Posted: Apr 29, 2026
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Remote Full Time Licensed Relational Therapist

Spark Relational Counseling
Full-time
Salary: $98,100.00 - $126,180.00 Annually
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2026
Clinicial Mental Health Counseling

Spark Relational Counseling is a Portland-based private pay group practice offering virtual individual & couples counseling to adult residents of Illinois, Washington, and Oregon.

We are currently seeking a fully licensed relational therapist to join our team. The positions will be part-time to start, transitioning to full-time as your client load build. This is a remote, W-2 position.

The Role:

The ideal candidate is someone who is interested in learning & transitioning into a private-pay group practice within the near future  (1-2 years) from other sectors (eg: hospital, university, community mental health, etc)  or someone who is interested in switching from an insurance-based practice to a private-pay group practice. You will be working from your home office, providing therapeutic support to couples struggling with relationship difficulties, and address the symptoms ( ie: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and loss) or deeper roots of relational trauma. You will also be providing care to cross-cultural individuals, high achievers, and adult children of immigrants on issues around dating, burnout, high-functioning depression, identity, and family issues/belonging. 

Perks:

  • Competitive and flexible pay structure based on status: 
    • Part-Time: Guaranteed hourly pay:  $45-$52/hr
    • Full- time: Commission-based (50-53%) pay structure once achieving 13 clients/week. 
      • $71529 (13 clients)  
      • $98100 (20 clients)
      • $126180 (25 clients)
  • Weekly paid administrative time, Professional Stipend (Once eligible)
  • Four weeks of unpaid time off and up to two weeks of PTO ( rate and duration commensurate to caseload).
  • Excellent work-life balance & Flexible Schedule ( potential of a four-day client-facing work week and 100% remote).
  • No headaches dealing with insurance companies & delayed payment. 
  • Autonomy to work with your ideal clients & build your own client schedule
  • Paid Onboarding 
  • Malpractice & license defense insurance 
  • Support for Health insurance premium reimbursement once reaching FT
  • AAMFT-approved supervision and clinical consultation.
  • Career advancement and leadership opportunities 
  • Freedom to take practice clients with you if you decide to open a private practice after working FT for 18 months. 
  • Other benefits will become available as the practice grows 

Responsibilities: 

  1. Building towards & maintaining a caseload of at least 20 hours/ week.  
  2. Timely response to potential inquiries by the next business day. (Preferably within 3 hours) 
  3. Timely documentation within 48 hours;  Ability to write reports, create notes and treatment plans independently and within a short time-frame. Maintain client files that are accurate and up to date.  
  4. Ability to work autonomously and remotely, use resources and find information, with adequate administrative and technology skills.
  5. Ability to use EHR system to schedule appointments and collect session payments.
  6. Attend regular team meetings and clinical consultations. 
  7. Support the clinical growth of each other & Providing substitute Supervision to pre-licensed clinicians as needed 
  8. Maintain a reasonable retention rate for clients, an average of at least 16 sessions per client after the initial session. 
  9.  Patience and willingness to actively grow their practice

This role requires some marketing effort based on your strengths and preferences. As a fully licensed clinician, You will be required to attend weekly staff and business meetings for the first 12 times, then you can choose to attend biweekly or monthly.  

Requirements:

Musts:

  1. Be Fully licensed mental health clinicians (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, PhD/PsyD) in the state of OR or WA.
  2. Competent in working with couples.
  3. Have legal authorization to work within the U.S.
  4. Have great interpersonal skills and emotional intellegence
  5. Maintain licensure and abide by all laws, rules, and codes of ethics
  6. Be attachment-based and trauma informed 
  7. Be comfortable with your own difficult emotions.
  8. Committed to working in a group practice for a longer term (Seeing clients for at least 18 months)

Preferred:

  1. Dual licensure in WA and OR is strongly preferred
  2. LMFT/an MFT degree or specialized training in couples work is strongly preferred; 
  3. Having a secure attachment style
  4. Theoretical orientation including one or more of the following modalities: EFT, AEDP, IFS, Brain Spotting, Experiential work, Somatic experiencing, Mindfulness, Sex Therapy

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