Backpack Healthcare·Chicago, Illinois
Provide individual, family, and group therapy via telehealth to children, teens, and young adults. Responsibilities include conducting intakes, creating trauma-informed treatment plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary clinical team.
Licensed Mental Health Therapist — Bilingual English/Spanish Strongly Preferred Remote · Illinois License Required · Part-time or Full-time Many of the families we serve want therapy in Spanish.
We need clinicians who can show up for them.
Backpack Healthcare provides mental health care for children, teens, and young adults — all online, covered by most insurance.
We're clinician-led and minority-owned, and we're growing fast across Illinois, particularly among Spanish-speaking families who've had too few options for too long.
If you're a bilingual therapist who believes culturally responsive care isn't a bonus feature but the whole point — we want to talk.
What this role looks like You'll carry a caseload of 15–36 sessions per week (you choose part-time or full-time) providing individual, family, and group therapy via telehealth.
Most of our clinicians work weekday afternoons and evenings (2–9 PM), with weekend availability a plus.
Day-to-day you'll: Conduct intakes and build client-centered, trauma-informed treatment plans Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team — therapists, PMHNPs, and psychiatrists working together Maintain timely documentation in our EHR Support families with education and care coordination, not just the child in the room
$45–$65/billable hour, based on license level Medical, dental, and vision (full-time) 401(k) with 3% company match Paid time off $300 annual CEU reimbursement Free clinical supervision for LMSW/LPC roles $25,000 company-paid life insurance Employee Assistance Program Pathways to clinical leadership, including our Residency & Fellowship Program What we're looking for Active Illinois license: LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW Experience with children, teens, and families Comfortable working independently in a remote setting Bilingual English/Spanish Grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice
We've served 12,000+ kids and families since 2020. 78% of families report their child is doing better after three months of care. We're not perfect, but we're serious — about outcomes, about our clinicians, and about the communities we serve. When clinicians thrive, kids thrive. That's not a tagline. It's how we build. Backpack Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in age, background, identity, and experience — and we mean it.
Must hold an active Illinois license (LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW) and be bilingual in English and Spanish. Experience working with children, teens, and families in a remote setting is required.
Market context
Behavioral health positions in Illinois often draw steady interest because employers look for licensed or graduate-prepared candidates who can work in clinical, community, or care-coordination settings. This role is competitive because the required background is specific—either a master’s degree in a human services field or an active Illinois RN license, with behavioral health experience preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your licensure, degree, and setting experience before applying.