Counseling

Our CACREP-accredited program offers five specializations to prepare you to help clients overcome their greatest challenges. Courses include engaging media, case studies, and field scenarios.

With a master’s in school counseling degree from Walden, you can prepare to help young students overcome obstacles and shape successful futures.

Earn two credentials with Walden’s MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program.

Our online PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision academically prepares you to expand your opportunities as an educator in CACREP-accredited programs.

We offer hundreds of for-credit individual courses in education, counseling, business, IT, psychology, and health, among other areas which may be applied to Walden degree programs.

When recovering from trauma or disasters, individuals and communities need the help of professionals trained in trauma and crisis counseling. Through this specialization, you can gain the counseling skills and theoretical foundation to help individuals heal from trauma and assist communities in managing crisis.

Addiction is a battle that cannot be fought alone. This specialization can prepare you to address the unique emotional challenges of individuals and families as they find their way to hope and healing. In addition to the various types of addictive behaviors, you’ll study contemporary treatment and intervention models used to promote recovery.

Help families cope with the complex emotional challenges of military life with a specialization in Military Families and Culture. Explore the nuances of military culture as well as the common hardships associated with the military lifestyle—from prolonged separation and combat-related injuries to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Increasingly the legal and criminal justice systems are seeking the expert advice and skills of forensic counselors to determine the proper resolution of cases and the most effective treatment for offenders. Through this specialization, you can build your knowledge of mental health law, with a specific focus on juvenile justice and delinquency.

Help couples and families resolve emotional conflicts and improve communication to create a happier, more peaceful home environment.

Help students navigate life’s tough challenges and increase their odds of success in school and beyond.

From natural disasters to the loss of a loved one, traumatic life events can have far-reaching effects on children and adolescents. In this specialization, you’ll learn how to help students cope with and recover from catastrophe.

Would you like to help children from military families deal with the challenges that come with military life? In this specialization, you will gain insights into military culture as well as the unique emotional needs of children of active military personnel and veterans.

Whether it’s substance abuse or compulsive gambling, addiction impacts the entire family. This specialization prepares you with the skills and insights to help students cope with the emotional challenges of watching a loved one struggle with dependence.

Walden’s online Military Families and Culture specialization in the MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program. The curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Walden’s online Trauma and Counseling specialization in the MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program. The curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Walden’s online Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling specialization in the MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program. The curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Walden’s online Addiction Counseling specialization in the MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program. The curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Walden’s online Forensic Counseling specialization in the MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program. The curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Prepare to train future trauma counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Trauma and Crisis specialization.

Prepare to train professional school counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – School Counseling specialization.

Prepare to train future counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Clinical Mental Health Counseling specialization.

Prepare to teach future counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling specialization.

Prepare to teach the next generation of addiction counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Addiction Counseling specialization.