Mental Health Clinician

Job Title: Mental Health Therapist

Classification: Non-Exempt, Full-Time, W-2

Benefit Eligibility: Yes

Virtual is the medium. Therapist vitality is the model.™

Mentella is the first telehealth practice built entirely around therapist vitality.

Sustainable caseloads. W-2 stability with 1099 independence. A culture that protects your energy and empowers your growth.

What You’ll Get at Mentella

You don’t have to choose between freedom and security as a therapist. You’ll have the independence of a contractor role, with the peace of mind that comes from being a W-2 employee.

You set your hours. You choose your caseload. You shape your path — we make sure it’s sustainable. Behind you is a team that handles billing, admin, caseload build, and insurance headaches while you focus on what you do best: helping people heal.

Flexibility & Balance

• 22-session weekly caseload for full-time
• Make your own schedule — no quotas, no required nights or weekends
• 100% remote care with local community roots
• PTO + sick leave you actually use
• Unlimited unpaid time off

Financial & Professional Security

• Transition stipend to support income stability while transferring your existing caseload
• Quarterly + long-term retention bonuses
• Ramp-up support advance — optional interest-free cash-flow during transition
• Student loan repayment assistance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Health, dental, vision, life, malpractice from day one
• Short-term disability + family planning support
• In-house financial guidance for debt, retirement, and long-term wealth
• Internal promotion priority as we scale nationwide

Mentella’s Family-First Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Family formation support fund (IVF, egg freezing, adoption, surrogacy)
• Flexible scheduling for school pickups, childcare, family needs
• Charity donation matching

Growth & Belonging

• 100% reimbursed specialty training (e.g., EMDR, Gottman, IFS)
• Annual CEU & conference stipend
• Weekly supervision (free for pre-licensed)
• Growth Tracks: Outreach & Referral, Media & Content, Speakership
• Opportunities to specialize, supervise, or lead within ~2 years
• Monthly team consults that feel like community, not obligation

The Therapist Vitality Model

At Mentella, we’re building the one thing every therapist knows matters most but almost no practice truly protects: your vitality.

Not productivity.

Not volume.

Not burnout disguised as “flexibility.”

Vitality.

We believe therapist vitality is the most underestimated driver of clinical outcomes, client retention, and long-term career satisfaction — and it’s the core of our entire model.

Where most practices optimize for throughput, we optimize for you.

And when you thrive, outcomes follow.

Compensation

Mentella uses a W-2 split-based model, where clinicians receive a consistent percentage of collected revenue.

Our splits are algorithmically benchmarked to each state’s insurance environment, ensuring fair, top-tier competitiveness and long-term financial stability.

Apply to receive your state’s individualized split analysis, automatically aligned with current payer data and market conditions.

Early applicants receive priority access to our highest compensation tiers as state-specific reimbursement data becomes available.