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Make sure you've read our origin story under 'Working With US' and you will see that we venerate our independent-level therapists because they are the life-blood of our agency! This is whom we built our entire agency and business model around and the benefit details below are what followed naturally. Keep in mind that any agency you work for should also work for you. It is our mission to provide as much value as possible to the relationships we have with our clinical team.​

 

What we offer Independently licensed therapists:​

-A yearly total pay of $87,464 (gross) when 24 weekly sessions are completed, as we pay $68 gross per session. This total includes the 2 weeks PTO and the Wellness Stipend cash, but not any other benefits. This pay is based on billable sessions, not a salary, i.e. fee-for-service,

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-A monthly $200 Wellness Stipend automatically added to your paycheck that you can use on anything healthcare related, including taking extra time off for mental health or spa days or, paying towards your individual health insurance. We also have a great insurance plan broker that will help you find the best insurance coverage for you

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-A minimum of 2 weeks/year PTO for all employees

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-Paid holidays (adding these to the PTO would bring

the total paid time off to a minimum of 3 weeks/year)

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-A 3% matched retirement plan that can be begin

immediately and is yours no matter how long you work with us

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-A $400 yearly stipend for continuing education and training

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-26-30 hour work weeks for full-time (even for our admin team) and bonuses for sessions done above the requested amount (24) that can earn you up to $5,000 more base pay

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-Our entire benefit package, with the stipend, PTO, paid holidays, CE reimbursement and the 3% match comes out to a grand total minimum of $92,187; (gross) you cannot make less than this as a full-time therapist with us.​​​​

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Our expectations:

-24 completed weekly-sessions. We are never punitive if this is not accomplished, or at any other time, for that matter. If issues do arise, we always approach with respect and curiosity (your ‘boss’ is a therapist, after all).

-A healthy respect for the time, energy and effort of our admin team.

-All the typical paperwork and protocols that most other private, outpatient clinics have.

-While we do have therapists who are fully remote, we prioritize a sense of community and connection within the agency so we have four in-person staff meetings each year.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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*We are a w-2 employer, not a contractor. These are not pay ranges. The above total yearly pay of $87,464 is the contractor equivalent, your pay before taxes; the w-2 version of the same pay is $80,466 since we pay half of your taxes. Both the contractor and w-2 versions of pay equate to you taking home the same amount of money at the end of the year, the only difference being that as a w-2, you have more rights, economic safety and less end-of-year tax work.

We know this is a lot of information and are happy to clarify. We further suggest that you only consider being a real w-2 employee regardless of where you choose to work. Contractor agencies do not have your best interest in mind.

The w-2 version of the grand total minimum is $84,812.

***Calculations: $68 per hour is our contractor equivalent rate. $62.56 per hour is the w-2 version of the same rate. $68 or $62.56 per session, at 24 sessions per week X 52 weeks per year= $84,862 if you were a contractor= $78,074 as a w-2 employee. These numbers only include the 3-weeks total PTO and no other benefits.

P.S. This job posting was thoughtfully and lovingly written by a human (is this what a robot would say?) ;-)​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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for Adults, Adolescents, Children and Couples

505-219-1125 

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