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The idea of countertransference — the counselor’s unconscious feelings that emerge as a result of working with the client — is most often attributed to Sigmund Freud

The lives and worldviews of more than 100 Nebraskan youths and counseling students have been enriched thanks to Bruce Dickinson, who uses his passion for Native American culture to connect with members of the Lakota tribe.

An integration of cognitive, existential, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives, Adlerian counseling theory is a holistic, phenomenological, socially oriented and teleological (goal-directed) approach to understanding and working with people.

We normally think of empathy in counseling as a benevolent act in which the insightful counselor deeply understands the grateful client.

No matter where they are in their professional journeys, counselors can still benefit by learning from their colleagues’ experiences and reflections.

The school counselor’s external office delivers more service to students, more accessible, establishes a rapport with staff and conveys a sense of care and concern to students.

When Chad Betters wants his students to grasp what it means to have a disability, he shares the story of a former client. The woman had been a nurse for 19 years but developed an allergy to latex as a result of her work.