Why Wayspring?

Are you ready to make a life-changing impact? At Wayspring, we’re on a mission to reimagine substance use disorder treatment—and our Licensed Therapists are at the heart of that mission. As a Licensed Therapist at Wayspring, you won’t just provide virtual therapy—you’ll be a beacon of hope, a catalyst for change, and a vital part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to guiding our members on their journey to lasting wellness. This is a full-time, W2, salaried role working Monday-Friday.

In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with medical and behavioral health providers, creating thoughtful, individualized care plans that truly address the whole person. You’ll also work hand-in-hand with the SUD Home team, ensuring every member receives the wraparound support they need from Care Partners and Clinical Care Navigators. If you’re looking for a role where your expertise, empathy, and drive can change lives—this is it.

Responsibilities of the Licensed Therapist

• Create individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances
• Meets with patient regularly to talk about treatment plan, track progress on treatment plan, and adjust treatment plan as necessary
• Conducts ongoing screenings of patient progress
• Comply with documentation standards within clinic documentation platform
• Collaborate with other members of the multidisciplinary care team within the Wayspring clinic, as well as other providers and facilities outside of the clinic as necessary
• Adhere to Wayspring information security and privacy requirements

Requirements & Preferred Qualifications

• Active, Independent, Approved State Licensure: LMHC, LCPC, LPC or LMFT
• Candidates must be willing to obtain an Iowa licensure for therapy services and work within standard CST business hours.
• Willingness to obtain additional state licensure as requested (Wayspring covers cost associated)
• Must exhibit empathy, listening skills, social and communication skills, boundary setting, critical thinking, organizational skills, written documentation skills, technical/computer skills
• Experience working with Medicaid populations is highly preferred

Company and Benefit Summary

Wayspring has reimagined substance use disorder treatment. We provide individualized care, delivered with a peer-centered approach. We focus on making sure patients have their basic needs met, like access to care, economic stability, and connection to relationships and community. Then we help each person find their own way to wellness.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Options
• Company funded HSA
• Monthly Gym Allowance
• Paid parental leave – all parents included!
• Company paid short term disability, long term disability and life insurance
• Generous 401k match
• Premium Employee Assistance Program, inclusive of counseling sessions
• Company Contributions to Future Minded Savings (think 529, HSA, Student Loan Reimbursement, and Emergency savings fund)
• Generous PTO package (accrual policy based on years of service) and an additional 10 paid company holidays
• Wayspring provides an annual stipend for necessary fees for licenses required to perform your job-related services and up to $2,500 in support of continuing medical education required for your job-related licenses and other required certifications. We also provide up to five (5) business days to be utilized for the referenced continuing education!