More and more American adults are choosing not to get married or live with a romantic partner. How can the counseling profession best meet the unique mental health needs of this growing demographic?
Category: Counseling Today
Who’s checking you, boo? And if they are, are you listening? Does it make you consider changing your thoughts and actions?
Any column referencing the good news of 2021 would not be complete without mentioning the great work being done by the members of ACA. You learned how to adapt so that you could continue serving as valuable resources and advocates for your clients and students.
Counselors can offer a nonjudgmental space for clients to authentically discuss a subject they have likely never talked about openly with anyone else.
As a counselor, I must be able to identify sexual behaviors that are common — as well as those that may not be normal but aren’t unusual either — and put a parent’s mind at ease while also respecting their culture and belief systems.
Advocates argue that for the profession to evolve and better serve the needs of diverse clients, it must embrace counseling theories that address lingering gaps in more traditional approaches.
Harms to sexual and gender minority youth are increasing because of an apparent lack of clinical competence and awareness on the part of professional counselors. Discovering what counselors are thinking about ethical consideration for serving SGMY might help clinicians and educators overcome inadequacies and increase therapeutic progress for SGMY clientele.
The application of existential psychology can help athletes who are wrestling with a loss of identity and meaning after suffering a career-ending injury.
The promise of the therapeutic relationship is at the center of client change, but it also provides a North Star to counseling interns and other beginning counselors who are still trying to find their way.
With rates of binge drinking and alcohol use among women on the rise, counselors need to be sensitive to how trauma and shame can intersect with substance use disorder in female clients.