Guides to Counseling Careers & Other Resources

Within the counseling profession, there is a need for comprehensive and authoritative resources. These guides help current and prospective counselors find scholarships, loan forgiveness programs, and other types of support in these growing careers.

National School Counseling Week Resource Guide (2023)

Calendar Icon 01/30/23 Matt Zbrog

This year’s National School Counseling Week will be celebrated from February 6-10, 2023. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), National School Counseling Week aims to bring public attention to the unique contribution of school counselors within US school systems, and how students are impacted by what school counselors do.

International Boost Self-Esteem Month Resource Guide (2023)

Calendar Icon 01/27/23 Matt Zbrog

February is International Boost Self-Esteem Month, an annual event dedicated to improving self-esteem among people across the globe. And it’s especially important this coming year after a series of lockdowns have forced everyone to spend more time alone with themselves than usual.

The Importance of Silence in Therapy

Calendar Icon 01/24/23 Lisa Hutchison, LMHC

An important part of the empathic process is holding the space or creating quiet moments for your client. It is in these times, when less is said, clients and counselors can have the most profound insights.

The Gut-Brain Connection: What Counselors Should Know

Calendar Icon 01/18/23 Laura Freberg, PhD

The gut is home to as many as 100 trillion microorganisms, weighing about two pounds in the adult, that make up the gut microbiome. The vagus nerve can sense metabolites produced during microbiome activity.

Dismantling Gender Dysphoria: A History in Waves

Calendar Icon 01/10/23 Alex Stitt, LMHC

Gender dysphoria is a complex diagnosis with a controversial and sociopolitical history that cannot be ignored. It’s also a very recent concept that should not overshadow the full scope of gender diversity throughout the ages.

Sleep Deprivation in College Students

Calendar Icon 01/06/23 Laura Freberg, PhD

College student culture makes bad sleep habits, such as staying up late, pounding energy drinks, having strange napping schedules, and pulling all-nighters, seem normative. Peers might single out students who actually pursue good sleep hygiene as being odd.

Codependency Awareness Month 2023 Advocacy Guide

Calendar Icon 01/03/23 Matt Zbrog

Codependency can be a tricky topic in the world of mental health. Broadly speaking, codependency means relying upon someone else to a detrimental extent, where the desire to help causes further harm.

Relational-Cultural Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth

Calendar Icon 12/13/22 Alex Stitt, LMHC

Studies have consistently shown the mediating impact social support and LGBTQ+ community connection have on mental health for sexual and gender minorities. When they’re loved and accepted, they thrive. When they’re outcast and oppressed, negative messages start to get internalized.

Guide to Transgender and Gender Counseling Degrees and Schools

Calendar Icon 11/30/22 Alex Stitt, LMHC

If you aspire to work with trans and nonbinary people as a mental health professional, there are many trans-positive career paths to explore, depending on your area of focus and level of training and certification.

Addressing Existential Issues in Affirmative Therapy

Calendar Icon 11/08/22 Alex Stitt, LMHC

Exploring one’s sexuality or gender identity is, by its very nature, an existential pursuit. In fact, LGBTQ+ clients often seek out therapy to help make sense of their phenomenological experience.