Guides to Counseling Careers & Other Resources

This year’s National School Counseling Week will be celebrated from February 3-7, 2025. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), National School Counseling Week aims to bring public attention to the unique contribution of school counselors within US school systems, and how students are impacted by what school counselors do.

Counselors who are new in the profession may take therapeutic failure personally when it may reflect other relationship dynamics. Therapy does not work for many reasons, including a mismatch in personality, client readiness for treatment, financial issues, or cultural misunderstandings.

February is International Boost Self-Esteem Month, an annual event dedicated to improving self-esteem among people across the globe. And it’s especially important this coming year after a series of lockdowns have forced everyone to spend more time alone with themselves than usual.

Deciding to become a mental health counselor is a huge step, but how do you pay for it? Cost varies depending on the type of school you’re attending, the type of degree you’re going for, and how long it takes to complete your academic journey.

Although it has been years since the world moved past the challenges of Covid-19, many organizations are still working to provide all the boons of the conference experience to those within the professional counseling community.

Given the prevalence and urgency of addressing mental health concerns in our society, it is crucial to ensure access to appropriate and effective mental health services, including counseling, to support individuals in their journey toward recovery and well-being. One key piece of access to mental healthcare is through Medicare and Medicaid.

There are many different modalities in psychology, providing counselors with an array of therapeutic approaches to work with everyone under the sun. Yet, with over 50 modalities to choose from, psychology and counseling majors don’t always know where to begin—and clients seeking therapy can feel just as lost. Finding a therapeutic approach that aligns with who you are can help to examine the main schools of thought from which these modalities branch.

Pregnant women often complain about sudden lapses in memory. We all have had the experience of walking into a room and then completely forgetting what we planned to do, but pregnant women seem to report these lapses more frequently than others of the same age. Are these experiences due to tiredness and sleep deprivation? Or are there other explanations?

The cost of undergraduate and graduate programs has grown significantly more expensive over the last decade, and salaries haven’t kept pace. Many aspiring counselors turn to scholarships to reduce their financial burden and focus on getting the training they need.

Not only do counselors support their clients through end-of-life decisions and fears, but they may also assist their families through their own grief journeys. The issues clients present at the end of life can include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, anticipatory grief, management of pain, and dignity concerns.