Online schools offer distance education in counseling at your fingertips.
Counselors and psychologists help people make sense of the world and deal with their problems. A number of schools now offer online degrees in counseling. These degrees, offered by regionally accredited institutions, give students the same opportunity to pursue counseling careers as students who gain their credentials on campus.
Northcentral University
One school offering accredited online degrees in counseling at both the master's and doctoral levels is Northcentral University. Northcentral is the first U.S. university to offer all its bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees entirely online.
In counseling psychology, the school offers a 45-credit-hour master of arts degree in marriage and family therapy. Students take specialized courses in couples and sex therapy, family therapy with children and families in crisis. Northcentral also offers the Ph.D. in a variety of counseling fields: therapy with military families, general family therapy, medical family therapy, child and adolescent therapy and couples therapy.
Northcentral University
10000 E. University Drive
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
866-776-0331
ncu.edu
Walden University
Walden University in Minneapolis is regionally accredited by the North Central Association. Walden offers master's and doctoral degrees in counseling psychology. Its master of science degree in mental health counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
The Ph.D. program offers students an opportunity to pursue a specialization in counseling psychology. The program requires 159 quarter-credit-hours for completion. Courses include the history and systems of psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, psychological assessment, group therapy, ethics and standards in professional practice, interviewing and observational strategies, tests and measurement and lifespan development.
Walden University
155 Fifth Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55401
866-492-5336
waldenu.edu
Capella University
Capella University also offers a Ph.D. in counseling studies. The specialization offered is in general counseling studies; it covers a broad range of foundational courses in the field. The program requires 120 quarter-credits, 48 of which may be transferred from another institution. Students take core courses in theories of psychotherapy, advanced quantitative research methods, psychopathology and advanced research in adult human development and behavior. Additional specialization courses are required as well. Students must take courses in human sexuality, child and adolescent counseling, grief and bereavement counseling, the fundamentals of social science research and mental health and aging.
Capella University
225 S. Sixth St., 9th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402
888-227-2736
capella.edu
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