Member Insights

Articles written by members of the American Counseling Association

Essential skill development for meaningful social connection

By Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson September 18, 2023

By working on basic developmental social skills, clients with insecure attachment and trauma histories can learn to build healthy, meaningful relationships.

Coping with the loss of a supervisee to suicide

By Keith Myers September 11, 2023

One counselor shares his painful story of losing a supervisee to suicide and offers advice on how to cope after traumatic loss.

Cultivating patience in counselors

By Joanna Mercuri August 22, 2023

A desire for change can sometimes cause counselors and clients to overlook the importance of building a sense of safety first.

A mental wellness program for law enforcement

By Margaret Taylor August 14, 2023

Using a mental health program designed for law enforcement may help remove barriers that often prevent officers from getting the mental health care they need.

Reducing the occupational hazard of sexual boundary violations

By Michael Shelton August 10, 2023

Counselors can decrease their risk for sexual boundary violations, but first they have to talk about it.