LMHCA Associate Therapist Federal Way

Ellie Mental Health•Federal Way, WA

11d•$60,000 - $72,000

About The Position

Join Our Founding Team at our Ellie Mental Health location in Federal Way: We’re excited to be hiring for our new group mental health practice in Federal Way! We’re looking for exceptional clinicians to join our team and work with our Amazing Clinic Director! Our dream team of therapists will help us build something special, shape our culture, and make a real impact on our clients! This Job requisition is for you if you already have an LMHCA license approved by the State of WA . As an associate-level clinician, regular clinical supervision is included as a benefit in this role, eliminating the need to pay for outside supervision. Our goal is to develop therapists while serving our community. We offer stable hourly pay, paid bi-weekly, bringing stability and peace of mind to our clinicians. We also offer a flexible schedule, a choice of clients, and the benefit of working with a highly committed and passionate team. Why Ellie Mental Health of Federal Way? At Ellie Mental Health in Federal Way, we’re motivated to build an industry-best clinical culture, promoting excellence, candor, and mutual respect! Our daily work is inspired by delivering better client outcomes and making access to mental health easier! Our inspiration is to always be better—we want to grow into the kind of group practice that clients are delighted to recommend, and that clinicians seek out to practice care! Our compensation and benefits package is well-rounded with your whole self in mind. We offer: Flexibility and Autonomy: Focus on what you do best—providing excellent clinical care— on a schedule that suits you and your clients. We handle the marketing, referrals, scheduling, insurance, and billing for you! Administrative time : We pay for administrative time that covers consultation and documentation. Time to Recharge : Enjoy guilt-free PTO to R&R. Comprehensive Health Benefits: Full-time employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance. We pick up 50% of the premiums. Professional Essentials: Malpractice insurance, licensure fee, CE reimbursement, and support in furtherance of specialized clinical training. Community and Connection: Weekly case consults, socials throughout the year, and the support of a wonderful Clinical Director. Best Tech: Easy-to-use technology and quality tools to make you efficient! Thoughtfully Designed Offices: Our office space is amazing, and workspaces are beautiful in design with stylish furnishings and accents. Snacks — A brag-worthy breakroom, stocked with snacks and drinks! Compensation: W2 Compensation, Paid Bi-Weekly: To be a Full-time clinician, we require you to see on average 26 to 32 clients per week. You can expect W2 earnings and a benefits package in the range of $60,000 to $72,000. Stable Pay Structure: Our pay model is a fixed hourly rate/ Salary model, based on 25 clinical sessions, which allows you to have peace of mind and stable biweekly pay. Potential for More: There’s a potential for higher earnings as you grow with Ellie and as Ellie grows in Federal Way, especially if you’re flexible with your evenings and weekends. Are you our next clinical rockstar? If you’re passionate about what you do and meet the qualifications listed below, we would be stoked to have you join us in establishing something amazing at Ellie Mental Health in Federal Way. Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways. In short, we’re just people helping people. Wanna join the herd? 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! Employee Experience We take care of our people. It’s that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too! Y’all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers. We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders! Company Structure Ellie is a socially responsible for-profit business, which allows us to be flexible and responsive to our community’s needs. Many mental health and wellness-focused companies are non-profits or government agencies, which rely on the general public, grants, or large donors for funding. This model often results in little creativity and lower compensation for employees, promoting a work culture that just makes people feel “blah.” Feeling blah doesn’t help employees stay motivated, engaged, or even in their jobs for a very long time! So we created a new model: one that puts flexibility, innovative decision-making, creativity, and our people first, while remaining a socially conscious and responsible for-profit business focused on changing how we treat mental health. In short, we’re just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?

Requirements

They must have completed a master's degree in mental health counseling or a related field, hold an existing associate license, and be in the process of pursuing full licensure in the state of Washington
They must value and conduct themselves with honesty, integrity, and a strong work ethic.
They will act with personal responsibility and be patient, pleasant, curious, intelligent, and observant.
They will help clients take responsibility for their lives and engage in the work to meet their therapeutic goals.

Responsibilities

Engage patients artfully from the first contact to gain their confidence and trust.
Complete biopsychosocial/diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and clinical progress notes.
Use clinical judgment based on direct observation and other data to uncover the individual and relational factors that are contributing to the reason the patient contacted you.
Provide transparent and detailed informed consent about the expectations and the fees as part of the therapy contract before treatment commences.
Co-create relevant goals with patients that stem directly from their identified problems.
Provide relationship-oriented and creative psychotherapy to help clients achieve their goals.
Measure and record progress as a function of the evolving therapeutic relationship.
Coordinate services/referrals and collaborate with families, other professionals, and natural community supports.
Collaborate with our local team of psychotherapy superstars.
Provide all clinical documentation in the Valant electronic health record system on time.
Participate in clinical staff meetings, administrative meetings, individual supervision, and required training.
Conduct at least 26 client visits per week to be considered full-time and receive benefits.
Flexible work options are available.