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Lead Therapist - Birmingham Clinic

Ellie Mental Health

Bloomfield Hills, MI, US, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jul 2026

💰 $95,000/yr($75,000/yr – $95,000/yr)

About the role

Benefits:

Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Training & development
Vision insurance
401(k)
401(k) matching
Bonus based on performance
Company parties
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule

Ellie Mental Health is seeking a fully licensed therapist to serve as the Lead Therapist for our Birmingham clinic. This full-time position combines an active clinical caseload with on-site leadership, clinical consultation and supervision, clinician development, clinic oversight, and structured community outreach.

The Lead Therapist will provide Birmingham with a consistent, accessible local leader who is invested in the success of the clinic, its clinicians, and its clients. This position requires on-site presence five days per week and approximately 35–40 total working hours per week.

Clinical Responsibilities

Maintain a minimum of 20 clinical hours per week
Provide high-quality, ethical, and client-centered mental health services.
Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
Maintain strong client engagement, retention, and continuity of care.
Model strong clinical judgment, professionalism, compliance, and documentation practices.

Clinical Leadership and Supervision

Serve as the consistent, visible on-site leader for the Birmingham clinic.
Provide clinical consultation to Birmingham clinicians.
Provide formal supervision to assigned limited-license clinicians
Conduct regular clinician check-ins and monitor team needs, morale, satisfaction, and barriers.
Follow up with new clinicians after onboarding and initial training.
Monitor caseload development and identify issues affecting referrals, scheduling, productivity, documentation, compliance, or client retention.
Provide coaching, direction, and accountability.
Escalate significant clinical, personnel, performance, or operational concerns to the Clinic Director.
Strengthen communication between the Birmingham clinic and the broader organization.

Clinic Oversight

Maintain awareness of day-to-day clinic operations and address routine on-site concerns.
Promote a professional, welcoming, organized, and collaborative environment.
Identify facilities, equipment, or office concerns and communicate them to the appropriate internal leader.
Share relevant facilities and operational updates with Birmingham staff.
Monitor office utilization and identify scheduling or space concerns.
Help ensure clinic processes and expectations are followed consistently.

Community Outreach and Growth

Community outreach is an ongoing responsibility of this position. Ellie leadership will provide structured training, target audiences, outreach tools, activity expectations, and measurable performance indicators.

Responsibilities include:

Develop relationships with local referral partners and community organizations.
Conduct consistent outreach throughout Birmingham and surrounding communities.
Represent Ellie Mental Health at meetings, networking opportunities, and community events.
Follow an established outreach process and follow-up cadence.
Track outreach activities, relationships, and next steps in the designated system.
Meet established outreach activity and performance expectations.
Communicate referral-partner feedback and identify growth opportunities.
Coordinate outreach with clinic leadership and the organization’s broader growth strategy.

Schedule and Work Structure

Approximately 35–40 total working hours per week.
Minimum of 20 completed clinical hours per week.
Remaining time will be allocated among leadership, supervision, clinician support, administration, outreach, onboarding follow-up, and clinic coordination.
Responsibilities and time allocation may vary based on clinic needs.
On-site presence is required five days per week.
Daily hours may be structured flexibly around client schedules, therapist needs, clinic coverage, outreach activities, and operatio