for team-oriented and mission-driven therapists who believe in the power of collaborative care to join our amazing and interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, therapists, and school health professionals. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.

Role type: 1099 independent contractor (10-20 hours per week)

Location: 100% remote

Start date: Immediate starts for summer 2026

Responsibilities

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→Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and skills-based teletherapy, to elementary, middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months)
→Collaborate closely with referring school counselors and other relevant providers at start of treatment and over the course of a student’s care journey (including through regular phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings)
→Build trusted relationships with school staff and families to support a student’s mental health needs, school engagement and engagement with school-based services, as applicable
→Provide regular psychoeducation and support to parents and caregivers to enhance a student’s mental health needs and individual therapy work
→Collaborate with Cartwheel MDs/NPs on treatment planning, care delivery and transition planning over a student’s care journey
→Partner with the External Referrals team to support the identification of referrals to community mental health and primary care providers
→Have the opportunity to participate in case consultations and discussions with other Cartwheel team members
→Help to further build Cartwheel’s clinical programming and wonderful Care Team

Must have…

Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health
Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited school of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Marriage, or Family and Child Counseling.
Active license in Wisconsin to deliver mental health care independently without supervision (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD, etc.)
Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
Experience delivering care via telehealth
Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
- You can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/
Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
Ability to deliver care during our peak hours (Mon-Fri 3-8 pm ET and Sat 8-5)
NOTE: As long as you have an active license in the above state, you can live and deliver care from anywhere in the United States

Extra credit…

Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
Experience working in a shorter-term model of care delivery (e.g., 2 weeks to 6 months)
Experience with parent guidance
Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes about 2 to 4-weeks)
CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes about 3 to 4-days)
Excitement to join an early stage start-up and help bring Cartwheel to more students and school districts

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.

At Cartwheel, you’ll have an unmatched provider experience.

Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
Competitive compensation ($45-80/hour base hourly rate for licensed Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care
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 talent@cartwheelcare.org

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 talent@cartwheelcare.org.