Counseling Psychology Programs

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Counseling psychology is a psychology subspecialty that facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning throughout a person's lifespan. They may assist individuals, families, or groups with issues as diverse as family problems, self-image issues and work-related stress. It is one of the most popular psychological subspecialties.

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Walden University

Featured Programs:
BS in Psychology - Graduate School Prep

Southern New Hampshire University

Featured Programs:
BA in Psychology/Child & Adolescent Development (Online)

Counseling degrees are the gateway to a rewarding career helping others. Whether you choose to work with community involvement, the private sector, or with the various aspects of mental health issues, a master's degree is typically required (at minimum). Obtaining a counseling degree can be done through an accredited online or on-campus program.

Each employer may have additional requirements for education and training, and full certification is subject to state or national requirements. Whatever the level of education, it is important to choose an area of specialty that will appeal to your personality and preferences. Knowing your area of specialty is not a requirement before enrolling in an undergraduate program. Many students require a few years of education before knowing the specialty that best suits them.

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Capella University

Featured Programs:
MS in General Psychology (Online)
MS in Child and Adolescent Development

Post University

Featured Programs:
BA in Psychology (Online)

Counseling Degrees: Finding a Specialty

Counseling degrees are generally pursued by people with a strong desire to help others. But certain candidates work best within specific areas of expertise. Social workers and school guidance counselors have the opportunity to help children and teens. Career counselors may work with young adults, college students, or careers-in-transition. Those who work in nursing homes, hospitals, clinics and rehab centers have the opportunity to assist the disabled, the elderly, and groups or individuals with specific behavioral or psychological needs. Where your strength lies will determine the place of employment that best suits you.

Knowing who you want to help is the first step to determining a more specific counseling degree program. If you are still having trouble finding the right area, you can always specialize in a general program for mental health and then use internships and hands-on training to find the path for you. For increased versatility, a Master's of Social Work (MSW) degree allows you to practice in any state.

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Kaplan University

Featured Programs:
BS Psychology (Online)

Northcentral University

Featured Programs:
MA in Health Psychology (Online)

Counseling Degrees: The Right Kind of Bachelor's

Not every counseling degree will satisfy the prerequisites that will be required of you for a master's degree program. If you are uncertain about your area of expertise, then you may wish to pursue undergraduate work in basic counseling or psychology. Remember, post-graduate work is generally required for a higher paying job in the profession. These two areas will generally translate to all 50 states when you get ready to pursue a higher degree of learning.

Counseling Degrees: Final Considerations

When considering a program for your counseling degree, develop a plan. First, learn the length of time it will take to receive your degree. Next, hone in on an area of specialty, such as school counseling or marriage and family. After you've done so, enquire about internship programs. Will a school place you or put you in contact with the appropriate personnel to further your career and receive the necessary hands-on training? Finally, determine how far your degree will reach. While adding to your education is an ongoing requirement for counselors in all areas, it's best to make sure that your degree will be recognized in the state(s) you hope to practice.

You may also be interested in our guides to other counseling specialties, including:

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Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE, NASP

Adler School of Professional Psychology - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Art Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Health Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling
Degree Types: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree
Accreditation: CORE

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree, Specialist Degree

Alaska Pacific University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: NASP, APA

Amberton University

Garland, TX

Specialties: Counseling Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Specialties: Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, NASP

Angelo State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Specialties: Art Therapy, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Music Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Antioch University McGregor

Yellow Springs, OH

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Human Development, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Arcadia University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology, Sports Psychology, Trauma Studies
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: MPAC

Argosy University-Chicago - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP

Argosy University-Hawaii - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Psychopharmacology, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Argosy University-Inland Empire - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Sports Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Argosy University-Los Angeles - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Argosy University-Orange County - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Sports Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area - Offers Online Programs

Argosy University-Sarasota - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP

Argosy University-Schaumburg - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP

Argosy University-Seattle - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Argosy University-Washington D.C. - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP

Arizona State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Animal Cognition and Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, Neuroscience, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, NASP

Asbury Theological Seminary

Wilmore, KY

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Pastoral Counseling
Degree Types: Masters Degree

Assumption College - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Services, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: CORE

Auburn University Main Campus - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, COAMFTE, CORE

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: MPAC

Ball State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, CORE, NASP

Barry University

Miami, FL

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, NASP

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Bethel College

Mckenzie, TN | Mishawaka, IN | North Newton, KS

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Services, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree

Bethel University

Saint Paul, MN

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Boston University

Boston, MA

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Mental Health Counseling, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, NASP

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

California State University-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Career Counseling, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, CORE

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

Specialties: Child Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: CORE

California State University-Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: CACREP

Cambridge College

Cambridge, MA

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Human Services, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling, Trauma Studies
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Campbellsville University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Pastoral Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Capella University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Career Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Leadership Coaching, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology, Sports Psychology, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, NASP

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Specialties: Art Therapy, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Services, Pastoral Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Centenary College

Hackettstown, NJ

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Chaminade University of Honolulu - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Chapman University-University College - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree