Outpatient Mental Health Therapist

Ellie in The Woodlands is looking for passionate, Licensed Therapists to join our team. Ideal candidates will be well-resourced, able to show compassion and empathy and have the appropriate education, proficiency, and experience to assist their patients.

Our clinic is growing fast, and we are seeking both part-time and full-time positions. Evening and weekend availability will be highly considered.

We invite a diverse range of talents, skills, and backgrounds for these positions. These positions offer the flexibility and opportunity to work in our cozy offices and over telehealth when appropriate.

We are building a diverse, compassionate, and connected community where therapists are cared for and supported to be the best therapists they can be.

Who is Ellie in The Woodlands?

We are a fast-growing therapy clinic located in The Woodlands just off I-45. Our team includes a diverse group of caring clinical professionals who have dedicated their careers to caring for the community.

We offer individual, couples, families and group therapy services. As we grow, we will expand our offerings to include more services to serve the community better.

Our clinic is a safe haven for therapists. We are locally owned and operated and have built our clinic on the idea that if we take impeccable care of our therapists, they will give impeccable care to their clients.

At Ellie in The Woodlands, we make the clinician’s experience a priority by providing an amazingly supportive and beautiful work environment, a generous combination of compensation, Paid-Time-Off, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401(k) benefits, outstanding training, and flexible scheduling.

By teaming up with our corporate franchise headquarters Ellie Mental Health (https : / / elliementalhealth.com / ), in Minnesota, we provide centralized administrative, technology, referral, and inquiry support, including scheduling, client / therapist matching, billing and collections, and CEU programs.

Ellie of The Woodlands provides the administrative support that enables our clinicians to have more time to focus on what they love - serving clients! We want our people to feel well-cared for, so they can focus on providing the best care possible and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Ellie Mental Health (https : / / elliementalhealth.com / ) is a highly successful, multi-clinic mental health organization based in Minnesota, providing individual, family, and group therapy services, Assessments, Medical Management, ARMHS, CTSS, and In-Home therapies.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Evaluate mental health diagnoses, create and implement treatment plans, and complete ongoing documentation, including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy.
• For Full-Time status, clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week.
• 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.
• 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.
• Complete all Rule 29 training requirements.
• Monitor client progress with treatment goals to determine effectiveness of interventions.
• Perform clinical assessments to evaluate the individual’s priority population diagnostic eligibility and treatment needs.
• Provide therapy focusing on the reduction or elimination of symptoms of severe and persistent mental illness and increasing the individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living.
• Be responsible for participation in formulation of client’s treatment.
• Communicate and work with clients / visitors / other staff in a manner that demonstrates knowledge of cultural diversities.
• Meets weekly productivity standards.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct in all clinical and professional activities.
• Comply with Ellie Mental Health policies and procedures, accrediting / regulatory bodies, and performance contract documentation requirements.
• Participate in outreach initiatives in the local community.

Qualifications you will need :

Master’s degree (M.A.) from an accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavior, or human service field, including but not limited to psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, human development, and educational psychology.

• Clinical license through the State of Texas for one of the following : Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
• Must maintain a valid Texas Driver’s License and be insurable under Ellie Mental Health policies.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply crisis intervention techniques.
• Strong diagnostic skills, the ability to incorporate patient history, symptoms to formulate proper diagnosis and treatment.
• 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 experience a plus!)
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide clear, concise, and well-constructed written documentation.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Must be able to work autonomously.
• BIPOC and LGBTQ encouraged to apply.
• Training in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, play therapy, disordered eating and process addictions will be highly considered.

What Our Clinicians Can Expect :

Ellie Mental Health offers competitive hourly wages and client commissions, paid CES time, automatic pay for administrative time covering consultations and documentation, flexible scheduling, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan, Paid-Time-Off (PTO), outstanding wellness programs and professional development opportunities!

What else you should know :

This position is located in our clinic at 128 Vision Park Blvd in Shenandoah just off I-45.

• This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director.
• Learn more about our amazing company at www.elliementalhealth.com
• Compensation will commensurate with level of experience.
30+ days ago