Counseling

Is an Online Counseling Education Possible?

Yes! Liberty University Online, the highest ranking online counseling school, is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding counseling psychologists, school counselors, counselors, christian counselors, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 30,900 people employed as counselors alone in America, and their average annual salary is $44,400. Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists make on average $59,070 per year and there are about 219,240 of them employed today. Online schools like Liberty University Online have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

Counseling Common Job Tasks
  • working in diverse community settings designed to provide a variety of counseling rehabilitation and support services
  • providing individuals and groups with career personal social and educational counseling
  • evaluating and advising students
  • working with students who have academic and social development problems or other special needs
  • providing individual small-group and classroom guidance services to students
  • advising students regarding college majors and admission requirements
  • helping students to understand and deal with social behavioral and personal problems
  • helping people deal with the personal social and vocational effects of disabilities
  • developing individual rehabilitation programs by conferring with the client
  • working with individuals families and groups to address and treat mental and emotional disorders and to promote mental health
Popular Journals & Magazines Counseling Organizations Related Professions Currently in Demand
  • Educational counselor
  • Vocational counselor
  • School counselor
  • Rehabilitation counselor
  • Mental health counselor
  • Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor
  • Marriage and family therapist
  • Counselor
  • Elementary school counselor
  • Psychologist
Top Cities for Counseling
  • New York
  • Houston
  • Philadelphia
  • Dallas
  • Chicago
  • Atlanta
  • Los Angeles
  • Austin
  • Milwaukee
  • Tyler
Top States for Counseling
  • California
  • New York
  • Illinois
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • Massachusetts
  • Philadelphia
  • New Jersey
Common Counseling Degree Program Names
  • PhD in Counselor Ed and Supervision - Forensic Mental Health
  • PhD in Psychology - Counseling Psychology
  • BS in General Psychology
  • MS in Addiction Counseling
  • BS in Counseling Studies
  • MS in Counseling Studies
  • MS in Counseling Psychology
  • PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision
  • PhD in General Psychology
  • PhD in Counseling Studies
Common Counseling Course Titles
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Infant Psychology
  • Drug Abuse Counselling
  • Network Counseling and Training
  • Marriage and Family Relationships
  • Human Sexuality
  • Counselling Studies Practicum
  • BACP Information - Training
  • Biblical Approaches to Counselling
  • Addiction Counselling

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Counseling Programs by State & City