Principal Therapist (Supervisor) - New Jersey

Cerebral and Resilience Lab have joined forces to build a new standard in mental health care—one that emphasizes better outcomes through stronger clinical decision-making, rigorous training, and professional excellence. By combining Resilience Lab’s Methodology & clinically-led training Institute with Cerebral’s extensive reach, clinical network, and care capabilities, we are creating a national model for high-quality, integrated, and accessible behavioral health care. 

We believe quality mental health care starts with curiosity, professionalism, and mastery of clinical decision-making. Joining our team means committing to show up on your best foot every day where you’ll be equipped with structured training, supportive supervision, and a methodology designed to guide you in making sound clinical decisions.

The Role:

The Principal Therapist will be a fully licensed therapist who supervises up to 5-6 Therapy Associates pursuing their independent license. This is an opportunity for you to coach and mentor clinicians developing in their career, and to build your own clinical practice with clients. Still interested in meeting with clients directly and building your own caseload? You have the option to do this along with providing supervision!

This is a W-2 Fee-for-Service position, offering $100.00 per unit of time worked.

Who you are:

• Independently Licensed Therapist with any of the following license structures: Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Clinical Social Work
• Hold a license in good standing in New Jersey and eligible to supervise 
• Master's degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or equivalent
• 2-4+ years of experience in a clinical leadership or supervisory role, is preferred 
• Interest in further developing your skills as a supervisor and mentor, and building your clinical experience outside of client-facing sessions
• Empathetic and intuitive listening skills 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledgeable in crisis response
• Experience in diagnosing mental health disorders in accordance with the DSM-5 criteria
• Interest in joining a learning collective committed to improving clinical outcomes
• Tech-savvy & adaptable with the ability to navigate various systems & tools with ease (this includes, but is not limited to Google Workspace, proprietary EMR, etc.)
• Access to a reliable computer (cannot be Chromebook) and high speed internet, along with a private space for conducting supervision and/or client sessions
• Ability to host in-person supervision for supervisees (Therapy Associate) in designated states with this requirement
• A self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, or previous experience within a startup or fast-paced environment, is preferred 

What you’ll do:

• Supervise a pod of up to 5-6 Therapy Associates (may vary by state)
• Provide high-quality supervision for psychotherapy services with a focus on clinical decision-making, and measurable outcomes
• Perform key administrative functions, including scheduling mandatory meetings, interviewing supervisees, and tracking hours
• Lead your supervisees in reflecting on client sessions, further developing their clinical decision-making skills, and evaluating clinical outcomes through review of intake notes, treatment plans, assessments, and progress notes
• Support supervisees in their engagement with the Cerebral Institute programming and resources aimed at enhancing their knowledge, expertise, and clinical decision making skills. 
• Supporting and assisting clinicians in the use of measurement-informed care tools and ongoing clinical evaluation

• Commit to quality and professionalism in every clinical interaction 
• Create your own flexible schedule (scheduled time must fall within the hours of 6:00am to 11:30pm per your specific timezone)
• Dedicate consistent weekly hours of availability for clinical supervision
• Ability to align your supervision schedule with your supervisees
• Work directly with clients through hosting 60-minute individual, couples, group, and/or family sessions (optional)
• Stay up to date on your state’s supervision requirements
• Attend monthly meetings with the Director, Behavioral Care Supervision
• Join monthly company-wide Town Halls to stay connected and informed, or view the recording if unable to attend live

What we offer for therapists seeing clients:

• Professional Development: Complimentary access to the Cerebral Institute for clinical & business training, and growth opportunities to build your your practice with Cerebral
• Marketing & Referrals: We’ll support you as you build your client base, including covered fees for Zocdoc, Psychology Today, and Zencare listings
• Care Team Support: Dedicated team to manage inquiries from your referral platforms, connect clients to your expertise and availability, and assist with scheduling sessions
• Administrative Ease: Streamlined admin workload through technology, automations, and a dedicated billing team, so you can focus on clients
• Fully integrated, data-enabled EMR with embedded clinical decision support, monthly prescriber metric reports, and task management system
• Flexibility: Work from anywhere in the U.S. and create a schedule that fits your lifestyle
• Professional Coverage: Group malpractice insurance provided for you as a Cerebral therapist

Who we are (our company values):

• We Deliver Client Impact: Relentlessly focusing on advancing personalized, high-quality, evidence-based care that improves people's lives
• We are One: Bringing our collective expertise together as a unified team, strengthened by collaboration, trust, diversity of thought and shared purpose
• We Aim Higher: Continuously curious to drive our learning, our innovation and our personal growth to reach our full potential
• We are Generous: Giving more than we take with compassion, empathy, support, openness and a willingness to help those in need
• We are Accountable: Acting with courage, conviction and integrity to achieve our goals and ambitions to improve the lives of our clients

Cerebral is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.

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Cerebral, Inc. is a management services organization that provides health information technology, information management system, and non-clinical administrative support services for various medical practices, including Cerebral Medical Group, PA and its affiliated practices (CMG), who are solely responsible for providing and overseeing all clinical matters. Cerebral, Inc. does not provide healthcare services, employ any healthcare provider, own any medical practice (including CMG), or control or attempt to control any provider or the provision of any healthcare service. “Cerebral” is the brand name commonly used by Cerebral, Inc. and CMG.