Professional Counseling
MTSU’s Professional Counseling program offers two concentrations—Clinical Mental Health
Counseling and School Counseling. Both concentrations are accredited by the Council
for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
The mission of the Professional Counseling program is to help students develop essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions to function successfully as professional counselors working in mental health agencies, private practice, or elementary, middle, and high schools. We strive to attract a diverse group of students who have an allegiance to social justice and to advocacy for equal opportunity for all members of society, and who will make a strong commitment to their own academic achievement, professional development, and personal self-awareness and growth across the lifespan. Professional Counseling faculty train highly skilled counselors to assist individuals with social, emotional and/or academic challenges. Information pertaining to diversity and trauma is emphasized and infused throughout the curriculum.
The Professional Counseling Program won the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Outstanding Master's Program Award Recipient (2011).
Please explore our website for information on how to apply, what we are currently doing, and the impact our alumni are having.
