Part Time Licensed Therapist Independent Contractor Position

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Are you a licensed therapist seeking autonomy of private practice without the isolation and administrative burden?

At Ellie Mental Health – Lincolnwood, we're more than just a clinic—we're a collaborative ecosystem designed to help you thrive. We handle the administrative tasks so you can focus on what you do best: providing exceptional client care. We are seeking a passionate, part-time therapist to join our team as a 1099 independent contractor and grow with us.
This part-time role is your gateway. As you successfully build your caseload, you will have the opportunity to transition into a full-time, W-2 position with a comprehensive benefits package.
Imagine a role where you get:

• The Freedom of a Private Practice: Set your own schedule and enjoy the autonomy of a 1099 position, building up to a minimum of 16 clients per week.
• A Path to Full-Time & Benefits: Demonstrate your success and seamlessly transition to a full-time W-2 role with health insurance, PTO, 401(k), and more.
• The Support of a Team: Say goodbye to isolation. You'll have a built-in network for collaboration, consultation, and support.
• Zero Administrative Headaches: We manage all insurance verification, billing, and credentialing for you.

Here's How We Set You Up for Success: We believe in empowering our clinicians. When you join our team, you get the tools and support to build a fulfilling practice efficiently.

• Competitive & Transparent Compensation: Earn a 40-60% split of insurance reimbursements, with your percentage based on your experience level. You are paid biweekly for smooth cash flow.
• Client Referrals: We are committed to building your caseload. We handle clinic-wide marketing and will advertise your profile across all our platforms. We also encourage and support your own outreach and community relations efforts to help you grow.
• Fully Supported Practice:
  • Welcoming Office Space: A modern, comfortable office for your in-person sessions.
  • Supervision & Collaboration: Receive supervision and have regular opportunities to collaborate with a diverse team across all experience levels and specialties.
  • In-House Psychiatry: Offer your clients the full spectrum of care with seamless access to our in-house psychiatrist.
  • Peer Support: Always have someone to communicate with, learn from, and lean on.

What We're Looking For:

• Current therapy or counseling licensure in Illinois (LSW / LCSW, LPC / LCPC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD).
• Passion for mental health, reducing stigma, and making therapy accessible.
• Experience and interest in providing therapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and/or families.
• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to collaborative, authentic care.
• Ideal for clinicians seeking a part-time, flexible contractor role 

If you're ready to start part-time with a clear future in mind, your perfect practice partner is here.

Apply today with your resume Let's build a fulfilling and sustainable career, together.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $ $65.00 per hour

Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways. 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?

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