Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Explore Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program Courses at ASU

When you study clinical mental health counseling at ASU, you’ll master fundamental and advanced skills and knowledge to prepare you for a career serving in schools and communities around Alabama and the nation. Your clinical mental health counseling courses will cover topics such as professionalism, family counseling and working in an agency. By the time you graduate you will be ready to sit for your clinical mental health counseling licensure exam.

Some courses at the core of the MS in clinical mental health counseling program include:

• Theories and Techniques of Individual Counseling
• Counseling Across the Lifespan
• Counseling Diverse Populations
• The Helping Relationships

What Can You Do With a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree?

Professionals with clinical mental health counseling licensure work in a huge variety of settings, including schools, churches and community outreach agencies. They empower diverse individuals, families and groups to achieve their mental health, wellness and career goals.

Our clinical mental health counseling program’s combination of theory and practice ensures that you’ll stand out from other applicants if you decide to pursue a PhD in counseling.

Graduating with an MS in clinical mental health counseling from ASU prepares you for a range of career opportunities, including:

• Church counselor
• Clinical supervisor
• Community mental health therapist
• Behavioral mental health specialist

In addition to the personal satisfaction of following your career dreams when you earn your master’s in clinical mental health counseling from ASU, you’ll also benefit from great job security. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for mental health counselors is predicted to grow 23% over the next decade, more than double the national average.