Cover Stories

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.

Making it safe to talk about suicidal ideation

By Bethany Bray August 26, 2019

By sensitively — yet straightforwardly — addressing the topic of suicide, counselors can encourage clients to open up about an issue that too often remains shrouded in shame and stigma.