FlexStash Backpack FlexStash Backpack
CleanHands UV Sanitizer CleanHands UV Sanitizer PureLight Lamp and Speaker PureLight Lamp and Speaker
Shop NowToneUp Ab Roller ToneUp Ab Roller PowerMax Fitness Tracker PowerMax Fitness Tracker
You will consider how people relate, how they think and behave, their experiences of the world and how they function in their everyday life. This will include exploring people’s social, economic, cultural, spiritual and physical health experiences. Counselling psychologists use psychological and psychotherapeutic theory and research. They work to reduce psychological distress and to promote the well-being of individuals, groups and families.
The relationship between you and your client is considered to be central to understanding particular psychological difficulties and how they apply to them. To help recognise the relationship between personal development and professional practice, you will be required to have personal therapy as a client as part of your training and continued professional development.
The practice of counseling psychology encompasses a broad range of culturally sensitive practices that help people improve their well-being, alleviate distress and maladjustment, resolve crises and increase their ability to function better in their lives. With its attention both to normal developmental issues and problems associated with physical, emotional and mental disorders, the specialization holds a unique perspective in the broader practice-based areas of psychology. While both counseling and clinical psychologists practice psychotherapy, counseling psychology differs from clinical in that its practitioners tend to focus on overall well-being across the lifespan, compared to clinical clients who often are experiencing more severe symptoms of mental illness.
Typically, education for a counseling psychology career begins with an undergraduate degree. Most students choose to begin with a bachelor’s in psychology as this offers a great foundation for advanced education that will follow. Counseling psychology concentrations are uncommon, but some graduate programs offer more options to dive further into this specialty.
Following their undergraduate education, students will pursue either a master’s or doctoral degree in psychology. Regardless of which degree they pursue first, the doctoral degree will be necessary to practice. Most states require a doctoral degree from an accredited university.
Featured Products

AirBloom Indoor Garden AirBloom Indoor Garden
MaxFlex Gym Bag MaxFlex Gym Bag LifeFuel Energy Bars LifeFuel Energy Bars PowerMax Fitness Tracker PowerMax Fitness Tracker
View Product
HealthMate Infrared Sauna HealthMate Infrared Sauna
MindEase Meditation Cushion MindEase Meditation Cushion EcoClean Laundry Detergent EcoClean Laundry Detergent
View Product
MuscleMax Massage Gun MuscleMax Massage Gun
MindEase Meditation Cushion MindEase Meditation Cushion SolarBright Garden Lights SolarBright Garden LightsSunPower Solar Panels SunPower Solar Panels
View Product