Child Focused Therapist

Ellie Mental Health
paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), remote work

Dec 19, 2024
As a Child Focused Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, 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. What We Offer: Great Full-time Benefits: Medical, dental, vision plans & disability insurance options Free access to virtual urgent care and short-term counseling 401k - up to a 4% match! Paid time off + Paid Holidays Employment models that prioritize creativity, culture, and compensation Industry-leading compensation pay models Reasonable caseload expectations and flexible scheduling, full-time or part-time options Free Supervision Free attendance + paid time (dependent on pay model) for internal CEU's Amazing colleagues who are passionate about destigmatizing mental health Comfortable & inviting clinic environment, with furnished offices Required Skills/Abilities: Master's degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university Candidates will have clinical licensure or be on licensure track for LMFT, LPCC, LICSW, LP etc Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes. (Experience with DC:0-5, ECSII/CASII, SDQ assessments preferred) 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 Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients Proficient in the use of Office 365 and EHR systems (Valant), including collection of co-payments Responsibilities include: Provide diagnostic assessment, treatment (including family and individual therapy), and referrals to minor clients and their parents/guardians Evaluate mental health diagnoses, create, implement and maintain treatment plans and complete ongoing documentation Active participation and responsibility in building, growing, and maintaining caseload to meet agreed upon weekly billable expectations; full-time: 22 hours, part-time: 10-21 hours Collaborate with other Child Services providers including medication management, psychological assessment services, and other mental health providers to meet client needs. Coordinate services with external care providers including case managers, families, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in your community Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings Providers offer individual and family therapy using a broad range of modalities. Clinicians may offer Play Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), 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. Ellie was proudly founded by clinicians on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we have made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for our local communities. We are excited to expand across the country by partnering with local leaders in your community. This role leverages in-person and telehealth care, meeting our clients where they're at. This allows for a hybrid clinician schedule to collaborate with the team in the clinic and work from home! Our clinics are structured to remove many of the 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, flexible scheduling (FT/PT/days/nights/weekends), CEU's, and an incredibly inclusive environment. Additionally, Ellie assists in providing centralized administrative support, technology, some referral support, scheduling, and client/therapist matching. There is the opportunity to provide tele-health services, but you do need to be able to commute into the office on a regular basis. Ellie Mental Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Flexible work from home options available. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.