Home

Career in Counseling Resource Center

Read our in-depth guide to becoming a licensed professional counselor

Counseling Home | Counseling Licenses | Find Counseling Schools

Why Choose a Career in Counseling?

child counselor

Counselors understand that people are constantly evolving and need guidance during these inevitable transitions.

Everyone needs help at some point in time. Changes in careers, education, and emotional and economic transitions happen at all stages of life and counselors help people grow by offering support, therapy, consultation, teaching and evaluation. And since it's estimated that one in four Americans is affected by mental health issues each year, counseling is a highly-regarded career that is faced with numerous challenges and opportunities. Learn how you can become a mental health counselor and start making a difference.

Use our counseling career resource center to find in-depth information on becoming a licensed professional counselor.

find counseling schools


Research these popular counseling specialties:

Learn the different types of counseling degrees:

Important industry links:

find counseling schools

Real Experience - Counseling Interviews

Hear what counseling students and licensed professional counselors (LPCs) have to say about a career in counseling.

Counseling School Student Interview

Nancy Brandes is in her first year of counseling school at Chicago's DePaul University. Find out how she chose DePaul, and how she's earning her counseling degree while holding a job. Read the education counseling student interview.

Marriage and Family Counselor Interview

K. Alexandra Onno is a self-employed marriage and family counselor. Her candid interview is informative and insightful.

Learn how she chose her counseling career, how it grew into a private practice, and why she found marriage and family counseling so compelling. Read the marriage and family counselor interview.

Rehabilitation Counselor Interview

After counseling in maximum security prisons for 12 years, Alfred Souma finally decided to move his career in a new direction.

Get real-life insight into what rehabilitation counselors do, who they serve and the benefits of this challenging and gratifying line of work. Read the rehabilitation counselor interview.

find counseling schools

Find Counseling Schools in Your State

Alabama Counseling Schools
Alaska Counseling Schools
Arizona Counseling Schools
Arkansas Counseling Schools
California Counseling Schools
Colorado Counseling Schools
Connecticut Counseling Schools
Delaware Counseling Schools
DC Counseling Schools
Florida Counseling Schools
Georgia Counseling Schools
Hawaii Counseling Schools
Idaho Counseling Schools
Illinois Counseling Schools
Indiana Counseling Schools
Iowa Counseling Schools
Kansas Counseling Schools
Kentucky Counseling Schools
Louisiana Counseling Schools
Maine Counseling Schools
Maryland Counseling Schools
Massachusetts Counseling Schools
Michigan Counseling Schools
Minnesota Counseling Schools
Mississippi Counseling Schools
Missouri Counseling Schools
Montana Counseling Schools
Nebraska Counseling Schools
Nevada Counseling Schools
New Hampshire Counseling Schools
New Jersey Counseling Schools
New Mexico Counseling Schools
New York Counseling Schools
North Carolina Counseling Schools
North Dakota Counseling Schools
Ohio Counseling Schools
Oklahoma Counseling Schools
Oregon Counseling Schools
Pennsylvania Counseling Schools
Rhode Island Counseling Schools
South Carolina Counseling Schools
South Dakota Counseling Schools
Tennessee Counseling Schools
Texas Counseling Schools
Utah Counseling Schools
Vermont Counseling Schools
Virginia Counseling Schools
Washington Counseling Schools
West Virginia Counseling Schools
Wisconsin Counseling Schools
Wyoming Counseling Schools

Counseling Career
Resource Center

Counseling Specialties

Related Reading

Find Counseling Schools

Spotlight Schools

Argosy University - The American School of Professional Psychology

Argosy's College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences is where you will receive the training to become one of tomorrow's clinical practitioners through practical training, internships and small class size.

Argosy University - The American School of Professional Psychology Graduate Programs

Argosy's College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences is where you will receive the training to become one of tomorrow's clinical practitioners through practical training, internships and small class size.

Walden University

At Walden, you'll benefit not only from our unique distance learning delivery models, but from the personal attention of our world-class faculty, and from a highly customized program that is directly related to your career goals.