Mental Health Therapist – Neurodiversity-Affirming (Hybrid)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan and telehealth throughout Michigan
Position type: Independent contractor (1099); part-time or full caseload
Estimated compensation: $50,000–$150,000+ per year, based on caseload
Schedule: Flexible days, evenings, and/or weekends
Minimum availability: 10 client hours per week
Read More at: https://www.heartstoneguidancecenter.com/therapist-jobs-michigan
Join a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Practice
Heartstone Guidance Center is seeking compassionate, skilled mental health therapists to join our neurodivergent-led, neurodiversity-affirming group practice.
Our team provides affirming therapy to autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, PDA, OCD, otherwise neurodivergent clients, and LGBTQIA+ Michigan. We work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
We are looking for Michigan-licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists who understand neurodiversity-affirming care and want to practice from a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed, and social justice-informed perspective.
This is a hybrid position. Clinicians must be able to offer a combination of secure telehealth appointments and in-person sessions at our beautifully furnished downtown Grand Rapids therapy office.
We are especially interested in clinicians who enjoy working with children and adolescents, although therapists serving adults, couples, and families are also encouraged to apply.
Why Therapists Join Heartstone
At Heartstone, therapists can focus on providing excellent clinical care while our support team manages many of the administrative responsibilities of private practice.
Flexible Schedule
You choose the days and hours you want to work, including daytime, evening, and weekend options. Clinicians must offer at least 10 client hours per week and may build a part-time or full caseload.
Hybrid Work
Provide telehealth therapy from your private home office and in-person therapy from our downtown Grand Rapids office.
Administrative Support
Our support team provides:
- Client referrals and practice marketing
- Initial client onboarding and scheduling
- Insurance credentialing and paneling
- Claims submission and billing support
- A HIPAA-compliant electronic health record and telehealth platform
- A furnished, welcoming therapy office
- Technical and administrative assistance
- Individual therapist profile and website marketing
- Optional therapist support meetings every other week
Clinical Support
You do not have to practice in isolation. Heartstone offers access to a collaborative team of neurodivergent and neurodiversity-affirming clinicians. Clinical supervision is provided for eligible limited-license clinicians.
Caseload Choice and Earning Potential
We help attract clients whose needs align with your interests, experience, identity, and preferred populations. You determine the size of your caseload within the expectations of an independent-contractor relationship.
Established clinicians with full caseloads may have the potential to earn more than $100,000 annually while maintaining a flexible schedule. Compensation varies based on caseload, completed sessions, insurance participation, reimbursement rates, and client attendance. This is an independent-contractor position and is not salaried employment.
Therapist Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate, ethical, and clinically appropriate mental health therapy
- Practice from a neurodiversity-affirming and non-pathologizing perspective
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Maintain current and organized client records in the electronic health record
- Maintain appropriate communication with established clients
- Create and maintain professional therapeutic boundaries
- Remain in good standing with the applicable Michigan licensing board
- Maintain required continuing education and professional competencies
- Stay current with relevant research and neurodiversity-affirming best practices
- Use assessment approaches and therapeutic interventions appropriate to each client’s needs
- Coordinate with authorized collateral contacts and other professionals when clinically appropriate and legally permitted
- Recognize personal areas of competence and seek consultation or make referrals when needed
Required Qualifications
Applicants must have:
- A master’s or doctoral degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a closely related mental health field
- An active Michigan mental health license, such as LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, LLPC, LMFT, or psychologist license
- Residence in Michigan
- At least 10 client hours of availability per week
- Availability to provide both telehealth and in-person services in Grand Rapids
- Professional malpractice insurance with minimum coverage of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate
- A working knowledge of autism, ADHD, AuDHD, OCD, PDA profiles, or other forms of neurodivergence
- A non-pathologizing and neurodiversity-affirming approach to mental health care
- An understanding of trauma and the varied ways trauma may affect a person’s life
- The ability to work respectfully with people across cultures, races, disabilities, ages, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities
- Knowledge of professional ethics, clinical documentation, and appropriate boundaries
- The ability to work independently while remaining connected to a collaborative clinical team
Preferred Qualifications
We particularly welcome applicants who have:
- Experience providing therapy to autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, OCD, or PDA clients
- Experience working with children and adolescents
- Experience supporting LGBTQIA+ clients
- Knowledge of family systems and their influence on mental health
- Experience supporting individuals or families experiencing crisis
- An understanding of the effects of ableism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of systemic discrimination
- Personal or professional connection to neurodivergent communities
Heartstone is a practice created by neurodivergent therapists for neurodivergent therapists and clients. Neurodivergent applicants are warmly encouraged to apply, but disclosure of a diagnosis or disability is entirely voluntary and is not required.
Application Process
Please submit:
- Your current résumé
- A brief cover letter explaining:
- Your experience working with neurodivergent clients
- What neurodiversity-affirming therapy means to you
- The ages and populations you are interested in serving
- Your anticipated weekly availability
- Your availability for in-person sessions in Grand Rapids
Qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule a video interview, typically within two weeks of applying.
To learn more about Heartstone Guidance Center and our neurodiversity-affirming approach, visit www.heartstoneguidancecenter.com.
Heartstone Guidance Center welcomes qualified applicants across neurotypes, disabilities, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, and backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and interview process.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $50,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week
Benefits:
Education:
License/Certification:
- Michigan Mental Health License (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Grand Rapids, MI 49503
