Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
Hybrid - US
Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Ellie Mental Health | Richmond West End & Chester, VA
Two Locations. One Mission. Join Our Herd!
Ellie Mental Health is growing, and we’re looking for passionate, compassionate therapists who want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of clients while growing professionally in a supportive, collaborative environment.
We are hiring full-time outpatient therapists for two locations:
- Richmond – West End: Our established location, currently open and welcoming new team members.
- Chester, VA: Our new location, scheduled to open in January 2027.
Applicants may express interest in either location or both. Whether you’re an independently licensed clinician, a Virginia Resident in Counseling, or a Virginia Supervisee in Social Work pursuing LCSW licensure, we’d love to connect with you!
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation with a unique pay model
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Simple IRA retirement plan with a 2% employer match
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Free clinical supervision for eligible Supervisees in Social Work pursuing LCSW licensure
- Support from a Board-approved clinical supervisor
- Furnished offices and a collaborative team environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient mental health therapy to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups based on clinical experience and interest.
- Complete diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and other required documentation in a timely manner.
- Maintain medical necessity and adhere to ethical, legal, and professional standards.
- Maintain a minimum of 25 completed client visits per week.
- Coordinate care with other providers and community resources as appropriate.
- Participate in team meetings, supervision, and ongoing professional development.
- Contribute to outreach and community engagement efforts as appropriate.
Qualifications
Independently Licensed Clinicians
- Active, independent Virginia clinical license, such as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
- Outpatient therapy experience preferred.
- Clinicians credentialed with insurance panels are encouraged to apply.
Residents in Counseling
- Current Virginia Resident in Counseling status.
- Interest in providing outpatient therapy and working toward independent licensure.
Supervisees in Social Work / MSW Graduates
- Applicants who have completed or are nearing completion of a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and are interested in pursuing LCSW licensure are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates must meet Virginia Board of Social Work requirements to obtain Supervisee in Social Work status before beginning supervised clinical experience that counts toward licensure.
- Clinical supervision is provided at no cost for eligible supervisees by a Board-approved supervisor.
- Candidates must be willing to complete applicable registration, supervision, and licensure requirements established by the Virginia Board of Social Work.
Additional Skills
- Strong communication, organization, and clinical documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Familiarity with electronic health records; Valant experience is a plus.
- Commitment to inclusive, client-centered, and ethical care.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
We encourage you to apply! We value diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. If you’re passionate about mental health and believe you could be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you.
Employee Experience & Benefits
We strive to create a workplace where clinicians feel supported, valued, and empowered to provide quality care. Eligible full-time employees have access to paid time off, a Simple IRA retirement plan with a 2% employer match, and health, dental, and vision insurance, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Company Structure
Ellie Mental Health – Richmond West End and Chester are independently owned and operated franchise locations. Employment opportunities and practices may differ from those at other Ellie Mental Health locations.
In short, we’re just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?
Ellie Mental Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $65,000.00 - $100,000.00 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