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Ellie Mental Health - 235
Hales Corners, Wisconsin · Hybrid

Child and Adolescent Therapist LPC or LCSW Outpatient

Counselor 8.3 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65K - $75K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job description

Benefits

CEU's 401(k) Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Love working with kids, teens, and families? So do we.

Ellie Mental Health Waukesha is looking for a fully licensed LPC or LCSW who is passionate about providing therapy to children and adolescents (ages 5+) in a supportive outpatient setting.

Whether your approach includes play therapy, CBT, DBT-informed care, family systems, art-based interventions, or other evidence-based modalities, we believe clinicians do their best work when they have the freedom to practice authentically.

What You'll Love About This Role
Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential
Typical full-time earnings (25 sessions per week): $65,000–$75,000+, depending on caseload and schedule
A strong referral stream of children, adolescents, and families to help you build your ideal caseload
Flexible scheduling that supports work-life balance
Manageable caseload expectations with full-time clinicians seeing a minimum of 25 client sessions per week
Minimal administrative burden
Clinical autonomy to use the treatment approaches that best fit your clients
Supportive, collaborative team culture with regular consultation and peer support
Opportunities for professional growth, supervision, and leadership
What You'll Do
Provide outpatient psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and their families
Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
Utilize developmentally appropriate, evidence-based interventions
Collaborate with parents, caregivers, schools, pediatricians, and other providers as clinically appropriate
Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes
We're Looking For Someone Who
Is a fully licensed LPC or LCSW (or Wisconsin equivalent)
Holds a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or another behavioral health field from an accredited program
Has experience providing therapy to children and adolescents (ages 5+) and enjoys working with families
Is organized, completes documentation in a timely manner, and maintains strong clinical boundaries
Values collaboration, authenticity, and being part of a supportive team
Why Ellie?
At Ellie Mental Health, we believe mental health care should be accessible, creative, and centered around both clients and clinicians.

We value

Authentic relationships over rigid expectations Creativity and flexibility in clinical work Collaboration over competition Humor, compassion, and humanity in the workplace Reducing barriers so more children and families can access quality mental health care Ready to Apply? If you're excited about helping children, teens, and families thrive—and want to work somewhere that supports you as much as you support your clients—we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and let's start the conversation.

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.
Flexible work from home options available.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and their families while conducting comprehensive diagnostic assessments. Develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with schools, pediatricians, and caregivers to ensure effective care.

Requirements

Requires a fully licensed LPC or LCSW in Wisconsin with a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related behavioral health field. Candidates must have experience providing therapy to children and adolescents and demonstrate strong clinical documentation skills.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningCase managementCrisis interventionEvidence-based practiceChild therapyAdolescent therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Therapist LPC or LCSW Outpatient at Ellie Mental Health - 235 a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,782 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Ellie Mental Health - 235 holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 5 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Listing-based score

Top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

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About Ellie Mental Health - 235

Mental Health Care
Mendota Heights, MN
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

CEU's
401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance