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Become a Licensed Mental Health or School Counselor
Our Ed.M. graduates are caring, ethical, effective practitioners who receive first-rate practitioner preparation from some of the top researchers in the counseling profession.
Welcome to the Counseling Psychology program
The Program in Psychological Counseling is dedicated to the preparation of psychological counselors who facilitate the normal and optimal development of individuals, groups, and organizations that is culturally relevant and psychologically appropriate across the lifespan. Our students are taught to use strategies of prevention, intervention, and remediation to assist others in developing effective coping skills and responses to their environments.
Our Degrees
Master of Education
The Master of Education (Ed.M.) offers two tracks — Mental Health Counseling or School Counseling — and a Bilingual Latina/o Mental Health concentration for students to gain professional education and work toward professional licensure and/or certification.
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
The Ph.D. offers doctoral training in health service psychology within a multicultural context. Our training model is premised upon the belief that academic scholarship and research are inseparable from professional practice. At Teachers College you will study with faculty whose work has shaped the counseling profession.
The Ph.D. also offers a Bilingual Latinx Mental Health Concentration.
Advanced Certificates
College Advising
The Advanced Certificate in College Advising equips dedicated counselors, educators, and other stakeholders to demystify the college admissions process.
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Admissions Information
Application Requirements
- Advanced Certificate
- College Advising
- College Advising (Online)
- Sexuality, Women and Gender in Psychology and Education [Program is not accepting applications for the 2025 cycle.]
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Education
- Psychological Counseling: Bilingual Latina/o Mental Health NY State Licensure: Mental Health Counseling
- Psychological Counseling: Mental Health Counseling NY State Licensure: Mental Health Counseling
- Psychological Counseling: School Counselor NY State Initial: School Counselor
- Psychological Counseling: School Counselor (Online) NY State Initial: School Counselor