"Your father’s a jerk." In many elementary schools, such a comment might be rewarded with a swift trip to the principal’s office. But in Janice DeLucia-Waack’s group for children of divorced parents, the statement stood as nothing short of a breakthrough. Read more...

Drug courts offer nonviolent offenders an opportunity to partake in substance abuse treatment and other counseling services instead of automatic incarceration Read more...

The tragedy began April 20 when the Deepwater Horizon oilrig exploded about 40 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast, killing 11 crewmembers. Read more...

If you think barbershops are all about haircuts and shaves, take a closer look. Read more...

Private practice counselors need to give careful consideration to providing appropriate referrals, not just taking them Read more...

What if the millions of children and adults who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or past sexual abuse could be rid of the immobilizing anxieties associated with these or other traumas and phobias in only a few weeks or months? Read more...

A case for personal therapy in counselor education Read more...

At age 16, Kim Johancen-Walt became a suicide survivor after her brother, Kevin, took his own life through carbon monoxide poisoning in 1988. Read more...