Guides to Counseling Careers & Other Resources

Within the counseling profession, there is a need for comprehensive and authoritative resources. These guides help current and prospective counselors find scholarships, loan forgiveness programs, and other types of support in these growing careers.

A Salary Guide for All Counseling Careers: How Much Do Counselors Earn? (2021-2022)

Calendar Icon 06/16/21 Kimmy Gustafson

Wages for counselors vary widely based on the type of counseling services offered, the level of education, and more.

How Self-Awareness Makes You a Better Counselor

Calendar Icon 06/09/21 Lisa Hutchison, LMHC

One of the most effective tools you will use, as a counselor, is your self-awareness. In a therapeutic session, this perspective allows the counselor to question his or her own thoughts, feelings, and biases. Without this process, counselors may react to their own and their client’s subconscious programming.

Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations for Working With LGBTQ+ Clients

Calendar Icon 05/17/21 Alex Stitt, LMHC

As always, clients should be encouraged to ask questions, yet due to the long history of discrimination, LGBTQ+ individuals may have some unique concerns pertaining to their privacy, emotional safety, and legal rights.

What Behaviors Correlate with Happiness? An Expert’s Guide to Being Happy

Calendar Icon 04/28/21 Cevia Yellin

On July 12, 2012, the United Nations established March 20th as the International Day of Happiness.

How to Grieve a Client’s Death Ethically

Calendar Icon 04/22/21 Lisa Hutchison, LMHC

There is no formal training on how to deal with client loss. If you are a counselor long enough, you will face a client’s death.

Occupational Therapy Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide for OTs

Calendar Icon 03/30/21 Nina Chamlou

During the month of April, the U.S. medical community celebrates Occupational Therapy (OT) Month to honor the more than 213,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students who work to improve the lives of their clients and families.

Mental Health Disabilities and Employment: An Interview with the Social Security Administration

Calendar Icon 03/22/21 Cevia Yellin

Two benefits programs that may be available to individuals with disabilities—including those caused by mental health conditions—are Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). While SSDI is based on the amount a person worked/contributed to social security taxes prior to applying for benefits, SSI is determined by financial need.

Advocacy Guide for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week (2021)

Calendar Icon 03/22/21 Matt Zbrog

Telling kids to ‘just say no’ just doesn’t work. Today’s approach to drug education and substance use disorder programs has to focus, instead, on high doses of compassion and science. The stakes are high: nearly 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, but only 10 percent receive treatment; more than 90 percent of those who do have an addiction started to drink alcohol or use drugs before they were 18 years old.

The Importance of Therapeutic Boundaries

Calendar Icon 03/01/21 Lisa Hutchison, LMHC

Boundaries start at the first encounter with your client, and continue throughout the counseling process. The counselor’s role is to clearly explain what is happening and why, while keeping the client informed throughout the development of treatment.

Sex, Gender, and Personal Identity: What to Know as a Mental Health Practitioner

Calendar Icon 02/25/21 Alex Stitt, LMHC

Sex and gender aren’t synonyms, though they’re often treated as such on medical documents, legal forms, and in casual conversation. Therapists who intend to work with intersex and gender diverse people must understand how independent sex and gender are, in order to comprehend how they intersect.