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Without the awareness and willingness to acknowledge how they have benefited from cultural racism, white counselors risk creating fractured alliances and distrust in the therapeutic process.

The recent rise in suicide rates among marginalized communities highlights the need for counselors to use culturally responsive practices when assessing suicide risk.

With childhood anxiety increasing at an alarming rate, early assessment and treatment can help children struggling with anxiety live a healthy life.

Edil Torres Rivera, ACA’s 72nd president, shares how his Puerto Rican heritage and the women in his life have made him the counselor and scholar he is today.

Counselors are tailoring how they approach cognitive behavior therapy to better fit the changing needs of their clients.

A common misconception about people who are neurodivergent is that they cannot or do not want to form friendships.

Intimate partner violence among LGBTQ+ individuals often goes unacknowledged and untreated, despite occurring at rates equal to or greater than those experienced by heterosexual couples.

Everyone can remember being bullied. Maybe someone teased you relentlessly about your name because it “sounded funny” or they made fun of your physical appearance.

Solutions to the nationwide mental health provider shortage are often as complex as the reasons behind it.

Emotional eating may be one of the most disguised forms of escapism clients turn to when dealing with stress or trauma.