Associate Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$65k-$75k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Associate Mental Health Therapist
- Location: Anchorage, Alaska
- Work Setting: Fully Remote
- Salary: $65,000–$75,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
Position Summary
This remote position is open to an associate-level therapist who is building clinical experience under supervision. You’ll work directly with clients through virtual sessions while receiving regular guidance from a licensed supervisor. The role gives you the chance to grow your confidence in day-to-day clinical work, ask questions as they come up, and develop stronger skills through ongoing supervision and case discussion.
Responsibilities
- Conduct individual therapy sessions through telehealth
- Complete new-client interviews and review relevant history
- Discuss active cases during scheduled supervision
- Use supervisor feedback to strengthen your clinical approach
- Keep session notes and required records current
- Escalate urgent or higher-risk concerns through the proper channels
- Coordinate with support staff when scheduling or client needs require attention
- Maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries
- Follow Alaska requirements for associate-level clinical practice
- Graduate degree in an appropriate behavioral health discipline.
Current state-issued associate, provisional, temporary, intern, candidate, or other supervised-practice credential in counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related mental health discipline.
Credential must authorize the applicant to provide clinical services under supervision to clients located in AK.
- Ability to work under the supervision required by the applicable licensing board.
- Salary range of $65,000–$75,000 annually.
- Fully remote employment.
- Stable Monday–Friday schedule.
- Regular supervision and collaborative case consultation.
- Opportunities for clinical and professional development.
- Operational support for scheduling, documentation, and telehealth delivery.
- If this role matches your experience, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree in a behavioral health discipline and a current state-issued associate or provisional credential for clinical practice in Alaska. Candidates must be capable of working under supervision as mandated by the licensing board.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Mental Health Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,896 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #4 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 729 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,896 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $65k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$98k)155 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Counselor listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,572 in the last 30 days | 1,559 the 30 days before (+65%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 79/100 · #4 of 21 for pay | Top Employers work-life index729 active listings |
Location & Logistics
Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$70k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No weekends
- Remote