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Ellie Mental Health - 202
Asheville, North Carolina · Hybrid

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist- Eating Disorder Specialist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$72k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance

Flexible Schedule

Are you a therapist who wants to make a difference in mental health care in the Asheville community, while being supported in a fun and healthy work environment? As an Outpatient Mental Health Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, 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.

The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist role at Ellie Mental Health combines the stability and team approach aspect of a community mental health agency with the freedom and flexibility of private practice. Ellie Mental Health allows for a unique pay structure of both stable income and uncapped earning potential as a w2 employee, a collaborative and flexible caseload structure where you can choose the clients you work with, a built-in support system in your clinic and from our national network, and an environment that allows you to do what you love as a therapist where you are valued and appreciated!

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 continued to grow with multiple clinics in Minnesota and a growing number of locally owned and operated franchises across the country.

Ellie was proudly founded on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we’ve made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for the communities we serve.

We Offer

  • Unique pay model with industry leading compensation
  • Comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment
  • A company rooted in values of creativity, humor, compassion, acceptance, determination, and authenticity
  • Additional health and retirement benefits and perks
  • Flexible hybrid in office and work from home options

Responsibilities Include

Evaluate mental health diagnosis, create, and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy

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
  • For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week
  • Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
  • Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and have obtained licensure in their designated field

  • Candidates should have clinical licensure (LMFT/A, LCMHC/A, LCSW/A, etc.)
  • Candidates should have significant training and experience working with disordered eating
  • Required experience with completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • 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
  • Proficient in the use of Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)
  • Licensed Clinicians will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels

Independent franchisees are Equal Opportunity employers committed to diverse and inclusive workforces.

Franchisees are independent business people and not employed by Ellie Family Services, PLLP, d/b/a “Ellie Mental Health”, Ellie MSO, LLC, or Ellie FAM LLC. Thus, each franchisee and each franchisee clinic is unique and the franchisee is alone responsible for all employment matters in their clinic, including the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling.

Depending on the clinic location you select, the job for which you apply may be in a clinic owned and operated by an independent franchisee, and not with the corporate-owned clinics, which are based in Minnesota.

This means the franchisee, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP, is responsible for all employment matters at the clinic. If you are hired for the job, the franchisee will be your employer, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP or any of its affiliated entities.

For franchisee clinic locations, please contact the franchisee organization directly to the extent you need assistance in completing forms or otherwise participating in that franchisee’s application process.

Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.

A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will evaluate mental health diagnoses, create treatment plans, and provide ongoing clinical care for clients. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and maintain accurate documentation according to company policy.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in a behavioral science field and possess active clinical licensure. Significant experience in treating disordered eating and proficiency with diagnostic assessments and clinical documentation are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health therapyEating disorder treatmentDiagnostic assessmentTreatment planningCase managementCrisis interventionElectronic health records

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Therapist- Eating Disorder Specialist at Ellie Mental Health - 202 a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% 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)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Ellie Mental Health - 202

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

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k)
Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Hybrid work options