Licensed Mental Health Therapist- Illinois

Backpack Healthcare provides mental health care for children, teens, and young adults — all online, covered by most insurance. We're clinician-led and minority-owned, and we believe the quality of care kids receive is directly tied to how well we support the people delivering it.

Whether you're looking for full-time stability or part-time flexibility, we have a place for you on our Illinois team.

You'll carry a caseload of 15–36 sessions per week depending on whether you choose part-time or full-time. Most of our clinicians work weekday afternoons and evenings (2–9 PM), with weekend availability a plus. Strong referral flow means consistent income from the start.

Day-to-day you'll:

• Conduct intakes and build client-centered, trauma-informed treatment plans
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team — therapists, PMHNPs, and psychiatrists working together
• Maintain timely documentation in our EHR
• Support families with education and care coordination, not just the child in the room

• Active Illinois license: LCPC, LMFT, or LCSW
• Experience with children, teens, and families
• Comfortable working independently in a remote setting
• Committed to trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice

We've served 12,000+ kids and families since 2020. 78% of families report their child is doing better after three months. We're building something real in Illinois, and we want clinicians who want to grow with us — into supervision, leadership, and mentorship roles as we scale.

When clinicians thrive, kids thrive. That's not a tagline. It's how we build.

Backpack Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in age, background, identity, and experience — and we mean it.