Online Exclusives

Crisis counseling via text

By Bethany Bray July 22, 2021

Responding to a crisis through text demands counselors take a different approach.

Counselors as agents of change

By Laurie Meyers July 19, 2021

Bernadine Craft, an ACA member and former state legislator, urges other counselors to speak out for those whose voices go unheard.

Game, set, mental health

By Lindsey Phillips July 13, 2021

Athletes face unrealistic expectations to be unbreakable — both physically and mentally — but they are susceptible to the same mental health problems as the rest of us.

Counseling Connoisseur: Trauma-informed return from COVID-19

By Cheryl Fisher July 6, 2021

As trauma therapists, we recognize that we cannot be expected to resume pre-COVID activities at full capacity. We can help our clients and one another understand the changes and aid in a trauma informed re-entry.

Voice of Experience: Why would he lie?

By Gregory K. Moffatt June 30, 2021

There are many reasons why our clients deceive us, but a common one is because they are testing our trustworthiness. How easy it is to test us with one story when there is a much more important story they really need to tell.