Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Degree: Master of Education
Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Hours: 60 (includes residency and internship)
Degree Description
The Lamar University Master of Education Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling will prepare you to provide clinical counseling services to a broad population of clients. You will be able to help individuals or groups achieve goals in social, emotional, career and educational areas of their lives.
Why Study Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lamar?
The online Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lamar University teaches you about therapeutic processes, mental health, human development principles and effective techniques of counseling. You'll graduate into a career working for clinics, hospitals, school-based mental health programs or even private practice.
Lamar University's goal is to prepare passionate, highly-skilled school educators, counselors and mental health clinicians who will excel in their chosen environments. Members of our faculty, in addition to their work as researchers and clinicians, are supportive, encouraging and available to you as you complete your degree.
Career Paths
Employment of mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists is projected to grow 19% from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Primary Careers
Clinical counselor, group therapist/counselor
- Individual and group counseling
- Case management
- Medication monitoring
- Crisis intervention
- Program planning
- Administration
- In/Outpatient psychiatric care units
- Hospitals
- Social service agencies
- Nonprofit organizations
- Hospices
- Public and private schools
Meet the Faculty
Dr. Belinda LopezInterim Chair
Dr. Wendy GreenidgeAssociate Professor
Dr. Kimberly McGoughAssistant Professor
Dr. Lisa A. WinesAssistant Professor