Catalyst Cooperative Healing is currently accepting inquiries for new worker-owners. If you are a licensed mental health practitioner currently licensed in Massachusetts or willing to relocate here, please reach out! Read below for more about this opportunity:

Why We Exist

The field of psychotherapy is often isolating, extractive, and demoralizing.

Clinicians are expected to carry high emotional loads while navigating systems that prioritize billing, productivity, and hierarchy over care, community, and practitioner well-being.

Catalyst Cooperative Healing, one of the country’s only mental health worker cooperatives, offers a different model. We believe that for therapists to provide transformative care, they must have power to shape the conditions in which care happens.

To do that, we are building a worker-owned therapy practice rooted in:

  • shared ownership
  • sustainable work
  • mutual care
  • community accountability

What This Is (And What It Isn’t)

This is an opportunity to become a worker-owner in a small and growing cooperative.

This is not a traditional job, nor is it a utopia. We cannot replace everything that is wrong with our field, but we commit to working together to build a sustainable alternative.

That means:

  • You are not just a clinician—you are a coworker
  • You participate in decisions about how the practice operates and grows
  • You contribute to both clinical work and cooperative responsibilities

Ownership at Catalyst Cooperative Healing

Ownership requires engagement, communication, and accountability.

As a worker-owner, you will:

  • Participate in decision-making (meetings, strategy, operations)
  • Contribute to shared responsibilities (admin, outreach, systems)
  • Help shape the direction and culture of the practice
  • Share in profit generated by the business

Compensation Model 

We operate with a shared, cooperative-based model rather than a fixed salary. The income is connected to the revenue you generate. As an employee-owned corporation, all workers benefit from their status as employees, such as paid family leave and social security. Worker-owners will also have access to employer-based health insurance and dental coverage through the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives.

This model offers:

  • Greater autonomy and transparency
  • Potential for increased earnings over time
  • Shared investment in the success of the practice
  • Tax advantages

Expectations of Worker-Owners

We aim to build something sustainable and collaborative. This includes:

  • Maintaining a clinical caseload
  • Participating in regular cooperative meetings
  • Contributing to shared responsibilities (operations, outreach, systems)
  • Engaging in open communication and feedback
  • Supporting a culture of trust, accountability, and care

Who This Is a Good Fit For

  • Experienced therapists licensed in Massachusetts or willing to relocate here
  • Workers aligned with cooperative values and shared ownership
  • Those interested in building something long-term with others
  • Individuals wanting to form trusting, authentic relationships
  • People who see conflict as a generative opportunity for growth

Who This May Not Be a Fit For

  • Those seeking a traditional salaried role with clear hierarchy
  • Those who prefer minimal involvement outside of clinical work
  • Those uncomfortable with shared decision-making or ambiguity
  • Those not interested in ownership responsibilities

The Opportunity

This is a chance to:

  • Practice therapy in a more aligned and sustainable way
  • Be part of a collaborative, values-driven team
  • Shape a growing cooperative from the ground up
  • Build long-term stability and ownership

Process to Become an Owner

  • Initial conversation / interview
  • Follow-up conversations and mutual assessment
  • Candidacy period
  • Transition into worker-ownership

Interested?

We are looking for individuals who are not just seeking a job, but are ready to transform our profession together. If that might be you, please reach out to Marina at [email protected] to set up an initial conversation. People of the global majority and Spanish-speaking clinicians are especially encouraged to inquire.