Child Mental Health Therapist - F/T or P/T (Hiring for 2026)

Job Description

Job Description

Child Mental Health Therapist – Job Description

Ellie Mental Health is excited to welcome a new Therapist to our Kingwood, TX Clinic!

The perfect Ellie Candidate will share our passion for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and will thrive in a culture that emphasizes: autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance and determination.

Opportunities for individual, family, and group therapy services as well as Telehealth upon request. Trauma experience is preferred.

Qualifications:

• Strong background and experience working with children ages (3-12 years old)
• Knowledge or experience with play therapy is a plus
• Education: Earned master’s degree from an accredited graduate program in the field of psychology, counseling, or social work
• Licensing: Individually licensed in Texas with the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC) with an active license in good standing, as:
  • Full Licensure. A fully licensed mental health professional with any of the following licensing designations: LPC, LPC-S, LCSW, or 
  •   Provisional Licensure. A pre-licensed mental health professional who is working towards full licensure with any of the following licensing designations: LPC-Associate, LMFT-Associate, LMSW
    • All pre-licensed clinicians must also have a board-approved licensing supervisor for their specific licensing designation that has been under signed contract and approved, current with all state, board, and licensing requirements, and in good standing with. 
• Experience: Strong candidates will have at least ONE (1) year of professional experience working as a paid licensed/pre-licensed therapist in the counseling field. 
• Community: Strong ties to community resources and referral partners in Kingwood, TX and surrounding areas. 
• Caseload: An established caseload is encouraged, but not required. 

Skills:
· Preferred:

• Professional counseling experience with couples, families, and groups.
• Strong working knowledge of state requirements regulating mental health practice.
• Proficient general knowledge of types of therapy services, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and executive skill sets.
• Licensed Clinicians will (ideally) be credentialed with most insurance panels.
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse patient population.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and changing environment.

· Required:

• Professional counseling experience with children, adolescents, teens, and adults.
• Committed to always doing what is ethically, legally, and morally right.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other clinical or employment documents in a timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with patients.
• Adept at learning and navigating Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications.
• Proficient in the use of typical office technology such as desktop computers or laptops, sound machines, accessing e-mail and credentialing websites profiles, and recording patient charting documentation within Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
• Ability to pass a background check.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Position
  • For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client hours per week.
  • For Part-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 15 client hours per week.
  • Collaboration with clinic leadership team to implement strategies for clinical efficiency to improve patient care and quality of services.
  • Collaboration with clinic leadership team to implement all required policies and procedures.
  • Provide timely response to concerns raised by clients, clinicians, or external stakeholders.
  • Monitor and manage individual in-office schedules and office supplies.
  • Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings, trainings, and related clinic events.
• Clinical
  • Evaluate mental health diagnosis, create, and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy. 
  • Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals. 
  • Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol. 
  • Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed. 
• Marketing & Outreach
  • Engage in outside marketing and outreach for ongoing referral business and growing the Ellie Kingwood brand. 
  • Active participation and collaboration with Ellie Kingwood Marketing Team to promote clinic’s online visibility.
• Community Relations
  • Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community. 
  • Active participation in clinic’s community outreach and engagement efforts, in collaboration with franchise owners and clinic director and consistent with guidance from Ellie Outreach Team.

What Ellie Mental Health-Kingwood has to offer:

• Beautiful, fully furnished offices!
• Flexible scheduling during weekdays and weekends.
• An environment that fosters a healthy work-life balance.
• A clinic culture that promotes personal and professional guidance, growth, and support
• Competitive compensation.
  • Hourly pay structure PLUS commission on insurance claims 
  • Monthly performance bonuses 
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual 
• Paid Professional Liability Insurance
• Shared Services including scheduling, billing, insurance verifications, IT support, and many more!

What else you should know:

• This position is in Kingwood, TX
• This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director.
• Learn more about our amazing company at -tx/

Compensation:

• Salary and compensation structure is commiserated with years of professional experience and current status of professional licensure. 
• Range: $41,500 – $85,000 annually (lower end respective to an LPC-Associate, LMFT-Associate, LMSW)
  
  
  

NOTICE:
Independent franchisees of Ellie Mental Health are Equal Opportunity employers committed to diverse and inclusive workforces. Franchisees are independent business people and not employed by Ellie Family Services, PLLP, d/b/a “Ellie Mental Health”, Ellie MSO, LLC, or Ellie FAM LLC. Thus, each franchisee and each franchisee clinic is unique and the franchisee is alone responsible for all employment matters in their clinic, including the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Depending on the clinic location you select, the job for which you apply may be in a clinic owned and operated by an independent franchisee, and not with the corporate-owned clinics, which are based in Minnesota. This means the franchisee, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP, is responsible for all employment matters at the clinic. If you are hired for the job, the franchisee will be your employer, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP or any of its affiliated entities. For franchisee clinic locations, please contact the franchisee organization directly to the extent you need assistance in completing forms or otherwise participating in that franchisee’s application process.

Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.