The top five at a glance
| Attribute | BehavioralHires | iHireMentalHealth | National Council Jobs Marketplace | Indeed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job board built only for behavioral health: mental health, substance use treatment and ABA | A niche job board for mental health careers | The National Council's Jobs Marketplace, powered by Triad | A general job site covering every industry | A professional network with promoted job posts |
| Roles covered | Behavioral health only: 14 role pages, from therapist and licensed clinical social worker to BCBA, RBT and peer support specialist | Mental health roles | Psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, peer specialist, behavior analysis | Every industry, including behavioral health | All industries |
| Pricing model | Per post (a one-time payment) or monthly slot plans | Monthly or quarterly job-slot plans | Per promoted job; National Council members get a discount | Free organic posts (subject to limits); paid sponsorship billed for clicks or started applications | Pay per click, with a daily or total budget you set |
| Published price | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day post at launch pricing; slot plans $899 or $1,749 a month | $369 a month (1 slot), $450 (3 slots) or $799 (10 slots); quarterly runs $316, $405 and $733 a month | Not published (National Council members get a 30% discount) | Organic posts free; no fixed sponsored price โ the minimum shows on the sponsorship page | Not published โ you set a per-click daily or total budget |
| Contract / commitment | None: single posts are one-time; slot plans bill monthly and cancel anytime | No long-term commitment โ upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time | Not published | Not published | No fixed term: a daily-budget post closes automatically after up to 6 months; a total-budget post pauses when the money is spent |
| Best for | Employers hiring only behavioral health roles who want flat, published prices | Steady mental health hiring on a predictable monthly plan | Treatment providers already close to the National Council's world | The widest general reach, including free organic posts | Click-budget control and a professional-network audience |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
Which job boards are built only for behavioral health?
Three of the sites here do nothing but behavioral health.
BehavioralHires lists mental health, substance use treatment and ABA jobs and nothing else, across 14 role pages from therapist and licensed clinical social worker to BCBA, RBT and peer support specialist.
A Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing, each live for 30 days from a one-time payment, and organizations that are always hiring can take a slot plan at $899 or $1,749 a month.
Candidates who click Apply go straight to the employer's own application page.
iHireMentalHealth is the other dedicated option with published prices, and it works on monthly job slots: $369 a month for 1 slot, $450 for 3 and $799 for 10, or $316, $405 and $733 a month on quarterly terms.
Slots can be swapped between openings as roles fill, and the site says you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time.
It is the better fit when your hiring is steady enough to keep slots working and you prefer one predictable bill.
The National Council Jobs Marketplace, powered by Triad, promotes jobs to what it describes โ self-reported โ as 200,000+ mental health and substance use treatment professionals, and National Council members get a 30% discount.
It covers behavior analysis, counseling, marriage and family therapy, peer specialist, psychology and social work, but it does not publish posting prices.
It suits treatment providers already close to the National Council's world.
What do the general job boards cost, and what do you get?
Indeed lets many jobs post free, subject to its terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits โ though some listings are sponsored-only (jobs aggregated from career sites, for example, or published from an applicant tracking system), and Indeed can require sponsorship for any reason.
Sponsored jobs are billed for what they use: invoices reflect the amount spent on interactions like clicks or started applications in the previous billing period, triggered monthly or when spending reaches $500.
There is no fixed price โ Indeed's recommendation system generates one from job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the local supply of job seekers, with the minimum shown on the sponsorship page.
If you can absorb screening, Indeed is the general-reach pick.
LinkedIn charges per click, and only for clicks in the country where the job is posted.
A daily-budget post bills up to the cap until you close it or 6 months pass, then closes automatically; a total-budget post pauses when the money is spent.
That budget control is the draw for roles where you would rather pay for interest than for time.
ZipRecruiter gives new employers a free trial with no coupon code, and says a posting goes to 100+ job sites with one click, including Google Jobs and niche boards โ a self-reported figure.
It is the low-commitment way to test a general board; the trade-off is that nothing about it is behavioral-health-specific.
When does an association career center beat the big boards?
When you need one license, an association board puts the posting in front of that membership.
NASW Career Center (NASW JobLink) sells social work postings in three packages: Basic $440 for 30 days, Enhanced $550 for 30 days and Premium $725 for 60 days.
ACA Career Central prices counselors' postings at $200 for members for 30 days, or $300 for non-members, with 60- and 90-day options at $350 and $450 for members, and three- and five-posting bundles if you hire in volume.
ABAI Career Center is the behavior analysis option: standard postings are $349 for 30 days or $699 for 60, and the $499 Job Flash Package adds resume bank access plus an email to a self-reported 19,000 behavior analysis professionals; Premium Job Flash is $599 and the Ultimate Recruitment Package is $799.
APNA CareerLine covers psychiatric-mental health nursing at $385 for 30 days, $660 for 60 or $880 for 90, each with Resume Search access, usable within 1 year.
For a discipline-specific opening, these boards put the job in front of one membership rather than the whole internet โ which is exactly the point.
How did we compare and rank these sites?
Ranking is by fit for a behavioral health employer, on four criteria: how closely the audience matches the field, whether prices are published and predictable, how much commitment a plan asks for, and what a posting includes for the money.
Behavioral-health-only boards come first, then the general sites, then the discipline associations.
Self-reported audience counts are labeled as such, and prices a company does not publish are marked "Not published" rather than estimated.
BehavioralHires wrote this page and is one of the options ranked, judged on the same four criteria as everyone else; the disclosure above says so in full.
Which site should your behavioral health job go on?
Match the board to the buy.
If every opening you have is a behavioral health role and you want flat, published prices, post on BehavioralHires โ a Standard post is $199 at launch pricing and goes live the moment Stripe confirms checkout, with no approval step.
If you would rather pay one monthly bill for always-live slots, iHireMentalHealth's plans do that, and if your program already works with the National Council, its marketplace is the natural shelf.
If reach matters more than focus, Indeed is the general site to start with, ZipRecruiter if you want to trial before paying, and LinkedIn if you want to cap spend per click.
Hiring one specific license?
NASW, ACA, ABAI and APNA each cover their discipline exactly.
The BehavioralHires fact sheet has every price and term in one place.
Which one should you choose?
Choose BehavioralHires ifโฆ
- You hire across mental health, substance use and ABA and want a board that lists nothing else.
- You want a flat, published per-post price instead of a bidding system โ $199 Standard or $399 Featured at launch pricing.
- You want the post live the moment you pay, with no approval step and nothing to sign.
- You staff several locations and would keep monthly slots swapping between openings.
Choose iHireMentalHealth ifโฆ
- Your mental health hiring is steady enough to keep at least one slot busy.
- You want one predictable monthly price โ $369 for 1 slot, $450 for 3 or $799 for 10.
- You want the freedom to upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time.
Choose National Council Jobs Marketplace ifโฆ
- Your organization is a National Council member and the 30% discount applies.
- The opening fits its licensure categories: behavior analysis, counseling, marriage and family therapy, peer specialist, psychology or social work.
- You want a marketplace dedicated to mental health and substance use treatment employers.
Choose Indeed ifโฆ
- You want the widest general audience and have the capacity to screen applicants.
- Your posting qualifies as a free organic listing under Indeed's terms and usage limits.
- You are comfortable with sponsored pricing that varies by market instead of a fixed rate card.
Choose LinkedIn ifโฆ
- You want to cap spend per click with a daily or total budget you control.
- The role suits a professional-network audience rather than only active job seekers.
Choose ZipRecruiter ifโฆ
- You want to test a general board through a free trial with no coupon code needed.
- One-click distribution to many job boards appeals to you more than niche targeting.
Choose NASW Career Center ifโฆ
- You are hiring social workers and want the posting in front of NASW's membership.
- A package structure suits you โ from a Basic 30-day post at $440 to Premium at $725 for 60 days.
Choose ACA Career Central ifโฆ
- You are hiring counselors and qualify for ACA member pricing โ $200 for a 30-day posting.
- You hire in volume and would use the three- or five-posting bundles.
Choose ABAI Career Center ifโฆ
- You are an ABA provider, clinic or university hiring behavior analysts.
- You want more than a listing โ Job Flash adds an email blast and resume bank access for $499.
Choose APNA CareerLine ifโฆ
- You are hiring psychiatric-mental health nurses.
- You want Resume Search access bundled with the posting, from $385 for 30 days.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I post a behavioral health job for free?
Indeed allows many jobs to be posted free, subject to its terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits, though some listings are sponsored-only and Indeed can require sponsorship for any reason.
ZipRecruiter offers new employers a free trial with no coupon code needed.
BehavioralHires has no free option: a Standard post is $199 at launch pricing.
Association boards charge per posting, from $200 for a 30-day ACA member posting.
How much does it cost to post a behavioral health job?
Published per-post prices run from $199 (BehavioralHires Standard, at launch pricing) and $200 (ACA member) to $880 (APNA 90-day), with NASW packages from $440 and ABAI from $349. iHireMentalHealth instead sells monthly slots from $369.
Indeed's organic postings can be free while its sponsored price varies by market, LinkedIn charges per click against your budget, and the National Council Jobs Marketplace publishes no prices.
What is the best job board for hiring therapists?
Start from the audience you need.
BehavioralHires lists therapist, counselor, social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, psychologist and other behavioral health roles โ and nothing else โ so the posting sits only among behavioral health jobs.
For reach and volume, Indeed is the general site to use, with free organic postings and paid sponsorship.
For a single license, NASW, ACA, APNA and ABAI speak to that discipline directly.
Are association career centers worth it for behavioral health hiring?
Price them when you need one specific discipline.
NASW postings run $440 to $725, ACA member postings start at $200, APNA's single postings run $385 to $880 with Resume Search access included, and ABAI's start at $349 with an email-blast option at $499.
You are paying to reach one membership rather than a general pool, which is exactly what you want for a license-specific opening.
Do any of these sites require a contract?
Most sell fixed-duration postings rather than subscriptions.
BehavioralHires single posts are one-time payments, and its slot plans bill monthly with no minimum commitment; iHireMentalHealth says you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time; LinkedIn promotions simply run on the budget you set.
The National Council Jobs Marketplace does not publish its terms, so confirm them before you book.
How long does a behavioral health job posting stay live?
Most price cards publish a duration.
BehavioralHires runs each post for 30 days; NASW sells 30- and 60-day packages; ACA and APNA sell 30-, 60- and 90-day postings; ABAI's standard postings run 30 or 60 days; and LinkedIn closes a daily-budget promotion after up to 6 months.
APNA postings must be used within 1 year of purchase.
ZipRecruiter and the National Council do not publish durations on the pages checked.
Where these facts come from
- iHireMentalHealth: ihirementalhealth.com/employers/solutions/jobads (checked October 5, 2026)
- National Council Jobs Marketplace: thenationalcouncil.org/about-us/jobs-marketplace (checked October 5, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a520820 (checked October 5, 2026)
- ZipRecruiter: ziprecruiter.com/freetrial (checked October 5, 2026)
- ZipRecruiter: ziprecruiter.com/post-a-job (checked October 5, 2026)
- NASW Career Center: joblink.socialworkers.org/employer-offers (checked October 5, 2026)
- ACA Career Central: careers.counseling.org/rates.cfm (checked October 5, 2026)
- ABAI Career Center: job.abainternational.org/employer/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- APNA CareerLine: careers.apna.org/employers (checked October 5, 2026)

