Head of Therapy

Head of Therapy

About Flourish

1 in 25 adolescents and young adults will be diagnosed with serious mental illness. The majority of these families struggle to get care. Flourish (**https://flourish.health/**) is here to ensure that everybody gets the same access we have.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced clinical leader with deep expertise supervising leaders in high-growth behavioral health environments. You are familiar with our patient population: adolescents and transitional aged youth who have recently been discharged after a psychiatric hospitalization or are in foster care.

As Head of Therapy, your primary responsibility will be building, onboarding, supporting, and managing a high-performing team of Directors of Therapy. You will ensure consistency, clinical excellence, and strong fidelity to the Flourish integrated care model as the organization scales rapidly.

Flourish Health is a structured program and each therapist follows the structured program with the flexibility to adjust based on patient needs. You will champion the department’s adherence to the clinical model. As the therapy department scales, you will make sure that Directors and their teams are bought in and valued for their contribution. You will play a pivotal role in partnering with the VP of Patient Care as well as the Clinical R&D and Product teams to support development of the clinical model, clinical product, and care team trainings.

You are an exceptional people manager who knows how to recruit strong leaders, onboard them effectively, support teams through change, and create accountability while maintaining a sustainable, supportive culture.

Your Impact:

Role Responsibilities:

• Productivity:

  • Oversee therapy vertical for up to 10 bundles of carepods. This means 10 direct reports, each of whom is a Director of Associate Director of Therapy.

  • Each of your direct reports will in turn have 10-15 direct reports who are clinical therapists supporting 30+ patients each.

  • This means you will oversee high quality care for up to 4,500 high acuity patients

• People Management:

  • Recruit, onboard, and manage Directors of Therapy, each of whom oversee therapists on a bundle of up to 15 carepods. This means that each of your direct reports has up to 15 direct reports themselves.

  • Build systems to support consistency, accountability, and strong clinical leadership across therapy teams

  • Lead leaders: coach your Directors of Therapy on clinical supervision, people management, productivity, and change management

  • Support leadership coverage planning during PTO, leaves and turnover, including taking on interim direct reports or carepod leadership tasks as needed

• Clinical & Operational Excellence

  • Ensure consistent, high-quality therapy care across all carepods

  • Maintain strong fidelity to the Flourish integrated care model at scale

  • Support Directors of Therapy in managing clinical escalations and complex patient care situations

  • Identify operational or clinical gaps and implement scalable improvements

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner closely with leadership across psychiatry, patient guides, family guides, operations, recruiting, and people operations

  • Help ensure integrated carepods function effectively and consistently across bundles

  • Support organizational scaling initiatives and workforce planning

• Change Management:

  • Startups have changes all the time, sometimes weekly, and this role is for a team leader who will be responsible for the change management of their team

  • Build trust and motivation with team, owning the responsibility for strong culture and employee engagement through changes

• Patient Care

  • A core leadership tenet at Flourish is leading by example. Therefore all clinical leaders provide direct patient care for 2-5 hours per week.

Role Requirements:

• Licensed Mental Health Professional (PhD, LCSW or LPC) eligible to provide patient care

• 10+ years of relevant experience, including:

  • 2+ years experience leading multi-state behavioral health teams

  • 2+ years experience managing through layers of leadership

  • 10+ years of people management for full time direct reports

  • 8+ years of startup experience

• Strong data and operational orientation

• Willing to be licensed in over a dozen states

• Able to work one evening per week

Job Type: Full-Time

Work location: Remote, with in-person event attendance required 2+ times per year

Salary: $150,000-$175,000

Benefits

• 401(k) matching

• Home Office Stipend

• Paid Time off

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

Supervisor
This role reports to the VP of Integrated Patient Care

EEO statement

Flourish Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. We embrace diversity and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, as we believe that our differences make us stronger and more innovative. Our dedication to inclusivity is the foundation of our work culture, where everyone is valued, respected, and has an equal opportunity to thrive.

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