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.
Tag: Professional Issues
Professional Issues
Inside the walls of a therapy office, there is not a single human on this planet who is (or would have been) the best therapist for everyone. Do not be anxious about all the things you are not as a counselor; rather, stand tall in exactly what you are.
Counselors share what it is like to experience the world as a Black person while working in a profession that remains predominantly white.
Why isn’t mental health therapy more affordable?
Many counselors have changed their perspective on telehealth after a year spent interacting with clients via video, but that doesn’t mean a return to in-person sessions will be any less welcome.
Will counseling clients via video remain a viable option for practitioners as pandemic restrictions lessen and many return to in-person office settings?
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?
Counselors who enter private practice often find themselves confronting the push and pull between their desire to provide empathic, client-focused care and the need to turn a profit.
Counseling clients for a reduced fee or for free – pro bono – in a private practice setting comes with some ethical caveats.
It is important for counselors to stop and consider whether their perspectives and patterns are forging paths of regret or paths of health and healing.