Mental Health Counselor Masters - Behavioral Health
Listed compensation
$37.84-$58.75/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
This is a part time position working 32 hours/week.
Provides therapeutic counseling interventions and psycho-education to patients and their families on an outpatient basis.
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.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
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.
Key Responsibilities
Provides therapeutic counseling interventions and psycho-education to patients and their families in an outpatient setting. Collaborates with the care team to deliver patient-focused, whole-person care.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related health field. Candidates must 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
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
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).
Of the 40 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 23% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health counseling | ranked against 777 Mental Health Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $79k–$122k | Mental Health Counseling median $64k (middle half $52k–$80k)271 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$98k in purchasing power | Alaska index 102.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Alaska | 7 active | 778 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 23% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 332 in the last 30 days | 211 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | −2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor Masters - Behavioral Health at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Counseling — ranked against 777 active Mental Health Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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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