Mental Health Therapist

Benefits:

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

About Ellie Mental Health
Are you ready to step away from hospitals, PHP/IOP programs, or the isolation of solo practice? At Ellie Mental Health, we do things differently: Blending professionalism, teamwork, and joy so clinicians can thrive.
We've reimagined the client journey so every step, from intake to treatment, feels compassionate, seamless, and professional. We've built many of our own systems to support that journey, but we're still growing every day - and we're excited to grow with our clinicians as we continue to "Transform the Culture of Mental Health."
Location: Deerfield, Illinois 60015 (2215 Lakeside Dr, Bannockburn, IL. 60015)
Who We're Looking For We're hiring Licensed Mental Health Therapists (LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, etc.) and Pre-Licensed Therapists (LPC, LSW under supervision) who have a specialty and/or passion for serving one or more of these populations:

• Children & adolescents (including working with parents/caregivers for whole-family support; preferred skills in Play, Expressive, Somatic Therapies, CBT, and/or DBT)
• Executives & professionals experiencing stress, burnout, or workplace challenges
• Couples (preferred experience with Gottman Method, EFT, and/or systemic approaches)
• Neurodivergent clients (ADHD, Autism, and other neurodivergent identities, using affirming, strengths, & evidence-based approaches)

Why Join Ellie?
Unlike hospitals, community mental health, or isolated private practices, Ellie offers:

• Competitive pay
• Paid Time Off
• Free internal CEU library & professional development
• Scheduling flexibility that respects your life outside of work - balanced with the needs of your caseload and clients
• In-person & virtual therapy options
• A collaborative team for consultation, you'll never feel like you're on an island
• Centralized admin, billing, marketing, & referral support so you can focus on therapy
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K benefits

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, client-centered therapy using evidence-based approaches
• Maintain a caseload (full-time average: 25+ weekly sessions)
• Complete documentation efficiently while prioritizing quality care
• Participate in case consultation, staff meetings, and trainings
• Support the whole client, from children and caregivers to couples and professionals, with a holistic, compassionate approach

Qualifications
Required

• Master's degree (or higher) in a mental health discipline such as Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or Psychology
• Active and/or working toward Illinois licensure (PsyD, LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, LPC, or LSW)
• Experience with independent diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation
• Strong professional boundaries, communication skills, and ability to work with diverse clients
• Comfort with technology (Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Electronic Health Record Systems)
• Community referral connections and/or an existing client base
• Ability to pass a background check

Preferred

• Experience with children, teens, couples, executives under stress, and/or neurodivergent clients
• Familiarity with community resources, insurance billing language, and documentation practices

Join Us
At Ellie, you'll find a culture of connection, creativity, and compassion for both clients and clinicians! If you're passionate about making a difference, excited to collaborate, and ready to grow professionally with us, we'd love to hear from you.
Learn more at
Compensation: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 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, 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?