OutpatientMental Health Therapist- Hybrid- Palatine, IL
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
We are seeking a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) or license-eligible clinician to join our growing outpatient therapy team at Ellie Mental Health in Palatine.
Important: Some job boards may list this role as remote. While we offer hybrid flexibility based on client needs, this role is primarily in person at our Palatine office. Clinicians should expect to work at least 70 percent of their time in the office.
Applicants must:
• Be licensed or license eligible in Illinois
• Live in Illinois
• Be comfortable working primarily in person at our Palatine clinic
• Live in Illinois
• Be comfortable working primarily in person at our Palatine clinic
Caseload Expectation
Full-time clinicians maintain a caseload of approximately 25 client sessions per week.
About Ellie Mental Health
At Ellie Mental Health, we believe therapy should be real, human, and accessible.
Our mission is to expand access to high-quality mental health care while creating an environment where clinicians feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work.
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 grown into a national network of locally owned clinics committed to breaking down barriers in mental health care.
Our culture is built on the values of:
• Authenticity
• Humor
• Compassion
• Creativity
• Acceptance
• Determination
• Humor
• Compassion
• Creativity
• Acceptance
• Determination
Ellie therapists are encouraged to bring creativity, personality, and authenticity into the therapy room. We value clinicians who are collaborative, flexible, and excited to be part of a supportive team environment.
Why Clinicians Love Working at Ellie
Ellie was created to be a different kind of mental health workplace. We prioritize clinician support, creativity, and collaboration so therapists can focus on what matters most: helping clients.
What we offer:
• A supportive and collaborative clinical team
• Comfortable, fully furnished therapy offices
• A culture rooted in authenticity, humor, and compassion
• A unique pay model with industry leading compensation
• Opportunities for professional growth and consultation
• Hybrid scheduling flexibility based on client needs
• Additional benefits and perks
• Comfortable, fully furnished therapy offices
• A culture rooted in authenticity, humor, and compassion
• A unique pay model with industry leading compensation
• Opportunities for professional growth and consultation
• Hybrid scheduling flexibility based on client needs
• Additional benefits and perks
Responsibilities
• Conduct diagnostic assessments and establish appropriate diagnoses
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans with clients
• Provide high-quality therapy sessions that support client goals
• Complete documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes, according to clinical standards
• Maintain a caseload of approximately 25 client sessions per week for full-time clinicians
• Collaborate with families, schools, medical providers, and care teams when appropriate
• Participate in clinical meetings, consultations, and training opportunities
• Contribute to the positive and supportive culture of the clinic
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans with clients
• Provide high-quality therapy sessions that support client goals
• Complete documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes, according to clinical standards
• Maintain a caseload of approximately 25 client sessions per week for full-time clinicians
• Collaborate with families, schools, medical providers, and care teams when appropriate
• Participate in clinical meetings, consultations, and training opportunities
• Contribute to the positive and supportive culture of the clinic
Required Qualifications
• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or related behavioral health field
• Licensed in Illinois (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD) or actively working toward licensure
• Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients
• Ability to complete documentation in a timely manner
• Comfort working with diverse populations
• Experience using Electronic Health Record systems and Office 365 (Valant experience is a plus)
• Licensed in Illinois (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD) or actively working toward licensure
• Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients
• Ability to complete documentation in a timely manner
• Comfort working with diverse populations
• Experience using Electronic Health Record systems and Office 365 (Valant experience is a plus)
Fully licensed clinicians are encouraged to apply and may be credentialed with major insurance panels including BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare.
We Encourage Applications From
• LCSW
• LCPC
• LMFT
• Licensed Clinical Psychologists
• PsyD / PhD
• Pre-licensed therapists working toward clinical licensure
• LCPC
• LMFT
• Licensed Clinical Psychologists
• PsyD / PhD
• Pre-licensed therapists working toward clinical licensure
Equal Opportunity Employer
Each Ellie Mental Health clinic is independently owned and operated. Employment decisions, including hiring, supervision, scheduling, and compensation, are managed by the local franchise owner.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Join the Ellie Fam
If you are passionate about helping people, value authenticity and creativity in your work, and want to be part of a team committed to improving mental health access in our community, we would love to hear from you.
In your cover letter, please share a little about your therapeutic approach and the populations you most enjoy working with.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 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?
Apply here.
A company rooted in values of creativity, humor, compassion, acceptance, determination, and authenticity
Unique pay model with industry leading compensation
Comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment