Child & Adolescent Therapist

Ellie Mental Health-Capital Region NY; Newton (MA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, vision

25 clinical hours/week for FT

Flexible scheduling (3pm+ / weekend)

Paid CEU credits

Licensure reimbursement

401(k) match

Office space & tech provided

Supervision for licensure

Hybrid in-person / remote

Job summary

Ellie Mental Health in Newton is seeking creative, compassionate therapists focused on children and teens, with availability in afternoons/evenings and weekends. Hybrid work combines in-person teamwork with flexible scheduling to meet family needs and support authenticity, humor, creativity, and determination.

We offer strong compensation, paid CEUs, 401(k) match, PTO, licensure reimbursement, and robust admin support. Licensed MA clinicians or those pursuing licensure are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in behavioral health required.
• Active Massachusetts clinical license or pursuing licensure.
• Experience providing therapy to children, teens, and families.
• Comfort with creative/expressive/play-based approaches.
• Strong diagnostic and documentation skills.
• Tech-savvy with EHRs (Valant a plus).

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy to children and adolescents using developmentally appropriate, creative interventions.
• Collaborate with caregivers, schools, and other providers for wraparound support.
• Opportunity to work with adults across the lifespan.
• Complete diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and timely documentation.
• Maintain a minimum of 25 weekly sessions for full-time status.
• Attend weekly team meetings and trainings.

Skills

Therapy with children & teens

Expressive/play therapy

EHRs (Valant)

Licensure in MA (LICSW/LMHC/LMFT)

Team collaboration

Autonomy & flexibility

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral health

Massachusetts clinical license (LICSW/LMHC/LMFT)

Tools

Valant EHR

Job description

Responsive recruiter

Have you been burnt out by excessive productivity requirements? Have you worked in a toxic environment where your voice wasn’t heard? If so, WE WANT YOU!!

Ellie Mental Health in Newton is seeking creative, compassionate, and child/adolescent-focused therapists who are seeking a different employment experience to ignite their creativity while minimizing the barriers that come with traditional therapy practices. We are especially looking for clinicians with experience working with children and teens and availability during afternoons, evenings, and/or at least one weekend day to meet the growing needs of families in our community. That said, your schedule isn’t limited to those hours—daytime sessions are an option and welcome too; we just have the biggest need later in the day.

This role offers flexibility, autonomy, and hybrid work options, while still providing the structure and support of an in-person team. You’ll help children, teens, and their families thrive through developmentally appropriate, evidence-based, and creative interventions—and you’ll do it within a workplace that truly values authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

At Ellie, we prioritize our therapists just as much as our clients. We believe that happy therapists make the best therapists, and our benefits, culture, and support reflect that.

Salary Range: $63,000 - $123,000

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential
• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• 25 clinical hours per week for full time status
• Flexible scheduling with strong preference for availability weekdays from 3 pm on and/or at least one weekend day
• Team-centered, supportive, and creative culture
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Match
• Free CEU credits + paid CEU time
• Pay for administrative time
• License renewal reimbursement
• Credentialing, office space, and technology provided
• Free supervision provided for licensure if needed
• Robust administrative support, referral assistance, and client/therapist matching
• Not 100% remote—hybrid flexibility with meaningful in-person connection

Responsibilities Include

• Provide therapy to children and adolescents, using developmentally appropriate and creative, play and/or expressive based interventions
• Work collaboratively with caregivers, schools, and other providers for wraparound support
• While caseload is primarily youth-focused, there is also opportunity to work with adults across the lifespan
• Complete diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and timely case documentation
• Maintain a minimum of 25 weekly client sessions for full-time status
• Attend weekly team meetings/group supervision, trainings, and contribute to Ellie’s collaborative, inclusive environment

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Master’s degree in behavioral health field (Social Work, Counseling, MFT, etc.)
• Candidates will have active Massachusetts clinical license (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, etc.) or be working towards licensure
• Experience providing therapy to children, teens, and families
• Comfort using creative, expressive, or play-based approaches
• Strong diagnostic and documentation skills
• Tech-savvy and comfortable with EHRs (Valant experience a plus)
• Successful background check
• Authorization to work in the US

About Ellie Mental Health

Founded by clinicians, Ellie’s mission is to destigmatize and humanize mental health care. We believe therapy should be accessible, authentic, and—and in the hard moments—enjoyable. Our Newton office is locally owned and driven by the belief that therapists deserve a workplace where they feel heard, supported, valued, and empowered.

Come As You Are

This location is at:

109 Oak Street, Suite 201

Newton, MA 02464

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $63,000.00 - $123,000.00 per year

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

Employee Experience

We take care of our people. It’s that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too!

Y’all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers.

We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders!

Company Structure

Ellie is a socially responsible for-profit business, which allows us to be flexible and responsive to our community’s needs. Many mental health and wellness-focused companies are non-profits or government agencies, which rely on the general public, grants, or large donors for funding. This model often results in little creativity and lower compensation for employees, promoting a work culture that just makes people feel “blah.”

Feeling blah doesn’t help employees stay motivated, engaged, or even in their jobs for a very long time! So we created a new model: one that puts flexibility, innovative decision-making, creativity, and our people first, while remaining a socially conscious and responsible for-profit business focused on changing how we treat mental health.

In short, we’re just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?