Backpack Healthcare

Licensed Mental Health Therapist- Illinois

Backpack Healthcare  •  Springfield, IL / Champaign, IL / Chicago, IL / Naperville, IL / Peoria, IL (Remote)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Licensed Mental Health Therapist — Full-Time or Part-Time
Remote · Illinois License Required

We're growing our Illinois team. We're looking for therapists who want to do this work well — with a team that actually supports 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 believe the quality of care kids receive is directly tied to how well we support the people delivering it.

Whether you're looking for full-time stability or part-time flexibility, we have a place for you on our Illinois team.

What this role looks like

You'll carry a caseload of 15–36 sessions per week depending on whether you choose part-time or full-time. Most of our clinicians work weekday afternoons and evenings (2–9 PM), with weekend availability a plus. Strong referral flow means consistent income from the start.

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

What we offer

  • $65/billable hour — LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT (independently licensed)
  • Medical, dental, and vision (full-time eligible)
  • 401(k) with 3% company match
  • Paid time off
  • $300 annual CEU reimbursement
  • Free clinical supervision for eligible licenses
  • $25,000 company-paid life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pathways into clinical leadership, including our Residency & Fellowship Program

What we're looking for

  • Active Illinois license: LCPC, LMFT, or LCSW
  • Experience with children, teens, and families
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote setting
  • Committed to trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice

Who we are

We've served 12,000+ kids and families since 2020. 78% of families report their child is doing better after three months. We're building something real in Illinois, and we want clinicians who want to grow with us — into supervision, leadership, and mentorship roles as we scale.

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.

Backpack Healthcare

About Backpack Healthcare

Backpack Healthcare (formerly Youme Healthcare) provides inclusive, accessible, and comprehensive mental healthcare to children, young adults, and their families. We’re committed to bringing the best of mental healthcare to all populations, regardless of their backgrounds, identities, or circumstances.

We’re each carrying an invisible backpack full of our emotions, traumas, and experiences. And sometimes those backpacks can get too heavy for any one person to bear on their own. Backpack Healthcare is here to help lighten the load with therapy and other mental health resources.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Elkridge, Maryland
Year Founded
2021
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