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There’s nothing small about trauma
Trauma doesn’t have to revolve around a large-scale, life-shattering event to have a profound and negative effect on clients’ mental health.Online Exclusives
Game, set, mental health
Athletes face unrealistic expectations to be unbreakable — both physically and mentally — but they are susceptible to the same mental health problems as the rest of us.Member Insights
Taking a strengths-based approach to suicide assessment and treatment
By embracing a holistic, strengths-based and wellness orientation in their work with clients who may be suicidal, counselors can improve on traditional approaches to suicide assessment and treatment.Online Exclusives
Counselors as agents of change
Bernadine Craft, an ACA member and former state legislator, urges other counselors to speak out for those whose voices go unheard.Features
Counseling while Black
Counselors share what it is like to experience the world as a Black person while working in a profession that remains predominantly white.Online Exclusives
Counseling Connoisseur: Trauma-informed return from COVID-19
As trauma therapists, we recognize that we cannot be expected to resume pre-COVID activities at full capacity. We can help our clients and one another understand the changes and aid in a trauma informed re-entry.Member Insights
A hero/heroine’s journey: A road map to trauma healing
Counselors can encourage clients on a journey to transform their pain and fear into a guiding wisdom that leads them toward self-awareness and emotional growth.Online Exclusives
