Virtual Mental Health Therapist- Child Welfare, Virginia

About Here Now Health: Here Now Health is the first virtual healthcare company specifically built for children and families impacted by the child welfare system. We deliver trauma-informed, high-touch mental healthcare to Medicaid-covered youth navigating foster care, adoption, kinship placements, and juvenile justice. Our model prioritizes consistency, trust, and accessibility in systems where they are too often missing. Role Summary: As a Virtual Therapist with Here Now Health, you’ll provide compassionate, trauma-informed mental health care to youth aged 5–26 and their caregivers. You’ll work with clients navigating instability, system involvement, and complex trauma—often across multiple placements. Our care model prioritizes continuity, relational care, and caregiver support. You’ll be part of a team deeply committed to disrupting the status quo for one of Medicaid’s most underserved populations. Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver virtual 1:1 therapy to youth and caregivers using evidence-informed, trauma-focused modalities
• Conduct clinical assessments, create collaborative care plans, and track progress over time through measurement based care
• Build relational continuity across transitions, serving clients through placement changes or life events
• Collaborate with non-clinical care advocates to ensure clients can access needed services
• Offer caregiver support sessions to improve family stability and client outcomes
• Maintain thorough and timely clinical documentation in line with Medicaid and telehealth standards
• Attend weekly supervisory, team meetings, and ongoing training sessions
• Provide support in moments of escalation or crisis in alignment with trauma-informed care best practices
• Engage in peer consultation and cross-functional collaboration with other clinicians and care team members

What Sets This Role Apart:

• Work with a low caseload to prioritize depth, trust, and engagement
• Serve youth often excluded from traditional care models, including those without consistent caregivers or stable placements
• Join a team where lived experience in foster care, kinship care, or system involvement isn’t just valued, it’s central to how we build trust and deliver care that works.
• Contribute to a care model that integrates behavioral health with care coordination, healthcare navigation, education, and advocacy.

What You Need:

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy
• Active, unrestricted clinical license (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or equivalent) in VA required; multi-state licensure a plus
• Minimum 2 year experience providing mental health care to children, adolescents, or families
• Experience with (or deep interest in) foster care, adoption, or juvenile justice systems
• Familiarity with trauma-informed practices and culturally responsive care
• Comfortable working virtually and learning new tools and systems
• Ability to create safe, consistent spaces for youth navigating chaos or mistrust
• Willingness and ability to obtain additional state licensure and background checks as needed
• Approval to provide Medicaid-covered services or experience billing Medicaid is a strong plus
• Bilingual in Spanish or other languages is a strong plus.

Work Environment & Hours:

• 100% remote, flexible scheduling with required availability during after-school hours
• Must have access to a private, quiet workspace with reliable high-speed internet
• Position may start as 1099 contractor or part-time employee, with the opportunity to grow into a full-time role as the company scales.

We’d Especially Love to Hear From You If:

• You have lived experience in the foster system or as a system-impacted parent or caregiver
• You thrive in mission-driven, startup-style environments

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