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There are not enough mental health providers to meet the current demand for care. 121 million people in the U.S. lived in federally designated mental health professional shortage areas and estimates that 6,000 additional mental health workers are needed.

Groundbreaking technology is improving access to mental health care and changing the way counselors work.

Innovations in education can help attract and train a new generation of counselors.

Counseling Today Nov 2024 Feature Article - Learning what refugee children and teens go through can improve your reach in counseling.

In April of this year, Gregory Kimble, DMin, LPC-S, went on a mission trip to Highgate, a rural town in Jamaica. Kimble traveled as part of an annual medical mission trip to Jamaica organized by Women at Real Risk and Hands For A Cause.

Lourdes Araujo’s path into counseling was a long, hard-fought one, but she’s been helping people her entire life

Counselors share how they have built fulfilling careers despite challenges.

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

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

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