Counseling Specialties & Workplace Settings

The Call of Rural Regulatory Work

Andrea Brooks found her professional niche in two worlds.

Assessing Risk

How counselors can assess danger and implement safety protocols in high-risk situations.

Rural Rhythms

Counselors provide vital services in underserved rural communities.

Growing a Rewarding Career

Counselors share how they have built fulfilling careers despite challenges.

6 Steps for Recent Graduates in Private Practice

Tips for how to smoothly transition from graduate school to private practice.

Workplace Wellness in Clients with Disabilities

Five strategies counselors can use to help clients with disabilities overcome employment challenges and improve workplace wellness.

Path to Discovery

As the demand for counselors continues to grow, so does the wide array of career opportunities.

Don’t forget school counselors on the list of first responders

School counselors’ efforts on the front lines of managing mental health crises are often overlooked and misunderstood. 

Behind the Book: Doing Counseling: Developing Your Clinical Skills and Style

Jude and Julius Austin seek to demystify the counseling process in their new book Doing Counseling: Developing Your Clinical Skills and Style.  

A closer look at the mental health provider shortage

Solutions to the nationwide mental health provider shortage are often as complex as the reasons behind it.

Behind the scenes with a counselor-in-training

"If you’re a counselor-in-training, licensed clinician or healer looking for an article to share when you’re too tired to explain to a loved one what’s going on for you, here’s that link."