Counseling Today - A Publication of the American Counseling Association

Straddling two worlds

Because immigrants often feel like they are straddling two worlds — their origin country and their new one — identity development is complex and critical for this population.

Reconciling disability studies with mental health counseling

"As a future counselor with a disability, I look forward to empowering my clients to accomplish their goals and to stand up to any injustice that stands in their way."

Michigan LPCs block attempt to take away their right to practice

This fall, approximately 10,000 licensed professional counselors (LPCs) participated in a grassroots campaign that thwarted an attempt to take away their ability to practice.

Hey, Siri: Did you break confidentiality, or did I?

As counselors, we understand there are some limits to confidentiality. However, voice assistant technologies in cell phones and other devices have the capability to leak what clients and counselors once believed to be confidential information.

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When the caring is too much

The mental health needs of veterinarians and veterinary students are increasingly coming to light as more research is conducted on the stresses and strains under which these professionals operate.

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Our most-read articles of 2019

Which counseling topics grabbed the most reader attention in 2019?

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Uncovering the root cause of mother-daughter conflict

Hormones and personality differences are often blamed for tensions in the mother-daughter relationship, but a therapy model argues that societal expectations routinely set mothers and daughters up for conflict.

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Grieved: A firsthand account of enduring a client grievance as a counselor

"Because the personal is professional and the professional is personal in our work, it can be hard to separate the two. This makes it difficult to prevent internalization during the grievance process. I felt like a bad counselor and, thus, a bad person."

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Deconstructing anxiety

When we clearly identify and deconstruct the hidden forces that have been driving our lives, it transforms the way we think about and treat anxiety and opens a path to enduring fulfillment.