Licensed Trauma and EMDR therapist

Ellie Mental Health-Capital Region NY; Bloomfield Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Ellie Mental Health in Michigan seeks clinicians to provide trauma-focused therapy with autonomy in a hybrid work model. You will deliver EMDR-based care when appropriate and manage your own caseload while benefiting from administrative support and a strong professional community.

The role emphasizes ownership within a supportive W2 platform, offering scheduling flexibility, ongoing supervision for eligible clinicians, and opportunities for income growth tied to performance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or related field.
• Current Michigan license or limited license (LPC/LMSW/LMFT/LP/LLPC/LLMSW/LLP).
• EMDR training preferred and EMDR certification a plus.
• Experience or strong interest in trauma-focused therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality therapy to clients experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, relational stress, or related concerns.
• Use trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR when clinically appropriate.
• Complete timely documentation and treatment planning.
• Maintain consistent recurring client schedules when clinically appropriate.
• Coordinate care with outside providers and supports as needed.
• Participate in team collaboration and case consultation.
• Build professional visibility and community relationships.

Skills

Trauma-focused therapy

EMDR experience

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Hybrid work comfort

Education

Master’s degree in Counseling or related field

Michigan license or limited license (LPC/LMSW/LMFT/LP/LLPC/LLMSW/LLP)

EMDR training

EMDR certification (plus)

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Flexible schedule

Built for Trauma Focused Clinicians Who Want More Autonomy

Ellie Mental Health is a W2 private practice platform built for clinicians who want autonomy, income growth, and ownership without the administrative burden of running their own practice.

We are seeking clinicians with experience or strong interest in trauma focused therapy, including EMDR, PTSD, anxiety, complex trauma, grief, attachment work, and related clinical concerns.

You won’t be handed a guaranteed schedule. You will build one.

You won’t manage billing, credentialing, rent, or overhead. We handle that.

You’ll have the flexibility to design your schedule, work hybrid with in person and remote options, and grow a trauma focused caseload that aligns with your clinical interests and professional goals.

What Makes This Opportunity Different

• W2 employment with no 1099 tax or private practice overhead burden
• Hybrid schedule flexibility
• Beautiful, fully furnished in person clinic space
• Administrative, billing, and credentialing support
• Performance based income growth potential
• Bonus opportunities tied to productivity
• Signing incentives may be available for experienced clinicians with an established professional presence or strong community relationships
• Supervision available for eligible limited license clinicians
• Ongoing case consultation support
• Medical insurance benefits available for eligible full time employees

We provide the infrastructure. You bring the ownership.

Who Thrives Here

Clinicians Who

• Have experience or training in trauma informed care, EMDR, PTSD, anxiety, grief, attachment, or complex trauma
• Want to build and maintain a recurring trauma focused caseload
• Support appropriate continuity of care through consistent scheduling when clinically indicated
• Develop relationships with aligned referral sources and community partners
• Value autonomy and performance based growth
• Want income growth potential tied to effort, consistency, and productivity

If you prefer a guaranteed caseload with minimal accountability, this may not be the right fit.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality therapy to clients experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, relational stress, or related concerns
• Use trauma informed and evidence informed approaches, including EMDR when clinically appropriate
• Complete timely documentation and treatment planning
• Maintain consistent recurring client schedules when clinically appropriate
• Coordinate care with outside providers and supports as needed
• Participate in team collaboration and case consultation
• Build professional visibility and community relationships

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or related field
• Current Michigan license or limited license, such as LPC, LMSW, LMFT, LP, LLPC, LLMSW, or LLP
• EMDR training preferred
• EMDR certification is a plus
• Experience or strong interest in trauma focused therapy
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Comfort with hybrid work
• Established professional relationships or ethical caseload transition experience encouraged

Compensation and Professional Support

• Competitive compensation structure
• Bonus opportunities tied to performance
• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid work model
• Supervision for eligible limited license clinicians
• Case consultation support
• W2 stability without private practice overhead

Why Join Ellie

We are building clinics rooted in ownership, accountability, and access to care. We are not a therapy mill or corporate agency environment.

If you want autonomy, income growth, and the opportunity to build a meaningful trauma focused practice within a supportive W2 platform, we would love to connect.

Ellie Mental Health is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, or any other status protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available as required by law.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $50.00 - $90.00 per hour

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?