Cover Stories

Assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning: A map for the journey ahead

By Bethany Bray September 22, 2021

Competently assessing client needs and determining an accurate treatment plan are skills that counselors need to continually develop and improve throughout their career.

Suicidality among children and adolescents

By Laurie Meyers August 25, 2021

The isolation and stress of COVID-19 have exacerbated a preexisting upward trend in serious mental health problems in those under 18.

Crisis counseling: A blend of safety and compassion

By Bethany Bray July 27, 2021

Crisis counseling demands that practitioners become comfortable with the uncomfortable, ensuring safety while creating a nonjudgmental space for clients to share their most distressing thoughts and emotions.

There’s nothing small about trauma

By Bethany Bray June 24, 2021

Trauma doesn’t have to revolve around a large-scale, life-shattering event to have a profound and negative effect on clients’ mental health.

Listening to voices of color in the LGBTQ+ community

By Laurie Meyers May 26, 2021

Those who are part of communities across the BIPOC spectrum face increased oppression and unique challenges because of the intersection of their cultural and LGBTQ+ identities.