Part-Time Outpatient Mental Health Therapist - Louisville
Listed compensation
$22k-$32k
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Clinical Supervision
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Therapist, Part-Time
Be a part of a national movement to end the stigma, fill the gaps, and bring greater innovation to mental health!
Ellie Mental Health Louisville continues to evolve to meet the needs of the Boulder County (and beyond) Community. We are looking for passionate and creative licensed therapists to join our team! Part-time would involve seeing between 15 and 20 clients a week. These hours can be flexibly scheduled to meet caseload needs.
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 makes the clinician's experience the best it can be by providing excellent compensation, benefits, training, and flexible schedules while also providing centralized administrative, technology, referral and inquiry support, client/therapist matching, initial scheduling, and ongoing billing and collections. Through these robust shared services, Ellie strives to lower the administrative aspects of providing care to the absolute minimum, so our practitioners have more time to focus on what they love – supporting clients!
- What We Have to Offer (based on part-time status)
- Competitive compensation (hourly base pay plus commission)
- Flexible scheduling
- Paid Time-Off
- Professional development support, including paid training time
- Paid supervision, case consultation, and documentation time
- Reimbursement for clinical license renewal
- Independence in a tight-knit, supportive, and transparent team environment
- Commitment to promoting work/life balance
- Credentialing completed by Ellie’s contract and credentialing team
- Community Engagement Opportunities
- Additional earning opportunities
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
- 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
- Contribute to a thriving team culture
- 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, LPC, LCSW, etc.) with a valid license to practice in the state of Colorado
Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation
- Required experience with completing 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!)
Pass a Background Check
- Licensed Clinicians who are currently credentialed with insurance panels are a plus!
- Bilingual clinicians a plus!
- Evening availability a plus!
What Else You Should Know
- This position is located in Louisville, CO
- This role serves clients typically in person, with option for telehealth where clinically indicated
- This position will report to the location’s Clinic Manager
- Learn more about our amazing company at elliementalhealth.com
At Ellie Mental Health, we're passionate about providing access to high quality mental health therapy, eliminating the stigma associated with mental health and delivering a world class work experience for our therapists. We use all our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion to serve our community and our therapists.
Ellie Mental Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran by following applicable federal, state and local laws.
Ellie Mental Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Ellie Mental Health expressly prohibits any form of unlawful harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will evaluate mental health diagnoses, create treatment plans, and provide high-quality therapeutic interventions for clients. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and coordinating care with relevant stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master's degree in a behavioral science field and possess a valid clinical license to practice in Colorado. Previous experience with mental health documentation and familiarity with insurance billing are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Outpatient Mental Health Therapist - Louisville at Ellie Mental Health - 113 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
Ellie Mental Health - 113 ranks #15 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Colorado, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$71k (265 salary observations; 620 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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $22k–$32k | Mental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $70k–$80k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Colorado vs national | $71k median in Colorado | $74k nationally (−3%)265 state / 5,791 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$26k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Colorado | 212 active | 7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 44% remote · 20% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 31% offer loan repayment310 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 |
| Ellie Mental Health - 113 | #15 of 16 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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