Outpatient Counselor Associate and Fully Licensed
Listed compensation
$40-$55/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $83k–$114k | Mental 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 power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Pennsylvania | 28 active | 775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 48% remote · 32% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment711 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 327 in the last 30 days | 219 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 |
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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