Counseling Today

Affirming all shades of the rainbow

By Laurie Meyers May 27, 2020

Even as the LGB community steadily gains wider acceptance across society, individuals who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming often struggle to find affirmation or even a safe place to be themselves.

Voice of Experience: Knowledge is a coping skill

By Gregory K. Moffatt May 26, 2020

We’ll get through this. Here are some ways we can manage our stress and that of our clients as we work through this pandemic.

Coping with the (ongoing) stress of COVID-19

By Lindsey Phillips May 21, 2020

Counselors can help clients and themselves develop effective coping strategies and build resilience as they respond to the anxieties surrounding COVID-19.

Counseling’s evolution under COVID-19

By Bethany Bray May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered the landscape for counselor clinicians and counselor educators, but even under the strain of having to adjust practices on the fly, professional counselors are identifying silver linings and potential opportunities.

Encouraging T-shaped thinking in the counseling profession

By John McCarthy May 18, 2020

Linking ideas from counseling with web design, political science or chemistry can lead to innovative solutions in any number of roles that counselors play, including as consultants, crisis responders or group facilitators.