RSW/RP Therapist Role at Shift Collab - Grow Caseload in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This is a independent contractor role at a well-established virtual therapy practice, which carries both distinct advantages and important trade-offs for career-minded therapists to weigh carefully.
Compensation transparency gap: No rates are disclosed, which is a yellow flag. Canadian RSW/RP contractors at virtual platforms typically earn $55–$95 per clinical hour, with the platform retaining a portion for admin/marketing support. The 8–10 hour/week starting caseload limits initial income, but the growth pathway is real if the referral engine delivers as described.
Green flags:
- Shift Collab handles billing, intake, scheduling, and marketing — removing significant solo-practice overhead and letting you focus purely on clinical work.
- Access to supervision, peer groups, workshops, and webinars supports CPD (Continuing Professional Development) requirements and genuine skill-building.
- Specializations in C-PTSD, somatic therapies, narcissistic abuse recovery, and personality disorders are high-demand niches with growing client populations.
- The community infrastructure (team meetings, peer supervision) reduces professional isolation common in virtual practice.
Considerations:
- As a contractor, you are responsible for your own benefits, taxes, and retirement savings — factor this into rate negotiations.
- Evening/weekend availability is heavily emphasized; ensure this aligns with your personal boundaries long-term.
- The "open posting" format means no guaranteed start date or caseload timeline.
Overall, this is a strong fit for a licensed therapist seeking a supported virtual practice without the full burden of private practice administration, particularly those building specialty expertise.
At Shift Collab, we're a clinician- and women-led, award-winning national virtual mental health therapy practice of over 125 Registered Social Workers and Registered Psychotherapists reshaping virtual mental health care across Canada.
We're always meeting therapists who would be a great fit for our team. This is an open posting, so we'll be collecting applications and reaching out as needed based on our current client needs. This is an independent contractor role.
What This Role Actually Looks Like
We invest heavily in growing your caseload through marketing, client matching, and a strong referral engine. What we need from you is a partner in that effort: someone who shows up consistently, runs excellent Meet & Greet sessions, builds strong therapeutic relationships, and keeps clients engaged in thoughtful treatment planning.
We do the heavy lifting on visibility and operations. You focus on delivering excellent clinical care and building a caseload that lasts.
Hours
- Typically 8 to 10 hours a week to start
- Evening and weekend availability is a strong asset
- Potential for schedule growth, based on your availability and our demand
What We Handle, So You Don't Have To
Billing, scheduling, client intake admin, and back-office support are all covered. Our secure telehealth platform gives you one place to manage sessions and notes. Your time goes to clinical work and client relationships, not chasing paperwork.
Compensation
Our compensation model reflects clinical experience, tenure, client demand, market rates, and the full support that comes with practicing at Shift Collab. Your rate is part of a broader model that includes client referrals and matching, marketing, billing, scheduling, intake administration, technology, and ongoing practice support.
Why Therapists Stay
- Remote work. We're remote-first, so there's no commute.
- Real professional growth. Regular workshops, webinars, and clinical training, plus access to supervision and peer groups.
- Admin and marketing support. We take care of the infrastructure behind your practice and invest in bringing new clients to Shift.
- A real community. Being 100% virtual doesn't mean practicing alone. Peer supervision, team meetings, and knowledge-sharing keep you connected.
- Your own professional presence. We help build your bio and visibility, with opportunities for some therapists to write, speak, or contribute their expertise publicly.
- Support for you, too. Wellness resources, peer support, regular touchpoints, and social events help you stay connected to the community.
Who Thrives Here
Therapists who:
- Approach the therapeutic relationship with engagement over acronyms
- Deliver high-quality, accessible virtual care and understand virtual-first practice
- Excel at Meet & Greet sessions and know how to turn a first conversation into a strong therapeutic match
- Take retention and treatment planning seriously so clients feel cared for and know where their therapy is going
- See caseload growth as a shared effort and are ready to actively partner on it
- Can offer some evening availability, where client demand is highest
- Want a long-term engagement, not a short-term gig
What You Bring
- Master's in Social Work or Counselling Psychology, registered as an MSW RSW or RP
- A minimum of 2 years of post-licensure experience
- Professional liability insurance
- Reliable internet and a secure, private workspace
- Strong virtual therapy skills and comfort with telehealth platforms
- Experience or training in any of the following is a strong asset: personality disorders, workplace injuries, narcissistic abuse recovery, complex PTSD (C-PTSD), somatic or body-focused therapies, anxiety, and couples therapy
- Some evening availability, ideally between 6 and 9 PM, as our clients are asking for more evening appointments. You don't need to work only evenings to be considered.
- Fluency in additional languages beyond English is a strong asset
- A genuine commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to working with a diverse client base
- Professional references and a Vulnerable Sector Check, required for all successful candidates
Ready to Apply?
This posting is open on an ongoing basis. If this sounds like your kind of fit, we'd love to hear from you. We'll review applications as they come in and reach out as needed.
Our Hiring Philosophy
Our organization is deeply committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. We wholeheartedly welcome applications from women, members of racialized groups, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
We are committed to ensuring that each individual has genuine, open, and unhindered access to employment opportunities within our company. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please let us know.
Disclaimer
In accordance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act, we want to be transparent about our use of artificial intelligence in this hiring process. Shift Collab uses applicant tracking software (Workable) that may include AI-assisted features to help organize, parse, and rank applications. All hiring decisions, including screening, interviewing, and final selection, are made by members of our People Operations and Clinical teams. AI is used to support our process, not to make decisions on our behalf.
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