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Child Behavioral Psychologist
Metro West Boston, MA
About Braver
Braver is on a mission to solve the twin crises of access to care and quality of care in the child anxiety epidemic. We believe all anxious kids should get help, help that actually works.
We build on a decade of work by co-founders, child psychologist Abbe Garcia, PhD and child psychiatrist Brady Case, MD, getting exposure therapy out of offices and into the real world, where we can see and act on the avoidance behaviors and family interactions that perpetuate anxiety. Our innovative care model enables our team to work alongside kids and families in homes, schools, and wherever anxiety lives. We believe the most effective care for our patients is delivered through a blend of field visits, telehealth sessions, group therapy and family sessions. To ensure maximum reach and impact, our doctors and clinicians are supported by a team of Mobile Exposure Coaches, by the proprietary technology of our Braver mobile app, and by a collaborative and caring work environment.
Our Core Values
  • Be Real - Come as you are. The willingness to be vulnerable and make mistakes creates opportunities for curiosity, joy, delight, connection, and purpose.
  • Choose the Challenge - Seek worthy risks. Every situation, even ones we find difficult, creates choices, and each choice is just the first step of many on a longer journey. We strive to create chances for all of us to choose our challenges, rise to the occasion, and set new goals in new ways. We all can do hard things.
  • Reinvent the Rules - Some rules need to be reimagined, reformed, or rewritten altogether. We question rules, challenge the status quo, and devise alternatives.
  • Raise the Standard - Mental healthcare for anxious kids is usually unavailable and rarely offers what we know works best. We set the bar higher to help kids and families, serve as an example of what more effective, accessible, sustainable care can be, and prove that good care leads to good outcomes.
About the Role
We are looking for Child Behavioral Psychologists to join our team of passionate and dedicated professionals who are working to improve the lives of kids with OCD and Anxiety. Psychologists at Braver provide supervision of and direct clinical services for child and adolescent patients with anxiety disorders at the outpatient level of care. Core responsibilities include:
  • Evaluate new patients and develop comprehensive treatment plans.
  • Supervise a team of bachelor's-level Mobile Exposure Coaches who deliver a significant portion of the direct patient care in the field. Supervise Coaches in daily group sessions and in individual Coach supervision and mentorship.
  • Facilitate and observe group patient therapy sessions.
  • Lead and engage in family therapy sessions.
  • Review and evaluate Braver Challenges and other content in the Braver mobile app.
  • Collaborate with the Braver leadership team and colleagues to continually enhance and evolve our methodologies and technologies as we grow and strive to achieve our mission.
Location and Schedule
This is a hybrid role. Delivery of virtual treatment and other team collaboration can be conducted remotely from the psychologist's home. Some work will be required to be conducted onsite in our East Providence, RI office and/or a future office in the Boston MetroWest area. Given the outpatient nature of this work, and the fact that children and adolescents will be in school during the day, it is necessary to periodically attend and supervise group therapy that takes place in the evening (i.e. between 6 and 8:30 pm) with the day's start time adjusted accordingly on those days.
About You
Successful Child Behavioral Psychologists at Braver will have the following:
  • PhD or PsyD degree from an accredited institution.
  • Licensed as a psychologist in Rhode Island and/or Massachusetts (or licensed in another state and willing to become licensed in RI and/or MA).
  • Experience treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorders using exposure therapy (preferred, not required).
  • Commitment to evidence-based psychotherapy.
  • Comfort with learning and using new technologies.
  • Desire to work in a collaborative, non-hierarchical team environment.
  • Passion for our mission and an ability to be nimble and thrive in a fast-paced start-up atmosphere.
What We Offer
Braver offers competitive compensation as well as a generous benefits package including a 401k plan with company matching and immediate vesting, medical insurance with employer contributions, as well as a robust Paid Time Off (PTO) package. Our hybrid model blends the ability to perform work in the comfort of your home while also coming together regularly for in-person engagement and relationship building with colleagues and patients.
Salary Range
$100,000 - $125,000 / year
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Braver is an open and welcoming place to work, and we value diversity in all its forms. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist/Braver Coach
Metro West Boston, MA
About Braver
Braver is on a mission to solve the twin crises of access to care and quality of care in the child anxiety epidemic. We believe all anxious kids should get help, help that actually works.

We build on a decade of work by co-founders, child psychologist Abbe Garcia, PhD and child psychiatrist Brady Case, MD, getting exposure therapy out of offices and into the real world, where we can see and act on the avoidance behaviors and family interactions that perpetuate anxiety. Our innovative care model enables our team to work alongside kids and families in homes, schools, and wherever anxiety lives. We believe the most effective care for our patients is delivered through a blend of field visits, telehealth sessions, group therapy and family sessions. To ensure maximum reach and impact, our doctors and clinicians are supported by a team of Mobile Exposure Coaches, by the proprietary technology of our Braver mobile app, and by a collaborative and caring work environment.
Our Core Values
  • Be Real - Come as you are. The willingness to be vulnerable and make mistakes creates opportunities for curiosity, joy, delight, connection, and purpose.
  • Choose the Challenge - Seek worthy risks. Every situation, even ones we find difficult, creates choices, and each choice is just the first step of many on a longer journey. We strive to create chances for all of us to choose our challenges, rise to the occasion, and set new goals in new ways. We all can do hard things.
  • Reinvent the Rules - Some rules need to be reimagined, reformed, or rewritten altogether. We question rules, challenge the status quo, and devise alternatives.
  • Raise the Standard - Mental healthcare for anxious kids is usually unavailable and rarely offers what we know works best. We set the bar higher to help kids and families, serve as an example of what more effective, accessible, sustainable care can be, and prove that good care leads to good outcomes.
About the Role
The Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist (or Braver Coach) is responsible for implementing, observing, and documenting an exposure therapy treatment plan for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders at the outpatient level of care. The Braver Coach also contributes to ongoing assessment and re-formulation of the treatment plan. The Coach works under the direction of the Chief Clinical Officer and supervision of a treating psychologist. The Braver Coach provides care at Braver offices, in community settings such as the home or school, and through video teleconference. The Coach will drive to community sites in her/his/their own vehicle (mileage reimbursed using standard national rate). Care is provided to individuals, families, and groups at the outpatient level of care.

Braver employees are expected to embrace Braver's mission of helping anxious youth face their fears so that they can experience rich, meaningful lives. Braver values a collaborative, open, authentic approach to this work with patients, families and colleagues alike.

Job responsibilities include:
  • Participates with supervising psychologists in the development and operationalization of the exposure therapy-based care plan for assigned patients
  • Supervises assigned children in exposure-based activities on-site during individual and group outpatient therapy sessions as well as in the field during community-based sessions
  • Identifies, reports, and works collaboratively with supervising psychologists to solve problems that arise in sessions
  • Attends peer review, staff meetings, and staff training as assigned
  • Maintains current Basic Life Support certification, and current OSHA, safety, and other applicable standards
  • Maintains a safe driving record consistent with responsibility to travel for the delivery of care
  • Actively participates in the patient care process under the direction of the Chief Clinical Officer and supervising psychologists; plays a central role in implementing exposure therapy with patients and their families
  • Conducts on-site and community sessions with patients and parents
  • Co-leads group therapy
  • Provides psycho-education about exposure therapy to patients and parents
  • Supports parents in delivery of effective exposure coaching behavior
  • Completes medical record documentation before the end of each shift
  • Actively participates in diagnostic conferences, treatment team, rounds, and hand-off reports, as assigned
What We Offer
Braver offers a generous benefits package including a 401k plan with company matching and immediate vesting, medical insurance with employer contributions, as well as a robust Paid Time Off (PTO) package. Possibility for part-time schedule (which would include the same Noon-8:30 pm block but on fewer days/week).
Salary Range
$25/hour
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Braver is an open and welcoming place to work, and we value diversity in all its forms. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Requirements
  • Baccalaureate degree.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process
  • Available to work Noon-8:30pm on weekdays and willingness to consider a schedule that includes working a weekend day
  • Comprehensive on-the-job training in the exposure treatment approach will be provided
  • Work experience in childcare or mental health treatment settings preferred
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations
Salary Description
$25/hour plus generous benefits and Paid Time Off
Child Behavioral Psychologist
Greater Warwick, RI
About Braver
Braver is a tech-enabled behavioral health company scaling a proven solution for the child anxiety crisis. Our team of mobile exposure coaches and doctors works alongside kids and families in homes, schools, and wherever anxiety lives. Braver builds on a decade of work by co-founders, child psychologist Abbe Garcia, PhD and child psychiatrist Brady Case, MD, getting exposure therapy out of offices and into the real world, where we can see and act on the avoidance behaviors and family interactions that perpetuate anxiety. Our smart-working, jovial culture is fueled by a shared passion to meaningfully change the trajectory of the mental health epidemic in our country.
Position Description
Staff psychologists at Braver provide supervision of and direct clinical services for child and adolescent patients with anxiety disorders at the outpatient level of care. A primary responsibility of this role is supervising bachelor’s-level mobile exposure coaches who deliver a significant portion of the direct patient care. Staff psychologists will supervise three coaches, each of which carries a caseload of approximately 18 patients. Group supervision will be conducted daily for approximately one hour, and each coach will have roughly one hour of individual supervision with the psychologist weekly.

Patients receive two contacts with the Braver team each week. One of those weekly contacts is group therapy. Groups comprise up to 9 patients such that each coach will have about two groups of patients on their caseload at a time, and by extension, the psychologist will be supervising 6 groups of patients at a time. To facilitate supervision, psychologists will attend approximately one in-person group for each of those cohorts every month. Use of the Braver iOS app will significantly enhance the psychologist’s visibility into the coach’s work and will facilitate an efficient, advanced level of supervision.

The psychologist will provide family therapy sessions approximately once per month (but not less than every 6 weeks) for all cases they are supervising. These sessions will address family-level dynamics that may not be addressed during exposure coaching sessions and will also give psychologists direct contact with the patient and family, which will facilitate case conceptualization and treatment planning. Case conceptualization and treatment are grounded in behavioral principles with a particular emphasis on an exposure therapy approach.
Primary Location & Schedule
Although this position will include delivery of virtual treatment, which can be done from the psychologist’s home, a portion of the work (e.g., in-person group therapy) will occur at Braver’s offices in RI. Given the outpatient nature of this work, and the fact that children and adolescents will be in school during the day, it is necessary to periodically attend and supervise group therapy that takes place in the evening (i.e. between 6 and 8:30 pm), and each day’s start time is adjusted accordingly.
The Braver Model of Care
  • Delivered by a team comprised of a staff psychologist and a mobile exposure coach
  • Tailored and customized to meet the needs of individual patients
  • Likely to have an active treatment phase of approximately 4 months, followed by a maintenance phase of unspecified duration
  • Designed to include individual, family, and group treatment modalities
  • Delivered in a hybrid fashion, combining both in-person and video-enabled telehealth services
  • Centered around the delivery of high quality in vivo exposure therapy
  • Facilitated by Braver’s custom iOS app that captures in vivo exposure exercises (a.k.a Braver Challenges) completed during sessions
Requirements & Qualifications
  • Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree from an accredited institution
  • Licensed as a psychologist in Rhode Island and/or Massachusetts (or licensed in another state and willing to become licensed in RI and/or MA)
  • Experience treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorders using exposure therapy is preferred
  • Solid computer and basic technology skills
  • Commitment to evidence-based psychotherapy
  • Interest in working collaboratively in a team environment
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-moving environment
Compensation
Braver offers competitive compensation as well as a generous benefits package including a 401k plan with company matching and immediate vesting, medical insurance with employer contributions, as well as a robust Paid Time Off (PTO) package. In addition, Braver provides opportunities for professional advancement and growth. Interested and qualified applicants should send a resume and cover letter to careers@bebraver.com.
What We Offer
Braver offers competitive compensation as well as a generous benefits package including a 401k plan with company matching and immediate vesting, medical insurance with employer contributions, as well as a robust Paid Time Off (PTO) package. Our hybrid model blends the ability to perform work in the comfort of your home while also coming together regularly for in-person engagement and relationship building with colleagues and patients.
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