Mental Health Therapist

Benefits:

- Health insurance

- Opportunity for advancement

- Paid time off

- Training & development

- Vision insurance

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Competitive salary

- Dental insurance

- Flexible schedule

Thinking about leaving agency life for private practice, but worried about trading one set of headaches for another: credentialing, billing, finding your own clients, and paying a platform a finder fee for every one it sends? You don't have to do it alone, and you don't have to figure it out from scratch.

Ellie Mental Health is a locally owned, locally operated private practice with locations in Lee's Summit, Independence, State Line Rd (Missouri side), and North Oak . We built our model specifically to make the leap from agency to private practice easy: we handle client inquiries, scheduling, therapist matching, insurance contracting, and billing, so you get the autonomy and earning potential of private practice without having to run a small business on the side.

We believe a great experience for our therapists leads directly to better care and better outcomes for our clients. That's not a tagline — it's how we're structured.

This Role

This is a full-time position requiring a caseload of 25 client hours per week- because we believe therapy was never intended to be a 40 hr work week.

What We Offer

- Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential

- Medical and dental insurance

- 401(k) with match

- Paid holidays and PTO — including your birthday

- Flexible scheduling within your caseload

- Same pay structure on every client, including the ones we source for you. No finder fees!

- Paid case consultations

- Paid continuing education time

- Paid time for completing documentation

- In-house educational library with approved CEU credits

- A beautiful, spacious office — rent-free

- Credentialing, office space, and technology all included

What You'll Do

- Evaluate mental health diagnoses, create and implement treatment plans, and maintain ongoing documentation (diagnosis updates, treatment plan reviews, case notes) per company policy

- Maintain a full-time caseload of 25 client hours per week

- Provide excellent customer service to clients and collaborate with a supportive, dynamic team

- Bring creativity to your interventions to help clients meet and exceed their goals

- Submit individual session documentation per company guidelines

What You'll Need

- A master's degree in a behavioral science or related field from an accredited college or university, with active progress toward licensure

- A clinical license in Missouri (LMFT, LPC, or LCSW)

- Experience completing diagnostic tools, treatment plans, and clinical case notes

- Familiarity with therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and mental health documentation (preferred)

- Ability to submit documentation in a timely manner

- Ability to model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients

- Comfort working with a diverse client base

- Proficiency with standard office technology and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems

Training or certification in CBT, DBT, EMDR, Play Therapy, or Sand Tray Therapy is a plus, but not required.

About Ellie Mental Health

Ellie Mental Health is a multi-clinic mental health organization founded on one core principle: destigmatizing mental health. The industry is full of barriers, and we've made it our mission to break them down — for our clients and for the clinicians who serve them.

Our approach to destigmatizing? Humor. Struggling with mental health is 100% normal. Some days are great, some days you want to dig a hole and hide — even your therapist has those days. We believe in meeting that reality with honesty, warmth, and a sense of humor.

Ready to practice somewhere that has your back?

Elliementalhealth.com

Flexible work from home options available.