Cover Stories

Living with — and beyond — OCD

By Bethany Bray January 24, 2020

Counselors can provide support to clients with OCD as they learn to lean into their discomfort and confront the fear-inducing and sometimes debilitating effects of the disorder.

Dealing with the realities of dementia

By Bethany Bray December 23, 2019

Counselors can serve as a steadying presence as individuals, families and caregivers confront the array of challenges and intense emotions that follow an Alzheimer’s disease or dementia diagnosis.

Multicultural encounters

Compiled by Bethany Bray November 21, 2019

Counselors share the lessons they’ve learned along the way in their efforts to translate the ideal of multicultural competence into practical action.

Going beyond sadness

By Bethany Bray October 21, 2019

When it comes to assessing for and treating depression in clients, counselors must be careful to steer clear of one-size-fits-all thinking.

Counselors as human beings, not superheroes

By Bethany Bray September 23, 2019

A counseling license doesn’t inoculate practitioners against wrestling with “what if” thinking, struggling with problems in their home life and personal relationships, or experiencing some of the same hardships that they help clients walk through.