Membership for Licensed Providers
We are currently looking for more providers to join our group. If you’re interested in learning more, please email us for more information.
A note to Associate Providers:
Associate level providers often have no choice but to work for agencies or groups where their choices are limited — and they do not build the knowledge and skills to prepare them for success in private practice.
We want to change this narrative by working together to encourage and empower those starting out to get the most out of their education and career.
We want to connect with providers who are interested in starting (or already have begun) the process of opening their business and who want shared community and support in reaching success!
Our group may be a great fit for you if you…
Highly value flexibility and autonomy
Identify as a member or ally of the LGBTQIA+ community or as neurospicy
Value a collective mindset in mental health
Want to avoid community mental health
Cooperative Collaboration
Do you want to work with a company that provides the support of a group, but that takes ZERO profit off the top of your pay? Does going out on your own sound scary but working under oppressive healthcare systems sound worse? It does to us too.
We are working to build a cooperative of independent providers across Washington State that steps outside of the norms of the current business models available to us. Our founder, Kim Lycan, envisioned a diverse group that shares common values, is known to have education and experience to meet client needs, and can work toward common goals of accessible and affirming wellness services WITHOUT exuding control over providers.
To accomplish this, we contract with providers of all levels to collaboratively work toward success.
We functionally operate like a true worker co-op, in that we value and strive to uphold the tenants of a co-op between licensed providers in our collective. (You can learn more about what makes a co-op and how Lycan fits in this model here).
Co-ops in healthcare can be a challenge. To bypass some challenges we have worked to develop a different model to provide a cost sharing solution that is better than other groups in many ways. We want to change the narrative in healthcare that we cannot make money together or that we have to give up what we make to gain the benefits of support. We don’t have to work alone in the fight against an oppressive system.
Job description
** Note: This is not an opportunity for W2 employment. This is a contract position.
Lycan Counseling Collective is a private practice cooperative group in Washington State operating remotely with providers across the state. Our vision is to build a community where queer and neurodivergent people feel their voices matter, where they have access to support to navigate challenging transitions, and where they can build fulfilling lives.
We empower providers to operate independently while also benefitting from the support of a group setting via as close to a co-op model as possible. Our providers are the owners of their own businesses and contract with the group to offer services under a membership type model.
Providers keep 100% of insurance payout and pay a monthly membership fee to the group for overhead services.
We consider a full-time provider about 16+ client hours per week, but we do not stipulate any expectations for client hours.
Required before onboarding:
Must have at least an associate level counseling, or related, license in Washington State
Must have a relevant Master’s degree
Must have clinical counseling experience
Multicultural competence
Must have a registered business within Washington State in order to work under contract
Must be willing to provide at least hybrid telehealth services
Preferred Experience:
Experience working with LGBTQIA+ community
Experience working with neurodivergence
Bilingual provider, especially Spanish speaking
Our group may be a great fit for you if you:
Highly value flexibility and autonomy
Identify as a member or ally of the LGBTQIA+ community or as neurospicy
Value a collective mindset in mental health
Want to avoid community mental health
** Please note: we do not bill for sessions out of state or for providers who are not located in Washington state.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: We collect an average range of $100.00 – $140.00 per client billable hour
Expected hours: 15 – 40 per week // you set your schedule and caseload
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