Remote Crisis Care Therapist (LCSW, LMHC)

In the United States, one in five adults experience a mental health illness and over 12 million people have thoughts of suicide. Mental health crises can be some of the most difficult times in a person’s life, and over 17 million people seeking behavioral health care experience a delay in accessing care. Willow Health is on a mission to significantly improve this experience by expanding affordable access to high-quality, evidence-based intensive behavioral health care.In 2023, we launched our virtual crisis care program that provides personalized, recovery-oriented care for people experiencing behavioral health crises. Willow Health offers patients immediate access to evidence-based virtual crisis psychotherapy, medication management, certified peer coaching, care management, groups, and around the clock crisis coverage, while working to connect patients to the most appropriate next level of care.As a behavioral health clinician, you will provide telehealth evidence-based behavioral health care including comprehensive clinical assessments, differential diagnosis, creating and implementing co-created clinical treatment plans and providing crisis psychotherapy. You will work alongside our diverse and passionatemultidisciplinary clinical team taking care of Willow Health’s patients and making an impact in building our clinical program. Our clinical team includes psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, licensed mental health clinicians, certified peer specialists, case managers, and clinical operations. We are looking for a thoughtful, empathic, and skilled clinician to join our highly motivated team to help improve behavioral health crisis care. This is a virtual role.Day-to-Day ResponsibilitiesPerform comprehensive clinical assessments and develop differential diagnosisBuild therapeutic alliance with patientsCreate and implement co-created personalized treatment plans with our multidisciplinary team Conduct short-term crisis psychotherapy sessions utilizing supportive psychotherapy, motivational interviewing and/or problem solving therapy Manage a caseload of patients who you will follow for 8 to 12 weeks providing crisis psychotherapy Conduct comprehensive risk assessment and safety planning Utilize validated clinical tools to aid in differential diagnosis Work across our multidisciplinary clinical team to facilitate comprehensive behavioral health crisis care Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings Maintain appropriate documentation of all patient-related careWeekly clinical supervision Work with our patients, their families, and their providers in the community to ensure comprehensive behavioral health careWorking hours for the clinic are Monday - Friday from 10:30am to 7:30pm, Eastern time.Role RequirementsBachelor's degree (or equivalent non-U.S. degree) in psychology, clinical social work, or related fieldsSuccessful completion of master’s of social work degree or master’s of mental health counseling Hold an active license of clinical social work or license for mental health counseling in New YorkMaintain all state requirements and continuing education requirements to provide behavioral health care Has experience with clinical assessments, developing differential diagnosis, creating and implementing clinical treatment plans Has at least 2 years of clinical experience post-licensure Has experience with clinical risk management, suicide risk assessment, and safety planningHas experience and is comfortable with using validated clinical tools to help enhance clinical care Has experience with and is comfortable with using technology and an EMRExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary clinical teamNice-to-havesPost degree experience in providing emergency mental health services and/or urgent behavioral healthcareComprehensive knowledge of substance abuse, mental health, and recovery issues and principlesHas experience with using clinical outcomes to help enhance clinical care Has experience launching and iterating on a clinical care model, (preferred, not required) Has experience with problem solving therapy, motivational interviewing, supportive psychotherapy Experience in a start-up healthcare setting and/or an innovative healthcare program Willow is an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.