Outpatient Mental Health Associate Therapist Fishers IN

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$49k-$55k

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance

Ellie Overview

Ellie Mental Health is a growing mental health and wellness agency founded in Saint Paul MN, and now expanding nationally. The Ellie Staff prides itself on being an innovative and creative team that works collaboratively with clients and community providers to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized treatment to all clients. We are locally owned and operated outpatient clinic in Fishers, IN.

As an Outpatient Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

Clinic Description

Are you looking for work-life balance, flexibility to set your own schedule, a warm and inviting office, and more of the good stuff while we remove much of the "busy" stuff... then we want to meet you.

Ellie Mental Health is structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. New patient phone calls will be routed, answered, matched, and scheduled by a dedicated client care team... including all new patient intake forms.

Billing and collections are managed by another dedicated team to ensure all insurance claims get processed and paid in a timely manner.

Details of This Position

  • Responsibilities / Duties
  • Full-Time Mental Health Clinician Associate Level - Ellie Mental Health in Fishers, Indiana
  • 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.
  • Target caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits 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.
  • Run weekly billing tasks, collect co-pays and follow up with clients as needed on outstanding balances
  • Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol.
  • 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 training.
  • Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role;)
  • A sense of humor will certainly help as well!

Required Qualifications

Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the mental health counseling or related fields from an accredited college

  • Candidates should have associate clinical licensure (LMHCA, LSW, AMFT)
  • Experience with completing DAs, treatment plans, and clinical case notes are a plus
  • 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.
  • Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation.
  • Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base.
  • Proficient in the use of typical office technology (computers, e-mail, etc.) and Electronic Health Record systems.
  • Pass a background check.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

  • Preferred experience with children, adolescents, teens, and adults.
  • Preferred experience with couples, families, trauma, substance abuse, and schools.

Benefits

  • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • PTO / Paid Sick Time

Paid Holidays

  • Possible Supervision depending on volume at the time of hire.
  • Free access to Ellie CEU Learning Management System
  • We handle credentialing cost and effort for you
  • Flexibility scheduling and hours
  • Opportunity to be creative and develop your passions into new programs and services
  • Awesome Office, Team Building Activities, and Swag
  • More to come as we grow!

++This is not an exhaustive list

Have Grace LLC db/a Ellie Mental Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or military or veteran status in accordance with federal law.

In addition, Have Grace LLC db/a Ellie Mental Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities.

Have Grace LLC db/a Ellie Mental Health also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Key Responsibilities

The associate therapist will evaluate mental health diagnoses, implement treatment plans, and maintain clinical documentation for a caseload of at least 25 clients per week. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and manage administrative tasks such as billing and co-pay collection.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in a mental health counseling or related field and possess an associate clinical licensure such as LMHCA, LSW, or AMFT. Proficiency in clinical documentation and familiarity with electronic health record systems are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningCase managementCrisis interventionElectronic health recordsBoundary settingTime managementCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Associate Therapist Fishers IN at Ellie Mental Health - 001 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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $56k in an average-cost state. 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Better work-life than 90% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fishers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k≈ 7.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,911/mo≈ 47% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ellie Mental Health - 001

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

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k)
Dental insurance
Paid sick time
Paid holidays
Possible supervision