Graduate Program > Mental Health Counseling

Mental Health Counseling

As a mental health or "clinical" counselor, you will join a fast growing profession dedicated to helping people achieve personal, vocational/educational and relational goals. In Ohio, mental health counselors are independently licensed practioners, who may assist individuals with specific clinical problems improve their coping skills and overall functioning.

Career Opportunities

Mental Health Counselors may be employed in:

• community mental health - adult and child-serving programs
• community family service programs
• school-based intervention programs
• alcohol and drug programs
• criminal justice programs
• hospitals and residential service programs
• employee assistance programs
• crisis intervention centers
• vocational and career-development programs
• private practices

The Walsh Advantage

• Small classes and individual faculty contact
• Accelerated (8-week) course formats in several courses 
• A strong clinical practice focus
• Knowledge and skills to work in  managed care environments 
• A state-of-the-art counseling lab
• Graduate faculty who are active clinicians
• A broad selection of clinical electives
• A seamless transition from trainee to initial license

All of these elements combine to make sure that your Walsh experience is a rich and rewarding one!  Walsh faculty offer students a focused clinical education with experiential training and a strong emphasis on case-oriented learning.  A variety of internship sites help provide graduates with a competitive edge in the professional job market.  The program is approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board, and graduates are eligible to sit for the licensure exam in Ohio.  Our course requirements are designed to meet nationally recommended curriculum standards for mental health counseling, and they meet educational requirements for counselor licensure in many other states.