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Fairbanks, Alaska

Behavioral Health Therapist - Fairbanks Inpatient

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology.

It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients.

And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Behavioral Health Therapists facilitate, monitor, and provide comprehensive mental health/chemical dependency case management and therapy services (including but not limited to assessment, individual, family and group therapy, crisis intervention, and treatment planning) to addicted and/or severely mentally ill adults or seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.

  • License eligible for the LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAC in the State of Indiana required.
  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field required.
  • 2 + years of experience providing mental health treatment required.
  • Possess current Indiana Driver’s license with proof of current auto insurance.
  • Recognizes and commits to critical importance of customer satisfaction (both internal and external customers).
  • Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
  • Trains and assists clients and/or family in the development of activities of daily living, individually or in groups with a focus on improving client and/or family’s ability to function independently in the community.
  • Develops individualized treatment plans with a focus on improving individual and family functioning in the home, school, workplace or community. Provides effective and efficient mental health interventions including, but not limited to individual, family and process group therapies and crisis intervention appropriate to client needs.
  • Collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment team in planning, facilitating, and coordinating treatment especially in the areas of assessment, referral, and discharge planning appropriate to client needs.
  • Identifies needs and provides links through case management to other treatment programs, community resources, services, and entitlements appropriate to client needs.
  • Develops and implements effective and efficient treatment discharge plans as is appropriate to client needs.
  • Provides services in homes, schools, or other community-based sites. Provides transportation of clients in personal vehicle.
  • Actively involved in service line quality improvement efforts.
  • Provides psychological first aid in response to a disaster or critical incident, if trained to do so (through use of NOVA or CISM model of intervention). Complies with all applicable Behavioral Care Services policies and procedures. Participate in Aggressive Behavior Management appropriate to the population served. See Behavioral Care Services Policy: Provision of Aggressive Behavior Management Training of Staff.
  • Actively involved in professional development and education.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist facilitates comprehensive mental health and chemical dependency services, including assessments, therapy, and crisis intervention. They also collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment and discharge plans.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in a mental health-related field and be license-eligible for LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAC in Indiana. A minimum of 2 years of experience in mental health treatment and a valid driver's license with auto insurance are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health therapyChemical dependency counselingIndividual therapyFamily therapyMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $61k–$85k)292 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlaska index 102.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Alaska29 active7,459 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 26% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs
8
<$75k
8
$75k-95k
6
$95k-115k
5
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
34%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Mental Health Counselor Masters - Providence Youth Behavioral Health Center

Providence · Anchorage, AK, United States

$37.84-$58.75/hr
#2

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)

Gotham Enterprises · Santa Ana, California

$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$115k-$120k
#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW - LPCC - LMFT

$74k-$117k
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Community Health Network

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Volunteer Opportunities
Benefits Initiatives
Professional Development and Education Support

Living in Fairbanks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,907/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.