School Based Mental Health Therapist Baltimore, MD; Columbia, MD; Salisbury, MD

Hybrid | Fee-for-Service | Baltimore County, Maryland
Bring Mental Health Care Where Kids Need It Most

Backpack Healthcare is bringing behavioral healthcare directly into Maryland schools—and we're looking for clinicians who want to make a meaningful difference where it matters most.

This is more than a therapy role. You'll have the opportunity to build relationships with students, families, educators, and school teams while providing accessible, trauma-informed mental health care both in person and through telehealth
.

As a clinician-led, minority-owned organization, we believe when clinicians thrive, kids thrive.

If you're looking for a role that combines purpose, flexibility, competitive compensation, and real community impact
, we'd love to have you join us.

This is a Fee-for-Service W-2 position designed to provide competitive earning opportunities while maintaining flexibility.

$65 per session hour — fully licensed clinicians

$45 per session hour — provisionally licensed clinicians

Monthly bonus potential — eligible clinicians can earn additional monthly incentive compensation based on applicable clinical and performance metrics

401(k) with company match

Clinical supervision for eligible pre-licensed clinicians

Professional growth and advancement opportunities

Supportive clinical and operational team

This is a hybrid role designed to combine the connection of in-person school-based care with the flexibility of telehealth.

• 8 hours per in-person school day
• Telehealth days available to support flexibility and continuity of care
• Telehealth allows continued care during school breaks and closures

You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with students while maintaining flexibility throughout the school year.

As a School-Based Mental Health Clinician, you'll provide individual, group, and/or family therapy to students both at assigned school sites and through Backpack's secure telehealth platform.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Conducting intake evaluations and risk assessments
• Developing individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans
• Providing individual, group, and family therapy
• Maintaining a consistent in-person schedule at assigned school site(s)
• Providing telehealth services to maintain continuity of care
• Completing accurate, timely clinical documentation in Backpack's EHR
• Collaborating with school staff, pediatricians, families, and Backpack's interdisciplinary clinical team
• Supporting school teams with behavioral health challenges and crisis response
• Conducting wellness workshops for caregivers, educators, and administrators
• Participating in individual and group supervision if pre-licensed

We're seeking clinicians who bring both clinical expertise and a genuine passion for helping young people.

Required:

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field
• Active Maryland license:
  LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, LCMFT
• Minimum 1 year of experience providing therapy to children and adolescents
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care and school-based systems
• Commitment to culturally responsive care
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and clinical documentation skills
• Passion for increasing access to mental healthcare for underserved youth

We all walk around with an invisible backpack.

It carries our emotional experiences, traumas, stress, and unresolved feelings. Just like a physical backpack, it can become heavy when filled with too many things.

We created Backpack Healthcare to help lighten the load.

We're reimagining mental healthcare for children, teens, and young adults by making high-quality behavioral health services more accessible where kids already live, learn, and grow.

As a…