Counseling couples doesn’t just mean there is one more person in the room. The theories for couples counseling are completely different from the theories for individual counseling! Unlike individual counseling, most couples counseling theories are based on General Systems Theory. This is marriage and family counseling often has it’s own degree program and licensure process.
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Unique Mental Health Needs of Graduate Students
Graduate students have many stressors. For example, graduate students often have the equivalent of two full-time jobs, one for which they do not get paid. The initial excitement of pursuing graduate studies is often replaced with stress and anxiety once the student realizes the impact of the scholastic workload.
Accreditation: Is it Necessary?
In this post I will explain what accreditation is, and why you should understand its importance prior to choosing a school for your masters.
Choose Your Venue: Home or Office?
As you develop your identity as a counselor, one of the important decisions you will make is where you want to do your counseling. The main choices are: 1) seeing clients in their homes, 2) seeing clients in your office, or 3) a mixture of both. There are advantages and disadvantages to consider.
Top Seven Counseling Myths
There are many misunderstandings about mental health counseling. Although it has gotten better, unfortunately there is still a stigma about receiving counseling. In this post, I will outline the top seven counseling myths.
Counseling Licensure FAQ
This post is a FAQ about becoming licensed. Connect with me on our Facebook page if there’a a question you’d like answered!
Top Five Tips For Staying Positive Through Stressful Days
We all have bad days. Days where it seems that everything that could go wrong does, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. When this happens, it’s easy to lose your motivation and positive attitude. In this post, I will discuss the top five ways to stay positive through your most stressful […]
Counselors With Personal Issues: Empathetic Healer Or Impaired Provider?
It’s an open secret among mental health professionals that many of us have entered the field due to our own personal issues. It may be because we have experienced for ourselves the incredible transformation brought about through the healing power of counseling, or it may be because we have unresolved issues that can only be […]
Top Seven Things You Can Do To Avoid Graduate School Burnout
Graduate school can be challenging for anyone, but learning how to be a counselor presents its own unique challenges. Because we are learning how to listen to, think about, and talk to people with emotional problems we are at higher risk for burnout. So, before you start classes, read these top ten ways in which […]
Discover Your Theoretical Orientation
Your theoretical orientation is one of the most important decisions you will make as a counselor. Right along with your area of specialty and populations you serve, your theoretical orientation plays a large role in determining your professional identity. Or, as my professor would put it, “What’s in your toolbox?”