Types of Counseling Careers: Addictions Counseling

Professionals in this role are driven by a passion for helping others improve their lives.

Professionals in this role are driven by a passion for helping others improve their lives.

Addiction impacts all areas of life. It contributes to public health challenges, mental illness, crime, and family and societal breakdown. Despite changing attitudes, the problem of addiction is still often perceived as a shameful flaw rather than the chronic illness it is. It’s the job of an addictions specialist to look beyond this prejudice and help clients…

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What Can I Do With My Counseling Degree?

TROY’s general counseling master’s program is designed to provide students with knowledge of theory and application of counseling skills.

TROY’s general counseling master’s program is designed to provide students with knowledge of theory and application of counseling skills.

What does a veteran who’s come back from the front lines of a war zone have in common with a young adult struggling with anorexia and a high school student suffering from anxiety over college decisions?

At first glance, it may seem these individuals share very little. Still, a common thread runs through their circumstances:…

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