Board of Marital & Family Therapy Due to multiple recent vacancies on staff and increased COVID-related workloads, we are currently unable to return calls and emails within our normal processing times. Our primary focus is on reviewing and issuing licenses at the moment. If you have applied for licensure, please check the online portal ( MY LICENSE) for real-time updates on the progress of your application. Answers to most other questions can be located using the links on the right hand side of the page. Thank you for your patience while we attend to these priorities, and we will respond as soon as possible. Emergency Courtesy License Due to the COVID-19 emergency declared by the governor, The Board of Marital and Family Therapy has adopted regulations to allow for an Emergency Courtesy License. Marital and Family Therapy Emergency Courtesy License, Paper Application #08-4740, Revised 12/2/2020 Emergency Marital & Family Therapy Courtesy License, Online Application Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions It is Time to Renew Your License! Click Here to Renew Online Renewal Instructions Payment and Refund Policy Renewal Application Valid License Numbers Contain Either: 6 numbers OR 4 letters + at least 1 number If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234 MY LICENSE Online Renewal Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks. If you have not registered, follow these simple steps: Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page. Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice. To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section. Emergency Regulations Emergency Courtesy License and Notarized Signature Requirements for License Applications On November 9, 2020, the Board of Marital and Family Therapy adopted, as an emergency regulation, changes in 12 AAC 19.110 – 12 AAC 19.210, dealing with notarized signatures and emergency courtesy license. The emergency regulation took effect on November 17, 2020, and will expire March 16, 2021 unless made permanent. The Board intends to make the emergency regulation permanent. Please click HERE to see the filed emergency regulation version. COVID-19 MANDATES AND GUIDANCE: The governor has issued a mandate or the board has issued guidance for this program. Please click here to read how this may affect you. The Board of Marital and Family Therapy is staffed by the Division of Corporation and Professional Licensing. The board consists of three marital and family therapists and two public members. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature. The board adopts regulations to carry out laws governing the practice of marital and family therapy in Alaska. It makes final licensing decisions and takes disciplinary actions against people who violate licensing laws. The board meets at least once a year and offers a public comment period at each meeting. Meeting agendas are available from the licensing examiner. Professions Regulated by the Board Marital and Family Therapist Marital and Family Therapy Associate Contact Information E-mail: BoardOfMaritalAndFamilyTherapy@Alaska.Gov Phone: 907-465-2694 PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806