Charlie Health

Virtual high-acuity mental health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for teens, young adults, and families across most US states.

Services Mental Health / Telehealth / Behavioral Health
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Bozeman, MT, USA HQ
2,522 employees
2020 founded

What is Charlie Health?

Charlie Health is a national mental health teleconsultation company founded in 2020 by Carter Barnhart (CEO), Caroline Fenkel (Chief Clinical Officer), Justin Weiss, and Katherine Reddington, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. The company delivers a virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for teens, young adults, and families dealing with high-acuity mental health conditions, depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidality, eating disorders, substance use, and gender-identity-related concerns. Each program runs three weekly group sessions plus individual and family therapy, all delivered via video. Treatment modalities include process groups, trauma-focused therapy, ACT, CBT, and emotional-awareness groups, structured around the population (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, military families, eating-disorder track, etc.). The company is in-network with most major insurers (Medicaid included in many states) and licensed in 40+ US states. By 2026 the team had grown to ~2,522 employees, making Charlie Health one of the largest virtual behavioral-health employers in the country.

Mission & values

Connect teens, young adults, and families to the highest-quality mental healthcare, through serious virtual treatment that meets them where they are, in the most challenging moments of their lives.

Qualifications

Charlie Health hires across two distinct tracks. (1) **Clinical roles**, Therapists/Counselors (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, LCPC, PhD/PsyD), Care Coordinators, Outreach Coordinators, and Performance Improvement Specialists, are remote-eligible but require active state licensure aligned with patient populations served. (2) **Non-clinical roles**, engineering (web, mobile, data, ML, platform), product, design, marketing, finance, people, ops, sales, and BD, are predominantly **remote-first** across the US. Bozeman, Montana hosts the headquarters; New York and other cities house executive and partnership functions. Apply via charliehealth.com/careers, clinical applicants confirm state licensure during the screen.

Leadership

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Carter Barnhart

Co-Founder & CEO

Co-founded Charlie Health in 2020; mental-health-care leader who built the company from the founders' personal experience with the treatment-access gap.

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Caroline Fenkel, LCSW

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer

Co-founded Charlie Health in 2020; previously Executive Director at Newport Healthcare. Leads clinical strategy and protocols.

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Justin Weiss

Co-Founder

Co-founded Charlie Health in 2020.

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Katherine Reddington

Co-Founder

Co-founded Charlie Health in 2020.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply via charliehealth.com/careers

    Browse open roles. Clinical applicants confirm active state licensure during application.

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Initial conversation; clinical roles include licensure coverage and population-experience discussion.

    About 3 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager interview

    Role-specific deep-dive, clinical case discussion for therapists, technical or craft round for non-clinical roles.

    About 5 days

  4. 4

    Functional / clinical loop

    Multi-round interviews, clinical philosophy + populations for therapists, technical loop for eng, case study for product/GTM.

    About 7 days

  5. 5

    Offer + credentialing

    Offer + comp + benefits discussion. Clinical roles include state-licensure verification and payer-credentialing onboarding.

    About 10 days

Awards & recognition

  • 2,500+ employee team, largest virtual behavioral-health employers in US · 2026

    Charlie Health

  • In-network coverage in 40+ US states · 2026

    Charlie Health

  • Backed by General Catalyst (among others) · 2024

    General Catalyst

Company information

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Charlie Health?
Carter Barnhart (CEO), Caroline Fenkel LCSW (Chief Clinical Officer), Justin Weiss, and Katherine Reddington, founded 2020 in Bozeman, Montana.
What does Charlie Health do?
Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for teens, young adults, and families, high-acuity mental health conditions delivered via video with group + individual + family therapy.
Is Charlie Health remote-friendly?
Yes, most non-clinical roles are fully US-remote. Clinical roles (therapists, care coordinators) are remote-eligible but require active state licensure aligned with the patient populations.
What states is Charlie Health licensed in?
Licensed and in-network with most major insurers (Medicaid included in many states) in 40+ US states. Always confirm current coverage at charliehealth.com.
Does Charlie Health treat conditions beyond depression?
Yes, depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidality, eating disorders, substance use, and gender-identity-related concerns, with tracks for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, military families, and eating disorders.
How big is the team?
~2,522 employees as of 2026, one of the largest virtual behavioral-health employers in the US.
How can I apply?
Browse open roles and apply at charliehealth.com/careers.

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