The Counselor Education Program's Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program will equip you to help people live more fully functional lives in an in-demand field. You'll engage with a caring team of respected, experienced professionals and educators who are dedicated to personally preparing you to impact lives and restore relationships, both psychologically and spiritually.

COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at LeTourneau University prepares counseling professionals to engage with varied populations through the use of counseling skills, ethical practice, holistic attention, and a systemic orientation. Graduate students also learn to integrate counseling through the lens of a Christian Worldview, personal awareness, and growth. The program graduates students who help hurting people, families, and communities by working alongside a diverse world to promote social involvement and positive change.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• Explain and implement ethical decision making skills
• Acquire and apply counseling skills, clinical assessment, testing, and intervention in counseling cases
• Understand the interpersonal aspects of theodicy, the dynamics of spiritual direction, and means by which to address spirituality in counseling
• Analyze and apply theories and skills related to individual, couples, and group counseling
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills of culturally, developmentally, and ethically sensitive counseling
• Develop and describe a philosophy of counseling and professional identity
• Demonstrate understanding of contemporary issues, which include but are not limited to gender, sexual orientation, addiction, and violence in treatment of individuals, couples, and families
• Explain research methodologies and program evaluation and its application to individual, couple and family counseling
• Provide training in professional counseling to a diverse student body
• Prepare students for continued engagement in the counseling profession

Faculty

• Dr. Malinda Fasol, LPC-S, NCC - Chair, Core Faculty
• Dr. Deena Shelton, LPC-S, NCC - Director of Clinical Training, Core Faculty
• Dr. Kristina Nelson, NCC, Core Faculty
• Dr. Jasmine Willis, LAPC, NCC, Core Faculty
• Dr. Treva Barham, LPC-S, Non-Core Faculty
• Dr. Godfrey Ddungu, LPC-S, Non-Core Faculty
• Laura McKee, LPC-S, Non-Core Faculty
• Dr. Jeffrey Quiett, LPC-S, Non-Core Faculty

PREPARE FOR A REWARDING CAREER

As a professional counselor, you will use your skills to invest in others so they can move beyond their challenges and reach their full potential in any stage of life. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment of mental health counselors to grow 23 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.

With a master's degree in counseling from LeTourneau University, you will graduate with all the coursework you need to take the state licensure exams (find Texas licensing information here). Our graduates have a 94% pass rate on the National Counseling Exam (NCE). It is the student's responsibility to determine whether the LeTourneau program meets the licensure requirements of his or her state. Details about LeTourneau's authorization to deliver instruction outside the state of Texas is available here.

You'll also be well-positioned to find a fulfilling job: LETU has a Graduate Counseling Placement Rate of 93%.

FLEXIBLE FORMAT

The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is offered 100% online. The online format offers the flexibility to tailor the degree to your needs.