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Ellie Mental Health - 157
Ashburn, Virginia

Child & Adolescent Outpatient Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72k-$90k

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary

Flexible Schedule

We're Hiring Therapists! Join the Ellie Mental Health Family!

Looking for a place where you can be yourself, do meaningful work, and actually enjoy coming to work?

At Ellie Mental Health, we're growing and looking for passionate, creative, and dedicated therapists to join our Virginia clinics!

We're a locally owned, rapidly growing practice committed to expanding access to high-quality mental health care. We believe great therapy happens when clinicians feel supported, valued, and empowered to do what they do best.

Our culture embraces autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, and collaboration. We want therapists who bring their unique personalities, strengths, and clinical expertise to the team.

Whether your passion is working with individuals, children, adolescents, couples, or families, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

  • Provide individualized, evidence-based therapy to a diverse client population.
  • Complete comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, and maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation.
  • Maintain a full-time caseload of 25 completed client sessions per week.
  • Use creativity and clinical expertise to help clients achieve meaningful progress.
  • Collaborate with families, schools, medical providers, and community resources when appropriate.
  • Participate in clinical meetings, training, and professional development.
  • Contribute to a positive, supportive, and collaborative team environment.
  • Bring your ideas, personality, and passion to the clinic!

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.

  • Current Virginia clinical licensure or appropriate Resident in Counseling status.
  • Experience completing assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation.
  • Strong clinical judgment, professional boundaries, and ethical decision-making.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Comfort utilizing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
  • Commitment to timely documentation and quality client care.
  • For telehealth services, access to a private, professional, HIPAA-compliant workspace.
  • We'd Especially Love to Meet Therapists With Experience In:
  • EMDR and trauma-focused treatment
  • Play therapy and child-centered interventions
  • Bilingual - Spanish Speaking

Specialized or Advanced Clinical Treatment Modalities

We welcome clinicians who bring unique specialties and a desire to continue developing their skills.

We believe therapists should be able to focus on providing exceptional care without unnecessary administrative stress.

  • Straightforward, transparent compensation — hourly pay plus commission on claims.
  • Flexible scheduling that supports work-life balance.
  • PTO accrual and an excellent benefits package for eligible employees.
  • Professional development opportunities and access to a continuing education (CEU) library.
  • Furnished, welcoming clinical offices designed to provide a comfortable therapeutic environment.
  • Opportunities for individual, couples, family, and telehealth services.
  • Career growth opportunities as our clinics continue to expand.
  • A leadership team that values communication, collaboration, and the people who make our clinics successful.

Why Ellie?

Because we believe mental health care should be different — for both clients and clinicians.

We want you to feel comfortable being your authentic self, using your creativity, and practicing in a way that reflects your clinical strengths.

We work hard, support one another, celebrate successes, and believe a little humor goes a long way.

We're not just filling positions. We're building a team of clinicians who want to grow, make an impact, and be part of something meaningful.

Ready to Join the Ellie Family?

If you're passionate about helping others and want to work somewhere that values both your clinical expertise and your individuality, we'd love to meet you!

Apply today and let's start a conversation!

Learn more about us at elliementalhealth.com.

This position operates under the general direction of the Clinical Director.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized, evidence-based therapy and complete assessments, treatment plans, and timely clinical documentation while maintaining a caseload of 25 completed sessions per week. Collaborate with families and community providers as appropriate, participate in clinical development activities, and contribute to a supportive team environment.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a related behavioral health field, plus current Virginia clinical licensure or appropriate Resident in Counseling status. Candidates must have experience with assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation, along with sound clinical judgment, ethical practice, EHR proficiency, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical AssessmentTreatment PlanningChild and Adolescent TherapyElectronic Health RecordsFamily CollaborationMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Ellie Mental Health - 157 ranks #8 of 28 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 40% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
19%
Sign-on bonus
17%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,956 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ashburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$671k≈ 9.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,039/mo≈ 51% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ellie Mental Health - 157

Mental Health Care
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Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
401(k)
Flexible schedule
CEU library