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Ellie Mental Health - 239
Trooper, Pennsylvania · Hybrid

Outpatient Counselor Associate and Fully Licensed

LPC / LMHCFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$55/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid time off

Training & Development

Have you heard? Ellie Mental Health is NOW in Trooper/Audubon, PA. We are building an extraordinary team, and want you to come join our herd!!

Who Is Ellie?

Ellie Mental Health – Trooper starts with our company culture. Ellie offers a community that is authentic, accepting, creative and focused on providing high quality mental health care.

Ellie is a growing, innovative company that is structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority.

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 - serving clients! We want our people to be happy because happy therapists do better work and provide better client care!

Who Are We Looking For?

The perfect candidate will hold a PA license of LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LSW, or LAPC and share our passion for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and will thrive in a culture that emphasizes autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance, and determination. Opportunities for individual, family, and group therapy services as well as Telehealth. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ encouraged to apply.

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.

  • Maintain a minimum caseload of 25 client sessions per week.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Candidates MUST have clinical licensure in the state of Pennsylvania, (LMFT, LPC, LCSW, LAPC, LSW).
  • 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!)
  • Fully Licensed Clinicians will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels.

What We Have to Offer

  • Competitive compensation package with a pathway for growth and development
  • Flexible scheduling
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Paid CEU time
  • Free access to Continuing Education Library

What Else You Should Know

  • This position is located in Malvern, PA.
  • This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director.
  • Learn more about our amazing company at elliementalhealth.com.
  • Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $65,000 - $85,000 per year depending on experience level.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor is responsible for evaluating mental health diagnoses, creating treatment plans, and maintaining a minimum caseload of 25 client sessions per week. They must also provide excellent customer service, coordinate care with various stakeholders, and complete timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in a behavioral science or related field and possess a valid clinical license in Pennsylvania (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LSW, or LAPC). Proficiency in clinical documentation, treatment planning, and Electronic Health Record systems is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCase managementIndividual therapyFamily therapyElectronic health recordsCrisis interventionBoundary setting

Counselor Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (16 salary observations; 105 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (586 salary observations; 2,626 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Mental Health Counseling market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$114kMental Health Counseling median $56k (middle half $46k–$67k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$84k median in Pennsylvania$78k nationally (+7%)16 state / 586 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Counseling listings in Pennsylvania28 active775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 48% remote · 32% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment711 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Counseling listings327 in the last 30 days219 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Counseling pay trend+5.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Counselor Associate and Fully Licensed at Ellie Mental Health - 239 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 Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

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Salary Distribution

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10
<$85k
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$85k-110k
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1
$168k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
48% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 762 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ellie Mental Health - 239

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

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Paid CEU time
Free access to Continuing Education Library
Training & development