Child and Family Licensed Therapist

Benefits :

• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

If you are passionate about changing the face of mental health in San Diego, not just for the members of our community but also for the Therapists that dedicate their lives to this work, then we are the right clinic for you! At Ellie Mental Health San Diego we provide an environment that is centered around the Therapist experience, so that you can not only survive but thrive.

As a Child and Family Outpatient Therapist at Ellie Mental Health’s new locally owned and operated clinic in San Diego, CA, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

Providers offer individual and family therapy using a broad range of modalities. Clinicians may offer Play Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dance / Movement Therapy, or other specific modalities.

Overall, practice includes play-based and interactive methods, regular caregiver involvement and / or family therapy, and tailored approaches that meet the developmental needs of children and adolescents.

By offering centralized support for inquires, scheduling, client / therapist matching, insurance contracting, billing and collections, our therapists get to focus on what they love most providing world-class mental health services.

We believe providing a fantastic experience for our therapists is a critical link to better care and better outcomes in mental health.

We prioritize our therapists as much as our clients. Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority by offering competitive compensation, referral bonus, excellent benefits, training, flexible scheduling, CEU’s, and an incredibly inclusive environment .

Benefits include PTO, sick time, medical, dental, & vision insurance, license renewal reimbursement, and 401(k) .

What we offer :

• Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential
• Opportunity for health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Minimum 25 client hours per week for full time status
• Dedication to a team approach and atmosphere
• PTO and sick time
• Flexible scheduling
• Pay for administrative time that covers documentation, continuing education and case consults
• In-house educational library with opportunity for CEU credits
• Credentialing, office space, and technology all included with employment

Ellie Mental Health was founded in 2015 by Erin Pash, LMFT and Kyle Keller, LICSW when they opened the first Ellie clinic in Minneapolis.

Since then, the Ellie Fam has continued to grow with multiple clinics in Minnesota and a growing number of locally owned and operated franchises across the country.

Ellie was proudly founded on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we’ve made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities include :

• 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
• Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community
• Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
• Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
• For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week
• Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
• Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
• Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role ;)

Required Qualifications and Skills :

• Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and have a clinical license (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)
• Passion and experience working with and meeting the unique mental health needs of children, adolescents, and families.
• Knowledge of developmental principles and awareness of the intersection between normative child development and psychopathology in the diagnosis and treatment of children / families
• Required experience with completing DAs, treatment plans and clinical case notes
• 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 Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)
• Candidates will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels.

Compensation : $80,000.00 - $114,000.00 per year

Independent franchisees are Equal Opportunity employers committed to diverse and inclusive workforces. Franchisees are independent business people and not employed by Ellie Family Services, PLLP, d / b / a Ellie Mental Health , Ellie MSO, LLC, or Ellie FAM LLC.

Thus, each franchisee and each franchisee clinic is unique and the franchisee is alone responsible for all employment matters in their clinic, including the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling.

Depending on the clinic location you select, the job for which you apply may be in a clinic owned and operated by an independent franchisee, and not with the corporate-owned clinics, which are based in Minnesota.

This means the franchisee, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP, is responsible for all employment matters at the clinic. If you are hired for the job, the franchisee will be your employer, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP or any of its affiliated entities.

For franchisee clinic locations, please contact the franchisee organization directly to the extent you need assistance in completing forms or otherwise participating in that franchisee’s application process.

Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.

A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.