Brave Health reviews

2.0

18% would recommend to a friend

(121 total reviews)

Jake Schwartz

24% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Brave Health has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Brave Health employee rating is 42% below average for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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121 reviews
1.0
Mar 10, 2025
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Pros

working from home, nothing else

Cons

Avoid This Company at All Costs – A Nightmare for Providers and Patients This is, without a doubt, one of the worst mental health companies to work for. The organization lacks proper structure, support, and respect for its providers, leading to a toxic work environment that ultimately affects patient care. 1. No Raises, No Appreciation – Providers go years without a raise, no matter their performance or dedication. Instead of rewarding hard work, the company continuously piles on more responsibilities without additional compensation. 2. Terrible EHR and Technology – The electronic health record (EHR) system is outdated and unreliable, making even basic tasks frustrating. Providers are forced to spend extra unpaid hours fixing notes due to system glitches. Instead of improving technology, the company adds unnecessary steps, like requiring providers to enter outcomes in a separate system after completing their notes. 3. Unreasonable Administrative Burden – Providers are now expected to handle scheduling, outreach, and follow-ups—essentially doing the work of a front desk team. Referrals and discharges require excessive paperwork, emails, and tasks, all while systems fail to communicate properly. When things go wrong, providers are held responsible, even for factors beyond their control. 4. Blame Culture & Unfair Accountability – The company fails to send timely reminders to patients, yet providers are blamed for no-shows. Metrics are based on faulty system-generated numbers, and instead of addressing the root issues, management punishes providers with Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) and customer service training. 5. Unethical Admission Practices – There is constant pressure to admit inappropriate patients, disregarding clinical judgment. Providers are forced to navigate a fragmented system where patient documents are scattered across multiple platforms, making comprehensive care nearly impossible. 6. Lack of Leadership & Disregard for Concerns – Providers’ concerns are routinely ignored. If you bring up an issue in chat, expect a hostile email instructing you to stay silent. Front desk errors are dismissed, but if a provider raises concerns, they are reprimanded for their “tone” rather than the actual issue being addressed. 7. Incompetent Management in Medication Oversight – Shockingly, a therapist with no expertise in medication management oversees medication management, further jeopardizing patient care. Meanwhile, therapists are overworked, leading to high turnover—patients frequently cycle through three or four therapists in a single year. 8. Nonexistent Training & Support – New hires receive no real training—just endless Google Sheets filled with vague instructions. When help is needed, calls go unanswered, leaving both providers and patients in the dark. Bottom Line: This company sets providers up for failure. The lack of organization, accountability, and ethical leadership creates an environment where both employees and patients suffer. If you are considering working here—run in the opposite direction.

1.0
Mar 10, 2025
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Pros

Remote/ Work from home position

Cons

Total bait and switch, run as far as you can from these liars, unless you want to be the provider, secretary, MA, scheduler and more! They harass you. Expect you to shut up and take their abuse. They will put your license at risk. They silence you on chats, don’t ask for feedback ever or at meetings, they belittle you, they threaten you with PIPs and trainings when your caseload isn’t full, there’s little to no support, the patients complain and file grievances and nothing changes. They call themselves a community mental health clinic that doesn’t even answer the phone or have case managers to connect these high acuity patients to resources. YOU are expected to google the resources, you are expected to do online trainings, you are expected to chase after staff, you are expected to send for secondary reviews that are patients who clearly aren’t appropriate for Telehealth. But since Brave is so desperate for money, they admit everyone, why? Because they are going downhill quickly! Run! All providers are leaving and there is a high turnover rate of therapists! Working here is a huge mistake!!! Providers have opened a separate chat where we speak and unite because Brave has silenced us, harassed us and uses threatening and demeaning language with us. Medicaid and Medicare should really look into Braves practices. They also are a heavy “eval only” company because they advertise that they prescribe controlled substances, but fail to mention to patients that they can only fill 1 if they aren’t on any other controlled substance, so patients cuss and are upset and tell them we waste their time. Don’t even think about doing the right thing and cancelling the appt, because they will threaten you with your job. Complete the appts just so they can bill the insurance companies, even once, knowing the patient is not a candidate for admission. The practices here are terrible for providers and patients.

2.0
Jan 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

4 weeks paid vacation, plus paid floating holidays, plus paid sick days; medical benefits and insurance benefits; $250 reimbursement for job-related needs/expenses; 401K plan.

Cons

You get paid sick days but you have to give 2 weeks advance notice (which is understandable); but if you have to take an emergency day or time off, be prepared to get an almost threatening email (and it goes out to everyone!), about taking that emergency day off, instead of getting a call of concern to find out what happened. For a therapeutic agency, their management team needs to take a course in effective, productive and kind communication. Seriously. Management doesn't care about burnout from scheduling you with 40 clients per week, back-to-back, every hour on the hour; and if your client doesn't show up or cancels last minute, then your metrics are affected and you can find yourself getting a PIP (performance improvement plan) because you are held responsible for clients not showing up, and you will lose your job if your clients continue to not show up, cancel, etc. As a relatively new start-up of over 6 years, there is constant change with insufficient training (or one-on-one training). Upper management DOES NOT LISTEN to the concerns of their therapists (it feels like most of the time), they just push back at you. Lower management is sympathetic, but really can't effect change or concerns. Company meetings have to do with numbers. They don't address the needs and concerns of the therapists: burn out, and unrealistic expectations. Upper management is quick to criticize and slow to praise. They want you to get additional licenses, certifications, and run groups, but your salary does not change (you may get a one-time bonus, while the company gets continuous additional income from you and your additional services).

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