Play/Child Mental Health Therapist
EMH Mid-Cities GPV
Play/Child Mental Health Therapist
Full Time • EMH Mid-Cities GPV
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- Regular Team Meetings
- Paid Administrative Time
- Technology & Equipment Provided
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Telehealth Opportunities
- CEU Support
- Free CEU Library
- Competitive Compensation
- Clinical Supervision
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
Play Therapist
Grapevine, TX
Why Join Ellie?
At Ellie Mental Health, we believe clinicians do their best work when they feel supported, valued, and empowered. We prioritize flexibility, work-life balance, professional growth, authentic connection, and a collaborative, clinician-centered culture.
Our team values:
- Authenticity, inclusion, and acceptance
- Creativity, innovation, and humor
- Ongoing learning and professional development
- Supportive teamwork and collaboration
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Paid administrative time
- Flexible scheduling
- Free CEUs and ongoing training
- Administrative support
- Fun, supportive, clinician-focused culture
- Additional benefits for eligible full-time team members
About the Role
We're seeking a creative and compassionate Play Therapist who enjoys working with children ages 3–12. The ideal clinician uses play therapy and developmentally appropriate approaches to help children navigate emotional, behavioral, relational, and trauma-related concerns.
You'll collaborate with children, parents, families, schools, and other providers while providing high-quality, child-centered care. Fully licensed and qualified pre-licensed clinicians are encouraged to apply.
Licensure
- LPC or LPC Associate
- LCSW or LMSW
- LMFT or LMFT Associate
- Pre-licensed clinicians should have 2+ years of relevant experience and be actively pursuing full licensure
Areas of Expertise We Value
- Play Therapy / Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
- Trauma-informed care
- Filial Therapy or PCIT
- Art, Music, or Expressive Arts Therapy
- Child development and family work
What You'll Do
- Complete DSM-5 diagnostic assessments and treatment plans
- Provide child-centered, developmentally appropriate therapy
- Use play therapy and creative interventions to address emotional and behavioral needs
- Maintain a caseload of 27+ sessions/week for full-time clinicians
- Collaborate with families, schools, medical providers, and care team members
- Complete timely and accurate documentation
- Participate in clinical meetings, consultation, supervision, and training
- Participate in marketing and referral development
- Use EHR and office technology effectively
- Offer flexible availability, including mornings, evenings, or weekends, based on community needs
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, or related behavioral health field
- Active Texas licensure or associate-level licensure
- 1–2 years of experience providing therapy to children ages 3–12
- Strong knowledge of play therapy and developmentally appropriate interventions
- Experience with assessment, treatment planning, and documentation
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
- Successful completion of a background check
Preferred training: Certified Play Therapist (CPT), CCPT, Filial Therapy, PCIT, or Music, Art, or Expressive Arts Therapy.
We Encourage You to Apply
You don't have to meet every qualification to be a great fit. We welcome clinicians from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about providing exceptional mental health care to children and families. If you're excited about helping children grow, heal, and thrive through creative therapy, we encourage you to apply.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ellie Mental Health is committed to an inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected, valued, and supported. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment.
Franchise Disclosure
Ellie Mental Health clinics are independently owned and operated as part of the Ellie Mental Health franchise system. Employment decisions, compensation, benefits, scheduling, and workplace policies are determined by the local franchise owner. This position is with an independently owned and operated Ellie Mental Health clinic and not Ellie Mental Health's corporate organization.
We're just people helping people. Come join the herd
Compensation: $58,260.46 - $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?
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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