In being aware of the vulnerability to addiction for those affected by adverse childhood experiences, professional counselors can play a pivotal role in prevention and early intervention.
Category: Counseling Today
A growing need exists to ensure that future counselors possess the skills and mindset required to easily transition to working as part of interdisciplinary teams.
The renowned psychiatrist and author says he finds new meaning in the power of existential therapy and relational connection after the death of his wife.
Financial therapists tackle one of Americans’ top sources of stress by helping clients conquer their monetary demons.
ACA kicked off its 2021 Virtual Conference Experience with a keynote panel on counselor self-care.
Yoga-informed self-care strategies give counselors the tools they need to avoid burnout and thrive for years to come.
If there were ever a time when our communities, nation and world needed the amazing work of professional counselors, it is now.
Professional counselors possess a multitude of skills. We are practitioners, educators, business owners, executives, writers, authors and researchers. We observe, measure/assess, question, adapt and a whole lot more.
Landing that first job after graduation is rarely without challenges, but what happens when the beginning of your counseling career coincides with a global pandemic?
Our ability to cope with stress, frustrations, anger, relationship problems and grief — all magnified by the pandemic — is based on multiple strategies working together. The more the load is shared, the better.