Location & Practice Overview

This role is based in the Atlanta, Georgia area and operates primarily through telehealth within a multi-state outpatient behavioral health practice. Clinicians deliver care under the organizational support of MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching, which maintains its primary administrative base in North Chesterfield, Virginia, while serving clients across several licensed states including Georgia.

Practice Type Outpatient counseling practice
Care Delivery Primarily telehealth; limited in-person where supported
Service Geography Georgia and additional licensed states
Organizational Model Direct W-2 employment with administrative support

Responsibilities

  • Deliver individual, couples, and family psychotherapy via secure telehealth platforms.
  • Develop and update individualized treatment plans based on client goals and clinical progress.
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation for each session in the practice’s supported systems.
  • Coordinate care with other professionals when clinically indicated and permitted by confidentiality standards.
  • Maintain active licensure, ethical standards, and eligibility for insurance credentialing.

Clinicians manage their own caseloads while using the practice’s intake, scheduling, and billing infrastructure to focus on direct clinical work.

Qualifications & Requirements

Candidates must hold an independent clinical license and demonstrate readiness to serve culturally diverse clients in a telehealth environment.

Licensure
Active, unrestricted LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LCP in Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, or South Carolina
Credentialing
Eligible for participation with major insurance panels
Clinical Experience
Demonstrated experience working with culturally diverse populations, including Black and African American individuals, couples, and families
Technical Requirements
Private HIPAA-compliant workspace, reliable high-speed internet, and computer suitable for telehealth
Professional Standards
Ability to practice independently while following documentation and ethical requirements

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is production-based. Clinicians receive 60% of the applicable contracted insurance payer rate for each completed, billable session, paid biweekly. Earnings vary with session volume, payer mix, and completed billable activity. Published estimates indicate part-time ranges of $22,000–$99,000 and full-time potential of $95,000+ annually, depending on sessions completed.

  • Full-time: medical, dental, vision, cancer, critical illness, and short-term disability insurance
  • Full-time: Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Retirement plan with up to 3% company match (available to both full-time and part-time)
  • HealthiestYou telehealth services (available to both full-time and part-time)

Schedule & Work Environment

Employment Categories Part-time (7–29 completed billable sessions per week) or full-time (30+ sessions)
Work Setting Primarily remote telehealth from a private, HIPAA-protected space
Scheduling Flexibility Clinicians manage preferred working hours and caseload development
In-Person Options Available where supported by practice locations
Payment Cycle Biweekly based on completed, billed sessions

Patient Population & Clinical Setting

Clinicians serve individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on clients from culturally diverse and historically underserved communities, including Black and African American individuals, couples, and families.

Age Groups Children, adolescents, and adults
Service Modalities Individual, couples, and family counseling
Population Emphasis Black and African American clients and other underserved communities
Clinical Context Outpatient behavioral health via telehealth

Clinical Focus & Key Services

The clinical work centers on evidence-based psychotherapy addressing common mental health and relational concerns within a culturally responsive framework.

Core Concerns Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss
Relational Services Couples counseling and family therapy
Identity & Development Identity-related concerns and child/adolescent mental health
Approach Culturally responsive, evidence-based psychotherapy

Role Highlights

This position combines direct W-2 employment with an established outpatient behavioral health practice, a multi-state telehealth model, and operational infrastructure designed to support independent clinical practice. Its distinctive focus on culturally responsive psychotherapy provides an opportunity to work with diverse individuals, couples, and families across different communities.

  • Direct W-2 employment within an established outpatient counseling organization rather than independent contractor platform work.
  • Administrative infrastructure covering insurance credentialing, billing, client intake, scheduling, and referral coordination.
  • Multi-state telehealth practice serving clients across seven jurisdictions, including Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Washington, DC, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
  • Culturally responsive clinical environment with particular emphasis on serving Black and African American individuals, couples, and families.
  • Professional clinical autonomy within an organized practice structure, with individual, couples, and family psychotherapy offered through outpatient care.

About MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching

MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching is an outpatient behavioral health practice headquartered in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The organization provides individual, couples, and family counseling through telehealth across multiple states and limited in-person services in Virginia. It has been recognized as a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace for six consecutive years (2021–2026) based on anonymous employee survey feedback and was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.

Headquarters North Chesterfield, Virginia
Service Model Telehealth and limited in-person outpatient counseling
Recognition Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace (six consecutive years)
Growth Recognition Inc. 5000 honoree

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a W-2 employee position or independent contractor work?
Clinicians are hired as direct W-2 employees. The practice provides operational support for credentialing, billing, intake, and scheduling while clinicians retain clinical independence.
How is the 60% compensation calculated?
Therapists receive 60% of the applicable contracted insurance payer rate for each completed, billable session. The calculation uses the contracted rate rather than the amount ultimately collected.
Do I need to be licensed in Georgia specifically for the Atlanta posting?
You must hold an active, unrestricted clinical license in at least one of the states served by the practice: Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, or South Carolina.
What support does the practice provide for building a caseload?
The administrative team handles client inquiries, insurance verification, intake coordination, referrals, and matching clients to clinicians according to specialties and availability.
Are there minimum session requirements for part-time or full-time status?
The practice defines part-time as 7–29 completed billable sessions per week and full-time as 30 or more. These figures describe compensation categories rather than guaranteed minimums.
Is experience with specific cultural populations required?
The practice requires experience working with culturally diverse populations and specifically welcomes clinicians with demonstrated experience supporting Black and African American individuals, couples, and families as well as other historically underserved communities.

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LCSW or LPC) in Atlanta, GA

The Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LCSW or LPC) position with MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching is listed in Atlanta, Georgia, within a multi-state outpatient behavioral health practice. Care is delivered primarily through telehealth, allowing the organization to serve clients across Georgia and other jurisdictions where its clinicians are licensed. The practice’s clinical model encompasses individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Its work addresses concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, and identity-related issues. A distinctive aspect of the Atlanta listing is its emphasis on culturally responsive care, particularly for Black and African American individuals, couples, and families, alongside other underserved communities. This role is situated within a distributed counseling practice rather than a conventional Atlanta-based, in-person clinic.

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