Child Therapist
Listed compensation
$55-$75/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Free food & snacks
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Signing bonus
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
- Now Hiring: Therapist to work with children and adolescents
$1,000 sign on bonus for any fulltime clinician starting in May 2026.
Ellie Mental Health is looking for passionate therapists to join our growing team! If you’re looking for a supportive environment where you can focus on clients while growing in your career, we’d love to meet you.
Why Join Ellie?
- Start within a week (pending background check)
- Active patient waiting list ready to be assigned
- Free clinical supervision
Flexible Scheduling
- Opportunities to provide different types of therapy (individual, group, play therapy, etc.)
- Diverse client population and great exposure to new clinical experiences
- Supportive leadership team focused on your growth
- Steady pay with excellent benefits
- Fee-for-service position with a strong base pay structure
About Ellie Mental Health
Ellie Mental Health is a growing mental health organization designed to support therapists so they can focus on what matters most — helping clients. We provide centralized administrative support including scheduling, billing, referrals, and technology so our clinicians can spend less time on paperwork and more time doing meaningful work.
Responsibilities
- Conduct mental health assessments and develop treatment plans
- Provide therapy and maintain clinical documentation (diagnosis updates, treatment plans, and case notes)
Maintain a Caseload of Approximately
- 25 client sessions per week (full-time)
- 15 client sessions per week (part-time)
- Collaborate with a supportive clinical team
- Coordinate care with families, medical providers, schools, and other professionals as needed
- Participate in staff meetings and training
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related behavioral health field
- Active PA license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
- Experience completing treatment plans and clinical notes
Preferred Qualifications
- Creative and innovative therapy approaches
- Experience working with children, adolescents, or teens
- Experience with couples or family therapy
- Knowledge of community resources and insurance billing
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay + commission on claims
- Fee-for-service compensation structure
- Benefits package and PTO
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional development opportunities
- Access to a CEU library
- Opportunities to volunteer within the team
This position reports to the Clinical Director and Associate Clinical Director.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field and an active PA license (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT). Candidates must have experience completing clinical notes and treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child Therapist at Ellie Mental Health - 117 a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Ellie Mental Health - 117 holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 11 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 42% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $139k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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