Growing a Rewarding Career

Counselors share how they have built fulfilling careers despite challenges.

Counseling Clarity

Stephen Sharp became a middle school counselor after a lightbulb moment showed where he could have a greater impact.

Rethinking Masculinity

How gendered norms and expectations affect men’s mental health.

Adoption Complexities

Counselors can help transracial and transnational adoptees heal the wounds from separation and being raised in an all-white world.

Leading the Way

Developing and nurturing the qualities that make a good leader.

The Explorer Spirit

New ACA President Christine Suniti Bhat’s counseling career has expanded over three continents.

Path to Discovery

As the demand for counselors continues to grow, so does the wide array of career opportunities.

Choose Your Own Adventure

Diane R. Girardot, LPC, has had a career with more than a few literary detours. It’s a trek that has included jobs with newspapers large & small, a stint in Mexico City, a couple of degrees, and now a sustained private counseling practice in Pennsylvania.

Bridging the Gap

For people who want to return to the workplace after a gap or extended break, the search for the right job can come with serious doubts about getting back into the game.

The Breaking Point

Ruptures in counselor-client relationships can happen, but therapists can learn how to repair the cracks and improve the process.

Crisis Communicator

An unexpected career turn led Monica Johnson, LPC, to SAMHSA.

An Unstoppable Force

How Gen Z therapists are redefining counseling.