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M. Elsa Soto Leggett Begins Term as American Counseling Association President
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Top 4 Things to know About the Counseling CompactMar 28, 2023|2 min readWhat is the Counseling Compact? The Counseling Compact is an agreement among states to legislatively recognize other states’ counseling licenses. Counselors may participate in the Compact if they: are licensed at the highest level. can ...
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President Biden Announces Executive Order to Reduce Gun Violence and Expand Mental Health AccessMar 17, 2023|2 min readOn Wednesday, March 14, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at reducing gun violence in America. Last year, with the number of mass shootings on the rise, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, ...
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Arkansas Becomes Nineteenth State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into LawMar 16, 2023|2 min read
The dream of many licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines moves toward reality as Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law her state’s Counseling Compact legislation. This milestone marks the nineteenth ...
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Unpacking the Past (and the Groceries) With Your Therapist
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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