Cover Stories

Climate in crisis: Counselors needed

By Laurie Meyers August 25, 2020

Counselors have a role to play not only in helping clients cope with the mental health effects of climate change but also in fostering climate resilience in communities.

Black mental health matters

By Lindsey Phillips July 27, 2020

Counselors can help clients heal from racial trauma and take steps to intervene in the racist systems that negatively affect the mental health of Black Americans.

A quest for identity and connection

By Laurie Meyers June 25, 2020

Being part of two different cultures and not truly feeling a sense of belonging in either is not an uncommon experience among individuals who are biracial or multiracial and those who are transracial adoptees.

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.

Exploring the ties that bind

By Bethany Bray April 24, 2020

Viewing clients, and their presenting issues, through the lens of their family systems often leads to insights and understandings that might remain obscured otherwise.