Senior Therapist

Cerebral

Experience: 2+ yrs
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Job type: Part-time

Required skills

EMR
Google Workspace
Telehealth Platform

About the role

Cerebral and Resilience Lab have joined forces to build a new standard in mental health care—one that emphasizes better outcomes through stronger clinical decision-making, rigorous training, and professional excellence. By combining Resilience Lab’s Methodology & clinically-led training Institute with Cerebral’s extensive reach, clinical network, and care capabilities, we are creating a national model for high-quality, integrated, and accessible behavioral health care.

We believe quality mental health care starts with curiosity, professionalism, and mastery of clinical decision-making. Joining our team means committing to show up on your best foot every day where you’ll be equipped with structured training, supportive supervision, and a methodology designed to guide you in making sound clinical decisions.

The Role:
We are seeking Senior Therapists who are independently licensed therapists that want to develop expertise in clinical-decision making and lay the foundation for a lasting career. This role is about more than logging sessions – it’s about committing to professional excellence, curiosity, and applying our Methodology to deliver better outcomes for clients.

This is a W-2 Fee-for-Service position, offering $85.00 per unit of time worked.

Who you are:

Independently Licensed Therapist with any of the following license structures: Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Clinical Social Work
Hold a license in good standing in New York
Master's degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or equivalent
Up-to-date CAQH profile and active NPI number
2+ years of experience providing telehealth services, is preferred
Skilled in diagnosing mental health disorders in accordance with DSM-5 criteria
Committed to building your caseload to 30 sessions per month
Comfortable collaborating with prescribers who are managing clients’ medications
Comfortable using psychological assessment tools to aid with screening and progress tracking
Knowledgeable in crisis response, with strong evidence-based clinical skills & experience implementing measurement informed care
Empathetic and intuitive listening with strong verbal and written communication skills
Capable of working in an independent work environment, effectively balancing autonomy with the need to collaborate and seek guidance when necessary
Commit to professionalism in every client interaction — showing up with trust, quality, therapeutic presence, and building rapport quickly in a telehealth environment
Tech-savvy & adaptable with the ability to navigate various systems & tools with ease (this includes, but is not limited to Google Workspace, proprietary EMR, etc.)
Access to a reliable computer (cannot be Chromebook) and high speed internet
A self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, or previous experience within a startup or fast-paced environment is preferred

What you’ll do:

Build Your Own In-Person Practice
- Provide high-quality in-person psychotherapy services (60-minute sessions) grounded in evidence-based modalities, with an emphasis on individualized clinical decision-making, systematic progress monitoring, and the delivery of measurable client outcomes aligned with treatment plan goals
- Private practice model without the overhead costs of renting your own office space or managing client billing; our office is free to you!
- Ability to increase your current client caseload & grow your practice further
- Credentialing with INN payers at higher rates than private practice
Develop Clinical Skills & Improve Outcomes
- Reflect on client sessions, explore transference and countertransference, further develop your clinical decision-making skills and evaluate clinical outcomes through review of intake notes, treatment plans, assessments, termination and progress notes
- Commit to quality and professionalism in every client interaction — timeliness, how you show up on camera, how you communicate, and how you model trust are central to client outcomes
- Document with rigor and efficiency—complete treatment plans, progress notes, and assessments promptly, submitting all session documentation within 48 hours
- Actively participate with the Cerebral Institute for continued learning through monthly Amplified Learning Series sessions and live/self-paced courses offering continuing education credits to maintain licensure
Office Space & Scheduling
- The Cerebral therapy office is located in the Flatiron District, New York City
- Create your own flexible schedule based on designated office hours; open 7 days per week
- Maintain a minimum of 30 sessions per month by the end of your 20th week, with the ability to continue caseload growth thereafter
Clinician Community & Collaboration
- Work alongside, and other like-minded clinicians (in-person & virtually) who have a common goal to positively impact the lives of others, and create an environment that leads to favorable outcomes for clients
- Join monthly company-wide Town Halls to stay connected and informed, or view the recording if unable to attend live
- Join a professional community dedicated to raising the standard of care and building the next generation of clinical leaders

What we offer:

Professional Development: Complimentary access to the Cerebral Institute for clinical & business training, and growth opportunities to continue your practice with Cerebral
Marketing & Referrals: We’ll support you as you build your client base, including covered fees for Zocdoc, Psychology Today, and Zencare listings
Care Team Support: Dedicated team to manage inquiries from your referral platforms, connect clients to your expertise and availability, and assist with scheduling sessions
Administrative Ease: Streamlined admin workload through technology, automations, and a dedicated billing team, so you can focus on clients
Fully integrated, data-enabled EMR with embedded clinical decision support, monthly prescriber metric reports, and task management system
Flexibility: Work from anywhere in the U.S. and create a schedule that fits your lifestyle
Professional Coverage: Group malpractice insurance provided for you as a Cerebral therapist

Who we are (our company values):

We Deliver Client Impact: Relentlessly focusing on advancing personalized, high-quality, evidence-based care that improves people's lives
We are One: Bringing our collective expertise together as a unified team, strengthened by collaboration, trust, diversity of thought and shared purpose
We Aim Higher: Continuously curious to drive our learning, our innovation and our personal growth to reach our full potential
We are Generous: Giving more than we take with compassion, empathy, support, openness and a willingness to help those in need
We are Accountable: Acting with courage, conviction and integrity to achieve our goals and ambitions to improve the lives of our clients

Cerebral is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.

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Cerebral, Inc. is a management services organization that provides health information technology, information management system, and non-clinical administrative support services for various medical practices, including Cerebral Medical Group, PA and its affiliated practices (CMG), who are solely responsible for providing and overseeing all clinical matters. Cerebral, Inc. does not provide healthcare services, employ any healthcare provider, own any medical practice (including CMG), or control or attempt to control any provider or the provision of any healthcare service. “Cerebral” is the brand name commonly used by Cerebral, Inc. and CMG.

About Cerebral

Provides online psychiatric care and therapy through a digital platform.

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