About this facility
Alaska Behavioral Health Anchorage – Adult Outpatient Clinic provides care for adults facing mental health and substance use challenges. Common issues include trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and addiction. Clients may come on their own or be referred by doctors, hospitals, or the court system. The clinic offers outpatient services tailored to each person’s needs and is recognized as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.
Treatment includes individual and group therapy, using evidence-based practices like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and motivational interviewing. Services are provided in both office and community settings by a team of licensed clinicians, clinical associates, and peer support specialists. Therapy focuses on helping clients manage symptoms, build healthy habits, and work toward recovery goals.
Support extends beyond counseling. Peer support specialists—people with lived recovery experience—help clients stay engaged and motivated. Clinical associates offer coaching and skill-building to improve daily functioning and prevent relapse. Clients may also receive medication management. These services aim to support long-term recovery and help clients lead more stable, independent lives.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient; Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Community Mental Health Block Grants; Community Service Block Grants; Medicare; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Payment assistance (check with facility for details); Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Members of military families; Clients with HIV or AIDS; Persons with eating disorders; Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Mentoring/peer support
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults
Language Services, SL, Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Family psychoeducation; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Case management service; Suicide prevention services
