Grow Your Therapy Practice with Headway - LPC LCSW in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This listing is not a salaried job — it is a recruitment pitch for independent licensed therapists to join Headway's provider network. Understanding this distinction is critical for career evaluation.
Green flags for independent practitioners:
- Headway handles credentialing, billing, and claims — eliminating one of the largest administrative burdens of private practice and potentially saving 5-10+ hours per week.
- No additional platform fees, which is unusual and financially attractive compared to competitors like SimplePractice or Alma.
- Access to Headway's marketing infrastructure and a large patient referral base (1M+ patients) can significantly accelerate caseload growth for new private practitioners.
- The company's Series D status ($325M+ raised, backers include a16z and Accel) signals stability and long-term platform investment.
Considerations and cautions:
- Income is entirely fee-for-service based on insurance reimbursement rates — no salary, no benefits, no paid time off, no job security guarantees.
- Insurance reimbursement rates for therapy are often below private-pay rates; therapists should model projected income carefully against their target caseload.
- This arrangement develops skills in private practice entrepreneurship, insurance navigation, and client retention — valuable for career independence but not a stepping stone into traditional employment growth tracks.
Best suited for licensed therapists seeking autonomy, flexibility, and a streamlined path to private practice — not for those seeking traditional employer-employee career progression.
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway's mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work — credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation — is a nightmare. We've automated that.
But we're going further. Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens.
We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.
Are you a Licensed Mental Health Therapist looking to launch a private practice, or grow your existing practice?
Headway currently supports thousands of mental health clinicians across the United States in our mission to rewire the mental healthcare system for access and affordability by equipping mental health practitioners with the tools and resources they need to run their practices.
Whether you're new to private practice or already have an established practice of your own, we're excited to support you in reaching your goals!
By joining the Headway community, we'll help you:
- Accept insurance hassle-free by credentialing you with the nation's largest networks and handling the billing and admin paperwork for you.
- Maintain a flexible schedule by deciding how many clients you see through Headway, so that you can set the hours that work for you.
- Grow your caseload by providing marketing support and best practices to grow your practice.
- Use Headway's practice management software to run your practice — or if using your own works better, that's fine too!
We'll also support your clients by:
- Providing live, customized support to clinicians and clients in order to streamline the process of both seeking and providing care.
- Verifying client insurance benefits instantly and automatically, so that access to care is never delayed, and you can see your clients with confidence.
And we do this all without additional fees! Headway is a flexible service, meaning your hours are yours to set, and it's up to you whether you see your patients in-person or remotely via telehealth while working from home.
Ready to get started?
To join Headway's growing community, you must have:
- Licensure: You're a Masters Level Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LPC, LCSW, LMFT).
- NPI Number and Individual Malpractice Insurance: We can point you in the right direction if you don't have those yet!
We believe a team's strength is in its people, and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem — across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.
Headway participates in E-Verify. To learn more, click here.
A notice to Headway applicants: To protect yourself against phishing and recruitment fraud, please note that Headway only accepts applications through our official careers page at https://headway.co/careers. Headway will never refer you to external websites, ask for payment or personal information, or conduct interviews via messaging apps. All official communication will come from a @findheadway.com email address. If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from Headway via an unofficial channel, please do not share any information and report it as spam.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a salaried job at Headway or an independent contractor arrangement?
Can I work fully remotely via telehealth through Headway?
What licenses are required to join the Headway network?
Does Headway charge therapists a fee to use the platform?
Can I use Headway alongside my existing practice management software?
