Fully Licensed Mental Health Therapist 1099

Ellie Mental Health-Capital Region NY; Clarkston (MI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully furnished office

Flexible schedule

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ellie Mental Health–Clarkston is seeking a fully licensed clinician to operate an independent private practice in Michigan, with both in‑person and telehealth services. This 1099 contractor role supports clinicians who want to build or grow their private practice without full administrative burden.

You’ll receive practice infrastructure, credentialing support, billing services, and scheduling tools, while maintaining professional independence and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Michigan license in good standing (LMSW/LPC/LP/LMFT)
• Master’s degree or higher in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, or related field
• Experience with assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, risk assessment, and clinical documentation
• Ability to satisfy insurance credentialing and payer enrollment requirements
• Documentation within required clinical and payer timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Dependability and professional judgment; ethical boundaries
• Ability to work with diverse clients within scope
• Proficiency with electronic health records; Valant preferred

Responsibilities

• Operate as an independent mental health professional and maintain business records
• Conduct assessments, establish diagnoses within scope, create treatment plans, provide evidence‑based psychotherapy
• Complete progress notes, treatment plans, risk documentation, and payer‑required records on time
• Maintain licenses, credentials, professional liability coverage, and continuing education
• Manage scheduling, client communication, cancellations, and continuity of care
• Comply with HIPAA, ethics, payer requirements, and laws
• Communicate promptly regarding billing, credentialing, or client accounts
• Maintain professional boundaries and practice within competence
• Participate in quality or compliance activities as required by law or contracts
• Pay self‑employment taxes and manage business expenses/insurance

Skills

Assessment

Diagnosis

Treatment planning

Psychotherapy

Documentation

HIPAA compliance

Verbal communication

Written communication

Reliability

Education

Master’s degree or higher in counseling/social work/therapy

Current Michigan license LMSW/LPC/LP/LMFT

Tools

Valant

Job description

Benefits

• Fully furnished office
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement

Fully Licensed Mental Health Therapist – 1099 Private‑Practice

Ellie Mental Health–Clarkston is an independently owned private practice offering in‑person and telehealth services throughout Michigan. We are seeking fully licensed clinicians who already operate a private practice—or want to begin building one—without having to manage every administrative detail alone.

Independent Practice Model

This is a 1099 independent‑contractor opportunity, not a W‑2 employee position. Contractors are not salaried and do not receive employee benefits, paid leave, employer‑paid payroll taxes, or other W‑2 protections.

Compensation is based on the terms of the independent‑contractor agreement and collected insurance and client payments for completed services. The reimbursement structure, service fees, office availability, and included administrative support will be reviewed before contracting.

Clinicians retain professional independence and control over their schedules, caseload size, and clinical approach, subject to applicable laws, ethical standards, payer requirements, credentialing agreements, and the written contractor agreement.

What We Provide

• Access to a furnished therapy office in our beautiful Clarkston clinic
• Insurance credentialing and payer‑enrollment support
• Billing, claims submission, and payment‑processing services
• Electronic health record and scheduling‑system access
• Telehealth capability
• A professional clinic setting for meeting with clients
• Opportunities for collegial connection, consultation, and community visibility
• Optional participation in approved referral‑development and outreach opportunities
• Practice infrastructure that allows clinicians to focus more time on client care

Contractor Responsibilities

• Operate as an independent mental health professional and maintain appropriate business records
• Conduct assessments, establish diagnoses within scope, create treatment plans, and provide evidence‑based psychotherapy
• Complete progress notes, treatment plans, risk documentation, and payer‑required records accurately and on time
• Maintain all required licenses, credentials, professional liability coverage, and continuing education
• Manage scheduling, client communication, cancellations, and continuity of care
• Comply with HIPAA, ethical standards, payer requirements, and applicable Michigan and federal laws
• Communicate promptly regarding billing, credentialing, documentation, or client‑account concerns
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and practice within competence
• Participate in quality or compliance activities required by law, payer agreements, or the contractor agreement
• Pay all applicable self‑employment taxes and manage personal business expenses and insurance obligations

Required Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Michigan clinical license in good standing as an LMSW, LPC, LP, or LMFT
• Master’s degree or higher in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related behavioral‑health discipline
• Experience with assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, risk assessment, and clinical documentation
• Ability to satisfy insurance credentialing and payer‑enrollment requirements
• Ability to complete documentation within required clinical and payer timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Dependability, organization, professional judgment, ethical boundaries, and follow‑through
• Ability to work competently with diverse clients while remaining within scope of practice
• Proficiency with electronic health records and routine office technology; Valant experience is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing private‑practice experience and caseload or a clear plan to establish an independent practice caseload
• Current credentialing with commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, or EAP panels
• Established professional or community referral relationships
• Clinical specialties responsive to community needs
• Experience with community outreach, presentations, or professional marketing

This opportunity may be an excellent fit for an established clinician seeking professional office space and administrative support or for a therapist ready to begin building an independent practice with infrastructure already in place.

We are excited to meet your authentic self. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clinicians are encouraged to apply.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

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!

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, and 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?