Fully Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Therapist - Tanglewood

Ellie Mental Health - 038; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established mental health agency is seeking passionate therapists to join their growing team in Houston. This role offers the opportunity to deliver impactful mental health services while working in a supportive, family-like atmosphere. The ideal candidates will thrive in a flexible environment that values creativity, autonomy, and authentic connections with clients. With a focus on reducing administrative burdens, therapists can dedicate more time to client care and personal growth. Join a dynamic team that prioritizes well-being and professional development, and make a meaningful difference in the community.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Signing bonus

Training & development

Qualifications

• Candidates must be fully licensed to work independently in Texas.
• Experience with children, adolescents, and teens is required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate mental health diagnosis and create treatment plans.
• Maintain a minimum caseload of 25 client visits per week.
• Provide excellent customer service and collaborate with the team.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Therapeutic Interventions

Boundary Setting

Documentation Skills

Client Relationship Management

Education

Fully Licensed (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

Tools

Electronic Health Record systems (Valant IO)

Office Technology (computers, email)

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Signing bonus
• Training & development

Ellie Mental Health is growing and we are hiring in the greater Houston area at our Tanglewood, Bellaire, Clear Lake and Energy Corridor locations! We are looking for motivated therapists that want to deliver meaningful change to the community. Our clinic and team are built on a foundation of a family-like atmosphere where we want you to love your work and be your true authentic self.

Clinic Description (Who is Ellie?)

Ellie Mental Health is a growing mental health and wellness agency based out of Saint Paul that is expanding across the country and improving the communities in which they serve through individual, family, and group therapy services, assessments, medication management, ARMHS, CTSS, and in-home therapy. The Ellie Staff prides itself on being an innovative and creative team that works collaboratively with clients and community providers to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized treatment to all clients. Ellie clinics are structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority by offering excellent compensation, benefits, training, and flexible scheduling. Not to mention, Ellie provides centralized administrative, technology, referral and inquiry support, scheduling, client/therapist matching, billing and collections, and even CEU programs. Ellie strives to lower the administrative aspects of providing care to the absolute minimum, so our practitioners have more time to focus on what they love - serving clients! We want our people to be happy because happy therapists do better work and provide better client care!

Who are we looking for?

Therapists!!!! 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 autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance, and determination. Opportunities for individual, family, and group therapy services as well as telehealth.

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. 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.
2. Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week.
3. Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community.
4. Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals.
5. Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol.
6. Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed.
7. Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings.
8. Complete all Rule 29 training requirements.
9. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Candidates should be fully licensed and be able to work independently in the state of Texas (LMFT, LPC, LCSW, etc.).
• Required experience with completing DAs, treatment plans, and clinical case notes.
• Required experience with children, adolescents, and teens.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner.
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base.
• Proficient in the use of typical office technology (computers, e-mail, etc.) and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant IO experience a plus!).

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Preferred experience with couples, families, and children.
• Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation.
• Fully Licensed Clinicians will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels.
• Preferred experience in private practice (not required).
• Marketing and outreach skills (not required).

What we have to offer:

• We are a growing network of clinics, which allows us to offer growth opportunity, stability, and benefits that smaller clinics simply cannot.
• We offer our therapists competitive salary, 401k with a company match, excellent benefits package, PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs, and professional development.
• Flexible scheduling allowing for work-life balance.
• Hourly pay structure PLUS commission on claims.
• Paid Continuing Education time.
• Pay for administrative time that covers consultation and documentation.

We are currently hiring full-time and part-time positions. Flexible work from home options available.