From the President

From the President: What it means to be a professional counselor

Simone Lambert April 1, 2019

Being a professional counselor is an honor. It is a privilege to walk with clients and communities through difficult journeys of healing.

From the President: Trauma: An issue for all counselors

Simone Lambert March 1, 2019

The pervasiveness of trauma necessitates that counselors, regardless of their work settings and specialty areas, become proficient in treatments to address trauma and provide crisis intervention.

From the President: Thriving in relationships

Simone Lambert February 1, 2019

This month, the sixth annual Time to Thrive conference will be co-presented by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the National Education Association and the American Counseling Association. In preparing to represent ACA and present at Time to Thrive (#TimeToThrive), the topic of strengthening client relationship skills is forefront in my mind. My session at Time…continue reading

From the President: Fostering resiliency

Simone Lambert December 31, 2018

Happy New Year! According to Oxford Dictionaries, the word of the year for 2018 was toxic. What would it take for the word of the year in 2019 to be resilience? The Oxford Dictionaries define resilience as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” How do we, as counselors, help clients and communities transform…continue reading

From the President: Making progress toward portability

Simone Lambert November 30, 2018

Imagine being able to move to another state and seamlessly maintain your license as a professional counselor. Consider the possibility of providing mental health services via telehealth across the nation without having to maintain 50-plus licenses. Envision working in the offices of a practice that spans two or three border states in a metropolitan area…continue reading