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Ellie Mental Health - 101
North Carolina · Hybrid

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist - Substance Abuse Specialist

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Company parties
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Training & development

Vision Insurance

As an Outpatient Therapist - Substance Abuse Specialist, 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.

Responsibilities Include

Provide diagnostic and therapy services to children, adolescent, adult clients and families, including diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning and individual and family therapy

Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community

  • Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
  • Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
  • Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other staff, and school staff as needed
  • Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
  • Actively involved in the Outreach efforts and building relationship with our referral partners

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Active and unrestricted license issued by a North Carolina Professional board, (LCAS).
  • Clinical speciality preferred (EMDR, IFS, TF-CBT, etc).
  • Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes
  • Minimum of two years post degree experience providing mental health support services to children, adolescents, and adults
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with court ordered assessments is a huge plus
  • Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
  • Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner
  • Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
  • Flexible with providing therapy in office and via telehealth
  • Proficient in the use of Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)
  • Ability to pass a background check.

Salary

Competitive pay (clinical/non-clinical)

Performance Based

Benefits (Vacation, PTOs, Health/dental/vision, 401K contributions and reimbursement for CEUs and many more)

Flexible work from home options available.

Key Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic and therapy services to children, adolescents, and families while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Manage clinical documentation, coordinate care with external partners, and actively participate in outreach and referral building.

Requirements

Requires an active and unrestricted North Carolina LCAS license and at least two years of post-degree experience. Candidates must be proficient in clinical assessments, treatment planning, and electronic health record systems.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapySubstance abuse counselingCase managementElectronic health records

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Therapist - Substance Abuse Specialist at Ellie Mental Health - 101 a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Substance Use / Addiction Counselor — ranked against 1,008 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.

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  • No call
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Ellie Mental Health - 101

Mental Health Care
St Paul
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Company Parties
Competitive Salary
Dental Insurance
Flexible Schedule
Health Insurance
Training & Development
Vision Insurance