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Alaska | Part Time Mental Health Therapist | Telehealth

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a part-time Mental Health Therapist at Affect, focusing on delivering accessible mental health treatment through telehealth. You will join a remote care team dedicated to supporting individuals facing various mental health challenges, utilizing innovative technology and a compassionate approach.

Qualifications

  • Active and verifiable license from one of the following Alaska licenses: LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
  • Experience providing psychotherapy in outpatient, private practice, or telehealth settings
  • Strong communication and clinical skills with a person-centered, trauma-informed approach
  • Comfort with EMRs, Google Suite or Microsoft Office, and telehealth tools
  • Ability to work independently in a remote setting with professionalism and integrity

Responsibilities

  • Conduct diagnostic assessments and collaboratively develop evidence-based treatment plans
  • Provide individual psychotherapy sessions via secure telehealth platforms
  • Support Members with a wide range of mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges
  • Maintain clear and timely clinical documentation in our electronic medical record (EMR) system

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Teamwork
  • Professionalism
  • Personal Integrity

About the company

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Affect Therapeutics

  • Digital Health
  • Scaleup
  • 51–200
Affect Therapeutics is a nation-wide substance use disorder treatment provider for alcohol, marijuana/cannabis, methamphetamine, cocaine, and prescription stimulants. Our wholistic program is delivered through a revolutionary smartphone app that reduces known barriers in access to care and leverages the latest research and technology to achieve incredible results. We use contingency management and other types of rewards systems as engagement techniques as well as harm reduction to keep people working towards their goals. Designed with behavioral engineering and gamification principles, our app stimulates the brain's rewards center as people reduce their use of substances and learn to manage the chronic disease of addiction into remission. Accredited by CARF Internation and supported by NIDA and NIH, Affect's revolutionary program and technology achieve outcomes more than double of traditional rehab models. Thousands of people who have struggled to break free of addiction have found success with us. We partner with a wide range of organizations who are working to address the nation's addiction crisis. We work with referral partners across the treatment sector to provide the appropriate levels of care for each individual. Affect makes care available to communities that do not have access to clinics and it works in a continuum of care so people leaving detox and inpatient can continue to work their recovery programs conveniently and discreetly. Community organizations and partners in the criminal justice system rely on us to support them. Find out more about how Affect works, how you can work with us, and if it can work for you at our website. Our app is free to download and use. The program is covered by Medicaid and we accept many commercial insurance plans. We beat the deadly game of addiction by changing the rules. Win your life back with Affect.

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Job description

Telehealth Part Time Mental Health Therapist – Remote

Please note: This is a state-specific application. If you are not currently licensed in Alaska, we encourage you to visit www.affect.com to view our active openings by state.

If you do not see a current opportunity in your state, we still welcome you to submit your information through our General Application for Future Openings, also available on our website. We’d love to keep your details on file for future consideration.

About Affect 

Building on our success in substance use disorder care, Affect has expanded its services to include high-quality, accessible mental health treatment. Our model brings together licensed therapists, innovative technology, and a deeply human approach to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and other mental health challenges—on their terms.

As we grow, we’re seeking skilled, compassionate licensed mental health professionals to join our remote care team. If you're an Alaska licensed LCSW, LPC, or LMFT looking to make an impact through virtual care, we’d love to connect.

Our ability to provide supervision for non-independent mental health professionals varies by state and license, but we also encourage you to apply.  We try to support non-independent licensees when possible. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct diagnostic assessments and collaboratively develop evidence-based treatment plans

  • Provide individual psychotherapy sessions via secure telehealth platforms

  • Support Members with a wide range of mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges with flexibility to work with members with substance use disorders at times.

  • Maintain clear and timely clinical documentation in our electronic medical record (EMR) system. Affect provides an AI-powered clinical scribe to assist with documentation, helping reduce administrative burden and allowing clinicians to spend more time focused on member care.

  • Coordinate care as needed and contribute to a supportive, multidisciplinary environment

  • Participate in clinical team meetings and optional case consultations

  • Adhere to HIPAA and all applicable state licensure regulations

Requirements:

  • Active and verifiable license from one of the following Alaska licenses:  LCSW, LPC, or LMFT as well as your state of residence if it is not Alaska.  All credentials must be verified through the State Board’s website as part of the application process
  • Experience providing psychotherapy in outpatient, private practice, or telehealth settings
  • Strong communication and clinical skills with a person-centered, trauma-informed approach
  • Comfort with EMRs, Google Suite or Microsoft Office, and telehealth tools
  • Ability to work independently in a remote setting with professionalism and integrity
  • Have a private, HIPAA-compliant workspace and reliable internet

The Benefits of Joining Affect

  • The hourly pay range for this part-time contractor role is $35 - $45 per hour, commensurate with experience and professional licensure
  • AI-powered clinical scribe technology to streamline documentation and reduce administrative workload
  • Supportive team culture focused on impact, collaboration, and innovation
  • Be part of building a modern, inclusive, and accessible mental health care system

Join us as we expand our mission—empowering recovery, healing, and hope through digital-first mental health care!

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