Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$55k-$75k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Clinic Description
As an Outpatient 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.
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 benefits and perks
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
- Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
- Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role;)
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 on track to obtain licensure in their designated field
- Candidates should have clinical licensure (LMFT, LCSW, LMHC etc.)
- Required experience with completing DAs, 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!)
- Fully 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.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo screening through the Clearinghouse: info.flclearinghouse.com
Key Responsibilities
The therapist is responsible for evaluating mental health diagnoses, creating treatment plans, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. They must also provide excellent customer service and collaborate with a team to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master's degree in a behavioral science field and be on track for or currently hold clinical licensure. Proficiency in clinical documentation and experience with electronic health record systems are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Florida, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$64k (194 salary observations; 821 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,791 salary observations; 23,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $55k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $53k–$73k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $64k median in Florida | $74k nationally (−13%)194 state / 5,791 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$63k in purchasing power | Florida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida | 322 active | 7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 30% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida counselor listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 12% offer loan repayment574 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,476 in the last 30 days | 1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$65k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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