Mental Health Counseling, M.A.
This clinically intensive program prepares students for LMHC careers through coursework, supervised training, and multicultural, community-focused practice.
Our program follows Clark University’s tradition of socially engaged, community-embedded graduate education, committed to multicultural and ethical competence.
The program curriculum integrates academic coursework, supervised clinical training, and close mentorship to prepare students for impactful mental health careers. Students gain foundational and advanced training in counseling theory, applied clinical skills, multicultural practice, developmental science, and evidence-based intervention.
The program is designed to meet the Massachusetts LMHC 60-credit licensing requirements and align with national accreditation standards, preparing students for licensure-eligible roles across clinical and community settings.
Why Clark for Mental Health Counseling?
- Our goal is to train graduate students to be skilled scientists and clinicians who integrate the science of psychology with its professional practice to improve the quality of the world in which we live and the lives of the people in our communities.
- We work to help students create a program tailored to their interests while working closely with department faculty.
- Access to clinical faculty, including licensed psychologists and professors of practice adhering to the scientist-practitioner model
- Established central Massachusetts partnerships that support rich practicum and internship opportunities.
- A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and the culturally competent practice of therapy, and scholarship that is diverse both in theory and method.
