Full-Time

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Backpack Healthcare

Backpack Healthcare

51-200 employees

Pediatric mental health care via telehealth

Compensation Overview

$45 - $60/hr

Macon, GA, USA + 4 more

More locations: Alpharetta, GA, USA | Marietta, GA, USA | Savannah, GA, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA

Remote

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Care Coordination

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Requirements
  • Must hold one of the following Georgia licenses: Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate, or Licensed Master Social Worker.
  • Be comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
  • Serve children, teens, and young adults.
Responsibilities
  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy via a secure telehealth platform.
  • Conduct intakes and assessments and develop client-driven treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, psychiatrists, peer clinicians, and the supervisory team.
  • Maintain timely and accurate notes in the electronic health record.
  • Support families with education, tools, and ongoing care coordination.
  • Target 15–36 sessions per week.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingual Spanish language skills are strongly preferred.
  • Weekend availability is a plus.

Backpack Healthcare provides mental and behavioral health care for children, teens, and their families in Baltimore. It offers cognitive talk therapy, medication management, and psychiatry services. The practice uses a model that makes intervention faster and scheduling easier, with full use of telehealth to reach patients remotely. It aims to make care more personal, accessible, and inclusive, offering same-day or next-day appointments so families don’t have to wait. They also share newsletters to keep people informed about health care news. Overall, the goal is to help people understand that emotional and behavioral health should not be ignored and to make getting care simpler and timely.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$17.1M

Headquarters

Elkridge, Maryland

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Backpack listed 25 open roles on Greenhouse on September 2, 2026.
  • Open jobs in Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia signal multi-state expansion.
  • Its August 2026 product pages and jobs suggest active demand for teletherapy and psychiatry.

What critics are saying

  • Backpack served 4,000 patients by August 2025; scale remains tiny against rivals.
  • Heavy Medicaid exposure ties revenue to state reimbursement and managed-care contracting cycles.
  • If Medicaid rates tighten or payer access slips, Backpack's model can break within 12 months.

What makes Backpack Healthcare unique

  • Backpack pairs pediatric Medicaid patients with therapists using AI matching and crisis routing.
  • Its 2026 platform combines teletherapy, psychiatry, and a self-care app for families.
  • It promises same-day or next-day appointments, unlike traditional child psychiatry waitlists.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

PTO

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Stock Options

Company Equity

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Adoption Assistance

Childcare Support

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Training Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Mentorship Program

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Performance Bonus

Profit Sharing

Sabbatical Leave

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Meal Benefits

Commuter Benefits

Gym Membership

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
PR Newswire
May 7th, 2024
Backpack Healthcare Secures $14M Series A

Backpack Healthcare, previously known as Youme Healthcare, has secured $14 million in Series A funding to enhance its AI-driven app and teletherapy services for pediatric mental health. Led by PACE Healthcare Capital, the round includes various investors and focuses on supporting Medicaid-enrolled youth. The initiative addresses the critical shortage of mental health services accessible to over 40 million children on Medicaid or CHIP in the U.S.

Intelligence360 News
Oct 2nd, 2023
Youme Healthcare Has Filed A Notice Of An Exempt Offering Of Securities To Raise $3,500,000.00 In New Debt Financing.

Youme Healthcare has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $3,500,000.00 in New Debt Financing. Youme Healthcare has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $3,500,000.00 in New Debt Financing.According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Youme Healthcare is raising $3,500,000.00 in new funding. Sources indicate that as part of senior management Chief Executive Officer, Hafeezah Muhammad played a key role in securing the recent investment and it will aid in aggressively expanding the company, as well as broaden and accelerate product development.About Youme HealthcareHappiness cant wait. At Youme, we recognize that no childs needs are quite the same. So we reimagined the typical care model to make it more personal, more accessible, and more inclusive

The Business Journals
Aug 22nd, 2023
Elkridge startup Youme Healthcare buys D.C.'s Hurdle Health

The merged company has a new name, and a new mission.

Techstars
Mar 31st, 2023
Announcing the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator Class of 2023

Techstars Healthcare is proud to announce the 12 startups selected for the Class of 2023. These passionate teams are going after big ideas in healthcare, ranging from maternal health to chronic disease management to medical devices.

Technical.ly
Jan 12th, 2023
Baltimore Closed 2022 With An Uptick In Investment. But The Tally May Be Incomplete

Editor’s note: These figures may vary slightly, as some deals aren’t accounted for until weeks after quarterly VC reports are published.If a reported drop in VC activity between 2022’s second and third quarters suggested that Baltimore was experiencing the nationwide impacts of recessionary fears, then the Q4 numbers undermine that narrative — even if, according to a local expert, they are woefully incomplete. The Q4 2022 edition of the Venture Monitor, which the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook publicly released on Thursday, shows the Baltimore-anchored metropolitan statistical area (MSA) reporting $132.36 million in VC investment across 15 deals. Q4 investment was nearly double the sum of Q3, during which $71.84 million flowed across 17 deals. This quarter-to-quarter increase in 2022’s second half, while impressive, did not translate to 2022 surpassing the historic highs of 2021. In that year, according to the latest Venture Monitor (which adjusts to incorporate deals missed when prior quarterly reports come out), $824.83 million flowed through 108 deals. By contrast, 2022 saw $577.45 million across 88 transactions