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M. Elsa Soto Leggett Begins Term as American Counseling Association President

Elsa Soto Leggett, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, professor and practicum/internship coordinator at Truman State University and sole proprietor of Shelter Counseling and Supervision, began her term as ACA 2025–2026 president on July 1.

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  • The DCA and DMHCA announce their annual conference and workshop.
    Apr 17, 2006|1 min read

    The newly-revived Delaware Counseling Association and Delaware Mental Health Counselors Association are pleased to announce their first annual conference and workshop, which will be held on 11/04/2006 at the Dover, Delaware campus of Wilmington College.

  • Counselors Care Fund - Helping Our Own
    Apr 13, 2006|2 min read

    Across the nation, counselors are reaching out to help colleagues by making a gift to the Counselors Care Fund. And, the American Counseling Association Foundation is doubling the Fund by matching each gift, up to a total of $50,000!

  • ACA Announces Members Only Content
    Mar 29, 2006|1 min read

    In the next few weeks, ACA will begin to publish Members Only content on www.counseling.org. These pages will be available exclusively to ACA Members.

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Bots have the potential to both help and hurt the mental health crisis, and clinicians hold varied perspectives about AI for therapy. ACA’s AI work group members Russell Fulmer and Olivia Uwamahoro Williams discuss the pros and cons and are cited in this article.

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Published July 28, 2025 in WebMD

Teaser: A person with disorganized attachment often wants conflicting things, so they have contradictory behavior. ACA’s President-Elect, Victoria Kress explains this attachment style and is quoted in this article.

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Published July 11, 2025 in New York Times

More counselors are exploring cooking therapy to lead clients to breakthroughs in a novel setting. ACA's Lynn Linde discusses this emerging method and is cited in the article.

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