Who is Ellie?

Ellie Mental Health Services (Ellie for short) is more than a classy brand, we really believe that anyone and any relationship can change for the better. Ellie is a highly successful multi-clinic mental health organization started in Minnesota and expanding to Central Florida. Ellie clinics are structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. 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!

Pillar 1: Ellie Core Values

Our core values emphasize impactful connections that allow us to fill the gaps in our communities and make a real difference. These values are creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance, and determination.

Pillar 2: A Culture of Appreciation

Do you resonate with therapists being appreciated? Are you tired and fed up with therapy in a box? Would you find it helpful for your therapy customers to be matched to your passion and niche? Does your preferred therapy approach meet somewhere in the intersection of diversity/equity/inclusion, family systems, neuroscience, trauma informed care, attachment science, and spirituality/mindfulness? Do you resonate with the description that therapy is a mixture of art and science? Would you find it personally and professionally fulfilling to share your passion and commitment in partnering with a group of like-minded professionals committed to building a culture of transformation guided from the inside . . . out versus from the outside . . . in?

Pillar 3: Key Priorities

The name Ellie means "light bearer." Like the healing rays of the sun, life grows where there is the warm, healing light of compassion mixed with accountability. Here are some priorities Ellie therapists shine and share:

The Light of Teamwork: We work as a multi-disciplinary mental health team of providers guided by Ubunti, an African word meaning "I am because we are."

The Light of Faith: We bridge the dark chasm of fragmentation, fear, fake news, and factionalism that exists within ourselves, our families, our communities, our nation, and our world with the light of fearlessness, fresh ideas and strategies, focus, and most of all, . . .faith.

The Light of Ethics and Integrity: We embrace the values of walking the talk, balancing compassion and accountability, truth telling, quality over quantity, and showing up courageously.

The Light of Diversity and Inclusion: We mirror the rich diversity within our communities. We celebrate and accent strengths in individuals, couples and families across cultures and ethnicities; across genders; across industries and professional disciplines; and across faith traditions.

The Light of Transformation: We support and enhance the depth and creativity inherent within the process of change by leveraging family systems, neuroscience, attachment, trauma therapy, mindfulness, art, play, and other related evidence-based strategies to empower resilience and fostering a deep connection with our customers.

The Light of Presence: We believe in showing up authentically. We serve the sacred role of being shepherds co-journeying and co-navigating with our customers through seasons of trauma, grief and loss, separations from people, places, and things, relationship transitions, job challenges, educational challenges, and other life transitions.

The Light of Balance: We lean into discovering and re-enhancing genius in all its forms. We seek to celebrate underutilized and dormant assets which, when invested properly, balance out our vulnerabilities and lesser developed assets.

The Light of Excellence: We practice therapy as a sacred honor and accept the opportunity to continually challenge ourselves to stay sharp and to stay balanced in work and life.

The Light of Wholeness: We give priority to building meaningful and mindful attachments as the foundation to building wholeness in body, mind, and spirit.

The Light of Flexibility and Fun: It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. Know what we mean?

Ideal Match - Full-Time, Licensed Therapists!!!!

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 the following: autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance, and determination. Opportunities for fully licensed Florida therapists are available to provide individual, couples, family, and group therapy services. Given the diversity within the greater Orlando community, BIPOC therapists are strongly encouraged to apply.

As a national mental health brand creating a new footprint in the Orlando area, we are looking for Florida licensed mental health providers that are not afraid to roll up their sleeves to bring the Ellie philosophy to Florida. You are inspired by the work of nurturing and co-creating a mindful, non-judgmental connection with individuals, couples, and families seeking mental health services. You are comfortable commuting to our new office space located in NW Orlando. You resonate with the clinic being locally owned. You are committed to transforming and destigmatizing mental health services in NW Orlando which includes the Ocoee, Winter Garden, Gotha, and Apopka communities.

Our ideal therapist is not only professional, integrity-lead, and excellence-minded but also is a true community builder and a thought leader. Your gifts, training, and experience make you a unicorn who works both as a change strategist and as an artist. Given that we are new franchise and at the final stages of clinic launching, we are only seeking to partner with fully licensed clinicians LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC in the state of Florida who are available to work mostly in office (75% or greater) with telehealth services also being provided (25% or greater). Your commitment would be to conduct at least twenty-five (25) therapy sessions per week whether individual, couples, families, and/or groups. Stay tuned for other future opportunities that will be forthcoming once we are fully staffed.

Required Responsibilities

Full-Time status clinicians must be capable and committed to carry out the following responsibilities:

Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community.

Grow clinically by expanding clinical practice to include various interventions from multiple disciplines which include but are not limited to: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, Existential and Humanistic therapy, Cross-cultural therapy with BIPOC populations, Play therapy, Art therapy, Music Therapy, Social work, Body Work, and Group Therapy.

Demonstrate clinical experience with children, adolescents, young adults (ages 18-25), and/or other adults (26+) both in-person and by telehealth.

Demonstrate comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base and a diverse staff.

Possess training in systems theory to work mindfully with couples and families.

Proficient in using Electronic Health Record systems and typical office technology (e.g., computers, e-mail, etc.).

Expand upon knowledge of therapy services to include knowledge of community resources, insurance billing, and mental health documentation.

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.

Attend and participate in bi-weekly clinical staff meetings and trainings.

Maintain a caseload of at least twenty-five (25) billable client visits per week.

Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

Preferred candidates possess the following qualifications and demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

Hold a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a program of study consisting of marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, or mental health counseling.

Maintain valid, clear, and active clinical licensure as a mental health professional in the state of Florida as an LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC.

Ability to utilize effective written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with our customers.

Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and changing environment.

Ability to coordinate care with relevant stakeholders including family members, team members, medical providers, and school personnel for minors.

Ability to become contracted and credentialed with insurance panels.

Ability to leverage strong problem-solving skill sets as issues emerge with therapy customers, their families, and team members.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications, including Office Suite, Outlook, and Teams.

Ability to integrate other electronic applications related to mental health service delivery.

Adherence to Ellie Mental Health practices and procedures.

What We Have to Offer

We offer a newly constructed, state-of-the-art office space in NW Orlando (Ocoee/Winter Garden). Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority by offering excellent compensation, benefits, training, and flexible scheduling. Not to mention providing centralized administrative, technology, referral and inquiry support, scheduling, client/therapist matching, billing, and collections.

Ellie Mental Health offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, and professional development.

Benefit Highlights include the following:

Flexible scheduling

Signing Bonus

Medical

Vision

Dental

PTO

Sick Leave

EAP Support

Nine (9) Paid Holidays

Five (5) Days Paid Continuing Education (+ $500 towards CEU costs)

Quarterly Bonus Program

Life Insurance (Voluntary)

Short Term Disability (Voluntary)

Offers are made contingent upon credentialing with insurance panels and successfully passing a background check.

Compensation: $55K – $70K

At Ellie Ocoee, Outpatient Licensed Mental Health Therapist’s pay is based on a proven track record of academic training, supervised practice of mental health, therapy experience post-licensure, additional therapy credentials and certifications, as well as amenability to an entrepreneurial mindset.

Our compensation model for this position is under review and may be either straight salary with a signing bonus and subsequent bonuses based on KPIs. The other alternative is a short-term salary to stabilize case load at twenty-five (25) clients and then converting to the Ellie hybrid model (base pay + commission). Let's talk about what works for you.

What Else You Should Know

The Ellie Ocoee Mental Health Clinic is located in NW Orlando (529 E. Crown Point Rd, Suite 120, Ocoee, FL 34761).

Our expected opening date is June 19, 2023.

Operationally and administratively, this position will be under the direction of the Clinical Manager (CM) who reports to the Clinical Director (CD).

Learn more about our amazing locally owned mental health clinic at https://elliementalhealth.com/locations/ocoee-fl/.