At Talkspace, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and belonging-centered workplace where everyone can thrive while making a difference in mental health. Want to help over two million people receive quality mental healthcare? Come join our mission to get therapy into the hands of everyone!

We’re looking for a part-time, contract Therapist (Independent Contract Provider) who is passionate about reaching individuals who need mental healthcare but lack easy access to it. This role is perfect for those seeking the opportunity to work with a diverse client base while enjoying the flexibility and rewards of private practice—without the hassle of administrative work. Let Talkspace handle the insurance billing, marketing, and administrative costs, so you can create your own schedule and focus fully on providing impactful care!

What you'll do:

• Treat clients remotely in your state(s) of licensure on the secure (HIPAA compliant) Talkspace platform
• Conduct client sessions using video, audio, and live messaging services
• Respond to asynchronous client messages each week, in a timely manner
• Complete your required clinical documentation after each client session

About you

• Current license to practice independently without supervision in the state of Arkansas
  • Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Individual professional malpractice liability insurance policy
• Individual NPI number
• Comfortable learning new online tools and technology 
• Reliable internet connection and video-capable device

Perks

• Clients Ready for You: Talkspace provides new client referrals
• Flexible Schedule: Set your own schedule with no minimum requirement for your weekly hours or caseload size
• No Membership Fees: No provider fees
• Accept Insurance Without Hassle: Talkspace will take care of all aspects of client insurance including credentialing, billing, and claims
• Everything in One Place: Sessions, clinical documentation, resources, and compensation tracking on one platform
• Fully Paid Training: Master the Talkspace platform before your first session
• Clinical Support: Provider Support and IT teams available for any technical or platform related questions
• Free CEUs: NBCC and ASWB accredited continuing education credits via Talkspace-provided Learning Communities
• Health Perks: Access Stride Health to support your health and financial well-being

Compensation

• $70 per hour for live chat, audio, or video sessions (this rate is prorated for 45 and 30 minute sessions)
• Additional compensation for asynchronous messaging
• Earn a new client engagement bonus, varying by plan type

Please note: If you treat clients in multiple states, different rates will apply accordingly. Rates could be subject to change and may vary over time based on the market and shifts in demand.

Why Talkspace

Talkspace is a leading virtual behavioral healthcare provider committed to helping people lead healthier, happier lives through access to high-quality mental healthcare. At Talkspace, we believe that mental healthcare is core to overall health and should be available to everyone. 

Talkspace pioneered the ability to text with a licensed therapist from anywhere and now offers a comprehensive suite of mental health services, including therapy for individuals, teens, and couples, as well as psychiatric treatment and medication management (18+). With Talkspace’s core therapy offerings, members are matched with one of thousands of licensed therapists within days and can engage in live video, audio, or chat sessions, and/or unlimited asynchronous text messaging sessions. 

All care offered at Talkspace is delivered through an easy-to-use, fully-encrypted web and mobile platform that meets HIPAA, federal, and state regulatory requirements. More than 151 million Americans have access to Talkspace through their health insurance plans, employee assistance programs, our partnerships with leading healthcare companies, or as a free benefit through their employer, school, or government agency.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Talkspace welcomes and celebrates talent from all backgrounds, perspectives, and walks of life to foster an innovative and diverse workforce. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification or if your path has been nontraditional — such as not completing a formal degree program, taking a career break, or having a prior criminal record — if you believe you could make a great addition to this team. Come as you are and learn about the exciting opportunities on our team.

Individuals seeking employment at Talkspace are considered without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

How do we define Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Talkspace? 

Diversity

Diversity encompasses the unique attributes of our employees as individuals. We value and embrace the richness arising from their varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, which include, but are not limited to, age, ability, ethnicity, gender, race, and cultural background.

Equity

Equity refers to a fair and impartial workplace, aiming to ensure equal growth and advancement opportunities for all employees. This involves amplifying underrepresented voices, addressing unconscious biases, and providing inclusive, culturally competent mental health care.

Inclusion

Inclusion signifies the practice of granting equal access to opportunities and resources for all employees, particularly those who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized. It ensures that everyone feels a sense of belonging, value, support, and respect as an individual.

Belonging

Belonging reflects the affinity and positive relationships that develop among employees from diverse backgrounds when businesses actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Rise Counseling & Diagnostics provides a wide range of services in both counseling and psychological testing. As part of the Pediatrics Plus family, Rise team members have the opportunity to work alongside skilled practitioners in various disciplines. This approach enables Rise to consider the needs of each client holistically and provide the highest quality care. The Rise leadership team works closely with their staff to cultivate a supportive environment with the necessary tools to deliver effective therapy and comprehensive diagnostics.

Rise therapists work with a wide range of clients including children, teens, adults, and seniors.  At Rise, we value the power of building effective treatment connections, addressing client needs, and looking for new ways to help empower the populations we serve.

At Rise, our mission is to provide outpatient behavioral health services in a compassionate, empathetic environment that supports clients in achieving their maximum potential and enhances their overall sense of well-being.

Here are some other reasons you’ll love working at Rise Counseling & Diagnostics:

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Training & Development
• Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
• Supportive & interdisciplinary work environment

What you will do:

• Provides therapeutic services to individuals and families in an outpatient, school-based, or blended setting
• Provides direct behavioral health care services, including but not limited to, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention to patients
• Conducts individual, family, and group sessions independently
• Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides appropriate treatment team recommendations or consultation
• Maintain ethical documentation, complete documentation within a timely manner, and ensure client files are complete and accurate (maintain consents, ROI, etc.)
• Provide therapeutic interventions at prescribed treatment recommendations found within the designated treatment plan
• Ensures all licenses are active and liability insurance is maintained

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

What you have:

• Experience working with individuals with an array of mental health diagnoses
• Independent and fast learner with computers and software
• Exceptional professional, interpersonal, social, organizational, and communication (written and vocal) skills
• Works effectively as part of a team
• Reliable, positive, enthusiastic, flexible, hard-working
• Must have regular access to a reliable vehicle
• Background check required
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies, and other company documents
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Willing to uphold values that are congruent with Rise Counseling & Diagnostics’ philosophy and mission

Education/ Certification:

• Possess a license to allow practice in the Mental Health field as a LMSW with a current State of Arkansas Licensure that is in good standing with the corresponding State Board.

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to accurately communicate information and ideas so others will understand through sight and hearing. The employee is regularly required to move including walking, running, and sitting. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, lift, reach, and feel. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, twist, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Rise Counseling & Diagnostics provides a wide range of services in both counseling and psychological testing. As part of the Pediatrics Plus family, Rise team members have the opportunity to work alongside skilled practitioners in various disciplines. This approach enables Rise to consider the needs of each client holistically and provide the highest quality care. The Rise leadership team works closely with their staff to cultivate a supportive environment with the necessary tools to deliver effective therapy and comprehensive diagnostics.

Rise therapists work with a wide range of clients including children, teens, adults, and seniors.  At Rise, we value the power of building effective treatment connections, addressing client needs, and looking for new ways to help empower the populations we serve.

At Rise, our mission is to provide outpatient behavioral health services in a compassionate, empathetic environment that supports clients in achieving their maximum potential and enhances their overall sense of well-being.

Here are some other reasons you’ll love working at Rise Counseling & Diagnostics:

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Training & Development
• Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
• Supportive & interdisciplinary work environment

What you will do:

• Provides therapeutic services to individuals and families in an outpatient, school-based, or blended setting
• Provides direct behavioral health care services, including but not limited to, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention to patients
• Conducts individual, family, and group sessions independently
• Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides appropriate treatment team recommendations or consultation
• Maintain ethical documentation, complete documentation within a timely manner, and ensure client files are complete and accurate (maintain consents, ROI, etc.)
• Provide therapeutic interventions at prescribed treatment recommendations found within the designated treatment plan
• Ensures all licenses are active and liability insurance is maintained

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

What you have:

• Experience working with individuals with an array of mental health diagnoses
• Independent and fast learner with computers and software
• Exceptional professional, interpersonal, social, organizational, and communication (written and vocal) skills
• Works effectively as part of a team
• Reliable, positive, enthusiastic, flexible, hard-working
• Must have regular access to a reliable vehicle
• Background check required
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies, and other company documents
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Willing to uphold values that are congruent with Rise Counseling & Diagnostics’ philosophy and mission

Education/ Certification:

• Possess a license to allow practice in the Mental Health field as a LCSW with a current State of Arkansas Licensure that is in good standing with the corresponding State Board.

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to accurately communicate information and ideas so others will understand through sight and hearing. The employee is regularly required to move including walking, running, and sitting. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, lift, reach, and feel. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, twist, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Rise Counseling & Diagnostics provides a wide range of services in both counseling and psychological testing. As part of the Pediatrics Plus family, Rise team members have the opportunity to work alongside skilled practitioners in various disciplines. This approach enables Rise to consider the needs of each client holistically and provide the highest quality care. The Rise leadership team works closely with their staff to cultivate a supportive environment with the necessary tools to deliver effective therapy and comprehensive diagnostics.

Rise therapists work with a wide range of clients including children, teens, adults, and seniors.  At Rise, we value the power of building effective treatment connections, addressing client needs, and looking for new ways to help empower the populations we serve.

At Rise, our mission is to provide outpatient behavioral health services in a compassionate, empathetic environment that supports clients in achieving their maximum potential and enhances their overall sense of well-being.

Here are some other reasons you’ll love working at Rise Counseling & Diagnostics:

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Training & Development
• Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
• Supportive & interdisciplinary work environment

What you will do:

• Provides therapeutic services to individuals and families in an outpatient, school-based, or blended setting
• Provides direct behavioral health care services, including but not limited to, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention to patients
• Conducts individual, family, and group sessions independently
• Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides appropriate treatment team recommendations or consultation
• Maintain ethical documentation, complete documentation within a timely manner, and ensure client files are complete and accurate (maintain consents, ROI, etc.)
• Provide therapeutic interventions at prescribed treatment recommendations found within the designated treatment plan
• Ensures all licenses are active and liability insurance is maintained

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

What you have:

• Knowledge of learning disabilities, developmental disorders, and/or autism spectrum disorder
• Experience working with neurotypical individuals with and array of mental health diagnoses
• Experience working with individual with physical limitations or developmental delays
• Knowledge or experience working with state agencies and programs for the disabled
• Knowledge of Special Education Services
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Independent and fast learner with computers and software
• Exceptional professional, interpersonal, social, organizational, and communication (written and vocal) skills
• Effective communication, relationship, and time management skills
• Ability to work cooperatively and respectfully from a team approach
• Honest, dependable, self-motivated, and dedicated to providing the highest quality of services
• Willing to uphold the values that are congruent with Rise Counseling and Diagnostics’ philosophy and mission

Education/ Certification:

• Possess a license to allow practice in the Mental Health field as a LMSW with a current State of Arkansas Licensure that is in good standing with the corresponding State Board.

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to accurately communicate information and ideas so others will understand through sight and hearing. The employee is regularly required to move including walking, running, and sitting. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, lift, reach, and feel. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, twist, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.