Mental Health Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule

Thinking about leaving agency life for private practice, but worried about trading one set of headaches for another — insurance credentialing, marketing yourself, chasing your own billing? You don't have to do it alone, and you don't have to figure it out from scratch.

Ellie Mental Health is a locally owned, locally operated private practice with locations in Lee's Summit, Independence, State Line Rd (Missouri side), and North Oak . We built our model specifically to make the leap from agency to private practice easy: we handle client inquiries, scheduling, therapist matching, insurance contracting, and billing, so you get the autonomy and earning potential of private practice without having to run a small business on the side.

We believe a great experience for our therapists leads directly to better care and better outcomes for our clients. That's not a tagline — it's how we're structured.

This Role

This is a full-time position requiring a caseload of 25 client hours per week, based across our Lee's Summit, Independence, State Line, and North Oak locations.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential (pay range: [add range here])
• Medical and dental insurance
• 401(k) with match
• Paid holidays and PTO — including your birthday
• Flexible scheduling within your caseload
• Paid case consultations
• Paid continuing education time
• Paid time for documentation
• In-house educational library with approved CEU credits
• A beautiful, spacious office — rent-free
• Credentialing, office space, and technology all included

What You'll Do

• Evaluate mental health diagnoses, create and implement treatment plans, and maintain ongoing documentation (diagnosis updates, treatment plan reviews, case notes) per company policy
• Maintain a full-time caseload of 25 client hours per week
• Provide excellent evidence based therapeutic healing to clients and collaborate with a supportive, dynamic team
• Bring creativity to your interventions to help clients meet and exceed their goals
• Submit individual session documentation per company guidelines

What You'll Need

• A master's degree in a behavioral science or related field from an accredited college or university, with active progress toward licensure
• A clinical license in Missouri (LMFT, LPC, or LCSW)
• Experience completing diagnostic tools, treatment plans, and clinical case notes
• Familiarity with therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and mental health documentation (preferred)
• Ability to submit documentation in a timely manner
• Ability to model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
• Comfort working with a diverse client base
• Proficiency with standard office technology and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems

Training or certification in CBT, DBT, EMDR, Play Therapy, or Sand Tray Therapy is a plus, but not required.

About Ellie Mental Health

Ellie Mental Health is a multi-clinic mental health organization founded on one core principle: destigmatizing mental health. The industry is full of barriers, and we've made it our mission to break them down — for our clients and for the clinicians who serve them.

Our approach to destigmatizing? Humor. Struggling with mental health is 100% normal. Some days are great, some days you want to dig a hole and hide — even your therapist has those days. We believe in meeting that reality with honesty, warmth, and a sense of humor.

Ready to practice somewhere that has your back? 

Elliementalhealth.com

Flexible work from home options available.