Outpatient Mental Health Therapist LPC LCSW LMFT

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Training & development
• Signing bonus

We are looking to hire Outpatient Mental Health Therapists for Ellie Mental Health - Norwalk-Darien. This position is full-time, hybrid where you choose your own schedule.

The perfect candidate will share our passion for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and will thrive in a culture that emphasizes our values of autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, respect for diversity, acceptance, and determination. All awesome therapists, including BIPOC and LGBTQ, are encouraged to apply!

Therapists with specialized training and/or certification in EMDR, neurodivergent-affirming care, Play Therapy, etc. are also encouraged to apply!

Who is Ellie?

Ellie Mental Health is a mental health practice offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy via a hybrid of in person and telehealth. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about providing quality mental health care and who want to thrive and succeed in a unique culture that emphasizes our core values. 

What we have to offer you:

• All the flexibility of an independent contractor position with the advantages of a W-2 employee.  
• Autonomy to create your own schedule to support a healthy work/life balance (you control your schedule – ya know, the way it should be!) 
• Flexibility to see clients in person and via telehealth. 
• Consultation and training to expand your clinical caseload.  
• Clinical licensure supervision and Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 
• Our exclusive Ellie Match tool which provides individualized caseload for providers.  
• Competitive compensation packages (including commission) 
• Benefits package including health insurance, PTO, 401k, and paid holidays. 
• The ability to do meaningful, challenging work on a fun and collaborative team.  
• A FUN AND ENJOYABLE PLACE TO WORK! 

What your role entails:

• Evaluating mental health diagnoses and implementing treatment plans. 
• Maintaining updated documentation using company platforms and EHR. 
• A minimum of 25 client (full-time) sessions per week to a diverse population of clients
• Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community 
• Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals 
• Care coordination for assigned clients to ensure continuity of care. 
• Participation in clinical staff meetings, trainings, supervision, and community outreach.  
• A sense of humor and desire to have fun in the workplace will certainly help as well! 
• Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role ;) 

Required Qualifications

• Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university 
• Candidates should have clinical licensure in the state of Connecticut (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD) in good standing
• Experience with completing intake assessments, treatment plans, and clinical case notes 
• Effective communication skills 
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients 
• Ability to complete and submit documentation of services in a timely manner 
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
• Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of community resources and insurance billing 
• Comfort with and/or willingness to learn and engage in the client collections process
• General knowledge of Apple products, EHR, Telehealth, and other software platforms 
• Ability to pass a background check. 

Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways.

Don’t meet EVERY requirement?


Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves! (Authenticity is one of our core values, after all…) If you’re excited about the chance to be a change-maker with us, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!

Flexible work from home options available.