M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Career Opportunities for Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduates

By earning our master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, you will have opportunities to work as a counselor for organizations like:

• Churches and faith-based mental health institutions
• Mental health agencies
• Mental health hospitals
• Public or private practices
• Residential treatment facilities

Internships and Resources Available to Clinical Mental Health Counseling Students

• Liberty University’s M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is accredited by CACREP, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
• You will learn from faculty members who have years of professional counseling experience with agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as in schools, churches, and private practices across the nation and around the world.
• Graduate assistantships are available for our master’s degree in clinical counseling.
• Our clinical mental health counseling master’s program prepares you to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), or National Certified Counselor (NCC).
• We offer opportunities to work with ministries and organizations fighting to end sex-trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.
• Our chapter of the American Association of Christian Counselors offers professional development opportunities in addition to helping you integrate biblical principles into counseling.
• You have the opportunity to join our chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) international counseling honor society, providing ways for you to network with professional counselors and high-achieving students across the nation.

Admission Requirements for Our Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:

• Admission application
• Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
• Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account
• A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.7 GPA for admission.
• Contact information for 2 recommenders from professional sources (i.e. not family/friends)
• Undergraduate prerequisites (can be taken after admission): 3 credit hours in Statistics (can be MATH 201)
• Students seeking to be admitted into this program and planning to finish it outside of the U.S. will be required to sign an International Disclosure Agreement (login required)

Personal Statement

• Please describe in 200-250 words why you desire to become a counselor and indicate the type of counselor certification you plan to seek after graduation.
• Describe in 200-250 words an occasion in which you have interacted with an individual or a group of individuals from another culture. Identify the cultural differenced which were present and how you demonstrated respect for those differences.
• Describe in 200-250 words how you form effective interpersonal relationships with others in individual and group settings.
• Students must include a sentence stating their agreement to the Department of Counselor Education and Family Study’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Mission Statement and Diversity Statement.