A client once spent an entire first session apologizing for crying, as if needing to cry in front of a therapist was somehow the problem rather than the point. Getting someone past that — past the idea that falling apart a little is a failure — is a lot of what this job actually is. We're hiring a licensed
Online Counseling Psychologist to work remotely with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship strain.
It pays $130,000 a year, full-time, fully remote. Open to applicants working from the USA, India, and other eligible regions — schedule is largely yours to shape.
What You'd Be Doing
Sessions run with individuals, couples, or small groups over video. New clients go through a structured clinical interview and standardized assessments before you build a plan — CBT, DBT, ACT, or mindfulness-based work, depending on what actually fits the person rather than whatever's quickest to document. That plan won't stay fixed. Something that made sense in week two often needs rewriting by week ten, once you actually know the person you're working with.
Not every session is scheduled talk therapy. Crisis calls and safety planning come up, and when they do, they take priority over whatever else was on the calendar that day. Clinical notes have to stay accurate and confidential throughout — the least interesting part of the job, and one of the most necessary.
The recurring pieces of the work
- Individual, couples, or group sessions delivered by video
- Treatment planning built around evidence-based, client-specific methods
- Crisis intervention and safety planning when it's called for
- Progress tracking through notes and outcome data
- Coordination with psychiatrists, coaches, or case managers on shared cases
What Gets You Considered
A master's degree or doctorate in psychology, counseling, or clinical social work is the floor, along with an active, unrestricted license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD) in at least one U.S. state. You'll need a minimum of three years of hands-on experience in therapeutic or mental health roles, and real fluency with psychological assessments and diagnostic tools — not just having sat through the coursework once.
Past the credentials, this role runs on judgment more than anything: recognizing when a modality isn't working, staying steady through a hard crisis call, and keeping a full caseload organized without someone reviewing your day at the end of it.
What Makes an Application Stand Out
- Experience in trauma-focused therapy, couples work, or substance use treatment
- A genuine, demonstrated commitment to culturally sensitive care
- Familiarity with HIPAA-compliant EHR systems
- The ability to adapt quickly when a remote day doesn't go as planned
Beyond the Salary
There's a flexible calendar built around your own rhythm, paid mental health days, and access to wellness tools — the kind of support that matters more once you're a year or two into carrying other people's hardest weeks alongside your own. Continuing education is funded through training and certification reimbursements, and performance-based incentives sit on top of base pay rather than replacing it.
You're Not Doing This Alone
Case conferences and team meetings happen regularly, and you'll work alongside psychiatrists, wellness coaches, and case managers when a client needs more than one set of expertise. Clinicians browsing roles through Naukri Mitra sometimes assume remote therapy work means working in isolation. It doesn't, here — the collaboration is real, it just happens over video instead of down a hallway.
A Rough Shape of the Day
Mornings usually open with a short check-in or team stand-up. Most of the day is client work, somewhere around four to six sessions, each one followed by documentation before moving to the next. Some afternoons carry a training session or a cross-team conversation. By evening, the work ends without a commute stretching either side of the day.
Why This Work Still Matters
Access to mental health care still depends heavily on where someone lives and what they can afford to take off work for. Remote therapy closes part of that gap directly, reaching people who'd otherwise go without care entirely — someone in a place with no local therapist, someone whose anxiety makes a waiting room feel impossible. The stakes for that person don't shrink because the session happens on a screen.
To Apply
Send a resume, proof of active licensure, and a short note on your clinical approach and the populations you've worked with most. This role is open to remote applicants worldwide, including the USA and India, though eligibility varies by region — worth checking the organization's listed hiring locations if you're based outside those two.
