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La Crosse, Wisconsin · Hybrid

Child/Adolescent Psychologist (PsyD or PhD)

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Job Description

Help kids and families get the care they need, on a schedule that works for you. Emplify Health (Gundersen Region) is adding a Child/Adolescent Psychologist to our Behavioral Health Department in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Full- and part-time options are available, along with remote work and virtual visits.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide evidence-based outpatient psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families
  • Treat common referral concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, parenting and behavioral concerns, school refusal or avoidance, and chronic pain
  • Assess or treat eating disorders, if that’s an interest of yours (welcome, not required)
  • Teach and supervise if you’d like; our department trains residents, PA students, master’s-level therapy interns and psychology fellows

What You’ll Need

  • PhD or PsyD
  • APA-accredited internship and postdoctoral fellowship
  • Wisconsin psychology license, or eligibility for one

What We Offer

  • Full- or part-time schedules with flexible scheduling
  • Remote work site and virtual visit options
  • Competitive salary and loan forgiveness
  • Generous benefits, including vacation, paid holidays, CME time and dollars, and a retirement plan

Interested? Apply or contact Recruiter Brent Wood at bawood@emplifyhealth.org to learn more.

Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Advanced practice clinicians work under the direct supervision of a physician. Clinician staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all clinicians.

Primary Recruiter

Brent Wood

Recruiter Email Address

bawood@emplifyhealth.org

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Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based outpatient psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families while addressing various behavioral and mental health concerns. Participate in the training and supervision of residents, interns, and fellows as part of the department's medical education philosophy.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PhD or PsyD with an APA-accredited internship and postdoctoral fellowship. A Wisconsin psychology license or eligibility for one is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careAnxiety treatmentDepression treatmentParenting supportBehavioral interventionSchool refusal assessmentChronic pain managementEating disorder assessmentClinical supervisionPsychological assessmentEvidence-based practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child/Adolescent Psychologist (PsyD or PhD) at Gundersen Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 54% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Psychology by the numbers
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Listed paynot listedPsychology median $127k (middle half $104k–$145k)304 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in Wisconsin30 active1,697 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 44% remote · 32% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychology pay trend−1.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Loan forgiveness
Vacation
Paid holidays
CME time and dollars
Retirement plan
Remote work options
Flexible scheduling