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Anchorage, Alaska

Mental Health Counselor Masters - BH Child Psychology

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37.84-$58.75/hr

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Job Description

Mental Health Counselor, Master's – Behavioral Health Child Psychology.

Join our dedicated Behavioral Health team as a Mental Health Counselor, Master's – Child Psychology, where you'll have the opportunity to provide compassionate, evidence-based care that helps children and adolescents thrive. In this rewarding role, you will work closely with young patients and their families to assess behavioral health needs, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide therapeutic interventions that promote emotional well-being and resilience.

As part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you'll partner with psychologists, psychiatrists, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive, family-centered care. If you are passionate about supporting children through life's challenges and empowering families with the tools they need for success, we invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to our mission-driven organization.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Physician Service Organization and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or Health related field.
  • Upon hire: Basic Life Support (Facility Managed)
  • Family counseling or therapist experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care.

Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.

PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington;

Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Counselor will assess behavioral health needs and develop individualized treatment plans for children and adolescents. They will also provide therapeutic interventions and psycho-education while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver family-centered care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related health field. Additionally, applicants are required to possess Basic Life Support certification and have prior experience in family counseling or therapy.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Behavioral health assessmentTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient assessmentEmotional well-being supportCrisis interventionOutpatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor Masters - BH Child Psychology at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,755 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Child Psychology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 38% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $98k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$100k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
26%
PSLF eligible
15%
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,755 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Anchorage

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$418k
Typical market rent
$1,802/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Anchorage, AK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Vacation