Member Insights

Articles written by members of the American Counseling Association

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.

Journeying through betrayal trauma

By Allan J. Katz and Michele Saffier June 6, 2022

Individuals who discover a partner’s infidelity and deception must undertake a challenging journey to find healing for the mind, heart and soul.

Developing competence to address undue police violence

By Darius Green May 10, 2022

The demands of the task are complex and politically charged, but counselors have a responsibility to address undue police violence in support of the wellness of the client populations they serve.