A client once told her therapist that video sessions felt safer than in-person ones — she could cry without worrying someone might see her walking to her car after. That's the kind of thing this job actually involves. We're looking for an
Online Adult Therapist to work remotely with clients managing anxiety, depression, trauma, and the slower-burning stuff, like relationships that have quietly stopped working.
Salary is $179,875 a year, full-time, fully remote. Anyone licensed to practice telehealth in their own country can apply — this team already spans the US, Canada, the UK, EU nations, Australia, and India.
What You'd Actually Be Doing
Sessions happen over secure video, and the approach depends on the person in front of you — CBT for one client, DBT for another, mindfulness work for someone who's tried both and needs something different. Every new client starts with an assessment and a treatment plan, and that plan isn't static. It moves as they do. Some weeks that's quiet, incremental progress. Other weeks it's a risk assessment you weren't expecting on a Thursday afternoon.
Documentation isn't optional busywork here — it's part of the clinical and legal backbone of the job, so notes need to stay accurate and current. You'll also stay in touch with psychiatrists, case managers, or social workers when a client's situation calls for more than one set of hands, and you'll bring your own harder cases to supervision rather than sitting with them alone.
The recurring parts of the week
- Running individual therapy sessions via telehealth
- Building and adjusting treatment plans as clients progress
- Coaching clients through emotional regulation and stress management
- Handling crisis interventions and risk assessments as needed
- Coordinating with other providers when a case needs it
- Keeping session notes and records current
The Non-Negotiables
A master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or something closely related is the floor here — a doctoral degree works too, if that's the path you took. You'll need an active, unrestricted license (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD, or equivalent) and at least two years of hands-on therapy experience with adult clients. Everything past that is judgment: knowing when a treatment plan isn't working, staying steady with someone in crisis, and building trust with a person who can only see you through a screen.
Comfort with telehealth platforms and EHR systems matters too, though it's the easier part to pick up. Clear communication, both written and verbal, and the kind of critical thinking that holds up when a session goes somewhere you didn't plan for — those are harder to teach and matter more.
Growth, If You Want It
Not everyone wants to move beyond client work, and that's fine. For people who do, there's mentorship and leadership training available, along with real paths into supervisory or training roles. Continuing education is supported financially, and administrative help with scheduling and documentation means less of your week disappears into logistics instead of client care.
On Working Remotely, Specifically
People sometimes assume remote therapy work means working alone, and job seekers scrolling through Naukri Mitra listings ask about this often enough that it's worth addressing directly: it doesn't, at least not here. Peer consultation happens regularly. Supervisors stay involved rather than checking in once a quarter. There are virtual team meetings and workshops, imperfect as video meetings always are, but they exist and people show up to them.
Setup on Your End
You'll need a HIPAA-compliant video platform (provided) and an EHR system for notes and scheduling. Nobody expects you to be a tech expert, but you should be able to troubleshoot a dropped call or a frozen screen without it derailing a session.
Why Any of This Matters
Good therapy changes something durable — how someone handles conflict six months later, whether they reach out for help the next time things get hard instead of white-knuckling through it alone. Doing this work remotely doesn't make it smaller. If anything, it reaches people who'd never have booked an in-person appointment in the first place — someone in a small town with no local therapist, or someone whose anxiety makes a waiting room feel impossible.
Applying
If you meet the licensing and experience requirements above and you'd rather build a caseload around depth than volume, send in your application with proof of current, active licensure. A short note on who you tend to work well with — trauma survivors, couples in transition, whoever it is — helps more than a generic cover letter.
