Online Master of Arts in Counseling Clinical Mental Health Counseling Careers

Clinical Mental Health Careers:

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  Utilize a range of therapeutic techniques to help individuals, families and children deal with emotional and/or psychological problems.
• Substance Abuse Counseling
  Provide support for clients who suffer from addictions to various substances.
• Rehabilitation Counseling
  Work with those living with a disability or dealing with a life-changing accident and help them to lead positive, productive lives.
• Crisis Counseling
  Offer guidance to those who have experienced a serious traumatic event and help them refocus to become functional again.

• Grief Counseling
  Counsel those coping with the grief and sense of loss that follows the death of a loved one or tragic life experience.
• Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling
  Help heal fractured relationships and strengthen bonds between spouses and family members.
• Veterans Counseling
  Give counsel to the more than 5 million U.S. veterans struggling with the myriad physical, emotional, mental and social issues that can arise after combat; help them adjust to life after military service.

Where can you work?

• Outpatient and residential care centers
• Social and human service agencies
• Community clinics
• Nonprofit organizations
• Governmental agencies
• VA hospitals, medical centers and clinics
• Healthcare organizations
• Private corporations (employee assistance programs)
• Private practices

Let’s take a closer look at a few of your career options*:

*Additional training may be required.
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