Member Insights

Articles written by members of the American Counseling Association

Rewriting the client’s narrative through colors

By Jetaun Bailey, Heather Hodge, Beverly Andes, Bryan Gere and CharMayne Jackson September 8, 2022

Color therapy offers a nonintrusive and engaging way to help clients gain a greater understanding of themselves and others.

The shame of sexual addiction

By Scott Stolarick September 6, 2022

Sexual addiction is shrouded in shame and secrecy, which can prevent clients from seeking treatment and receiving the help they need to lead a healthy sexual lifestyle.

Compromising care: An occupational hazard for counseling leaders

By Lindsay Johnson and Ane Turner Johnson August 10, 2022

Counseling leaders face difficult choices when they work in an environment where the organizational values clash with their own personal and professional ones.

Rethinking the accessibility of digital mental health

By Chris Gamble July 11, 2022

Digital mental health has been touted as a solution to filling the mental health access gap, but do these platforms really provide access for all?

The unacknowledged stigma of mental illness

By Tina C. Lott July 5, 2022

Stigma surrounding mental illness may linger as the elephant in the room and negatively affect client outcomes if counselors don’t recognize and address it in session.