Child and Adolescent Therapist - LCSW, LPC, LMFT Hybrid

Child and Adolescent Therapist - LCSW, LPC, LMFT - Contract - Hybrid

Centreville, Virginia

About Blackbird

We envision a world where every young person is fully understood and receives the unique support they need to spread their wings and fly.

Blackbird Health provides evaluations and treatment for children, teens, and young adults struggling with developmental differences, mental health concerns, or behavioral challenges. Blackbird serves families in-person and virtually across Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey, with plans to expand to new states in 2026.

Our approach looks at the whole child - how their brain, body, and behavior interact - to fully understand their challenges and treat the cause, not just the symptoms.

Blackbird Clinical Services is looking to hire an Independently Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Contract to join our growing team. This hybrid role will work with our Behavioral Health team to deliver high quality direct care to patients and their families. Our ideal candidate has experience and a passion for working with children, adolescents and young adults. This role supports our patients' needs for after school, evening and weekend direct care, virtual, telehealth therapy sessions.

• Experienced clinician using evidence-based practices
• Passionate about working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families
• Skilled and experienced in facilitating virtual telehealth direct care
• Comfortable using technology, including Google Suite, Electronic Medical Records systems and other virtual platforms
• Excited to make an impact and driven by patient outcomes
• Possess outstanding communication and documentation skills
• Willing to go the extra mile when working with families, with the flexibility and willingness to reschedule with patients, if needed

• Lead individual telehealth therapy sessions to youth ages 2-26
• Participate in consultation to enhance clinical skills and receive feedback and support
• Collaborate and engage with other healthcare professionals and families
• Maintain thorough patient records and documentation
• Commit to a minimum of 5 hours per week during core hours, after 4pm Monday through Friday and 8am-7pm Weekends

• Independently licensed as a LPC, LMFT, LCSW, PsyD in Virginia
• Possess (1) one year of experience working with children and adolescent patients
• Have (1) one year of experience working in a telehealth or virtual setting
• Own your own phone, computer, and high speed internet
• Commit to a minimum of 5 hour commitment during core hours, after 4pm Monday through Friday and 8am-7pm Weekends
• Commit to a minimum of 1 day per week at our Centreville, VA clinic location

• Immediate referrals available; guaranteed caseload and patient facing hours
• Flexible schedule - set your own hours
• Full credentialing services provided - we will take care of everything
• Clinical development and trainings
• Excellent administrative support - focus on the clinical work and we will take care of the rest
• Weekly clinical consultations: this is paid time for all providers
• Professional Liability Insurance

Salary Range

$90 - $100 USD

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

"It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone."

Fostering an inclusive environment:

Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at r so we can support you.

Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.