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Ellie Mental Health - 158
Glastonbury, Connecticut · Hybrid

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist LPCA LPC LCSW

CounselorContract

Listed compensation

$70k-$90k

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Free food & snacks
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Signing bonus
  • Vision insurance
  • Training & development
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule

As a therapist at Ellie Mental Health of Glastonbury, you will have the opportunity to work in a private practice setting, with a collaborative team of professionals committed to delivering the best treatment experience to customers. Ellie provides a competitive compensation and benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, short-and long-term disability, as well as PTO and company holidays.

The perfect candidate will share our passion for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and will thrive in a culture that emphasizes our values of autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, respect for diversity, acceptance, and determination.

All awesome therapists, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ are encouraged to apply! We are specifically seeking LPC-A's and LCSWs!

What We Have to Offer You

  • All the flexibility of an independent contractor position with the advantages of a W-2 employee.
  • Autonomy to create your own schedule to support a healthy work/life balance (you control your schedule – ya know, the way it should be!)
  • Flexibility to see clients in person and via telehealth.
  • Consultation and training to expand your clinical caseload.
  • Clinical licensure supervision and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
  • Our exclusive Ellie Match tool which provides individualized caseload for providers.
  • Competitive compensation packages (including commission)
  • Benefits package including health insurance, PTO, 401k, and paid holidays.
  • The ability to do meaningful, challenging work on a fun and collaborative team.

A Fun and Enjoyable Place to Work!

What Your Role Entails

  • Evaluating mental health diagnoses and implementing treatment plans.
  • Maintaining updated documentation using company platforms and EHR.
  • A minimum of 25 client (full-time) sessions per week to a diverse population of clients
  • 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
  • Care coordination for assigned clients to ensure continuity of care.
  • Participation in clinical staff meetings, trainings, supervision, and community outreach.
  • A sense of humor and desire to have fun in the workplace will certainly help as well!
  • Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role;)

Required Qualifications

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 should have clinical licensure in the state of Connecticut (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD) in good standing

  • Experience with completing intake assessments, treatment plans, and clinical case notes
  • Effective communication skills
  • Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
  • Ability to complete and submit documentation of services in a timely manner
  • Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
  • Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of community resources and insurance billing
  • Comfort with and/or willingness to learn and engage in the client collections process
  • General knowledge of Apple products, EHR, Telehealth, and other software platforms
  • Ability to pass a background check.

Don’t meet EVERY requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves!

(Authenticity is one of our core values, after all…) If you’re excited about the chance to be a change-maker with us, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!

Flexible work from home options available.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will evaluate mental health diagnoses, implement treatment plans, and maintain accurate clinical documentation. They are expected to conduct at least 25 client sessions per week while collaborating with a team to provide high-quality care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master’s degree in a behavioral science field and possess a valid clinical license in Connecticut (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD). Applicants should have experience with intake assessments, treatment plans, and clinical case notes.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health diagnosisTreatment planningCase managementCrisis interventionBoundary settingEHR managementCollaborationClinical supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Therapist LPCA LPC LCSW at Ellie Mental Health - 158 a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Social Work — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 16% have no call, 80% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Ellie Mental Health - 158

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

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Bonus based on performance
Competitive salary
Free food & snacks
Health insurance
Paid time off
Signing bonus
Vision insurance