The University of Akron’s (UA) Clinical Mental Health Counseling program equips you with the expertise and credentials to make a real impact through ethical, research-backed interventions.
Advance your career journey and empower others
- 100% average licensure exam pass rate
- 90% average job placement rate
- 50+ partner organizations provide internships
- 60-credit program with scholarship opportunities
Mentorship that moves you forward
- Take your counseling career further with an in-person program that includes flexible hybrid components — built for working professionals.
- Direct clinical training in Ohio’s only in-house behavioral health clinic with dual certification from OhioMHAS and Ohio Medicaid.
- Certificates in Couple and Family Therapy or Counseling Children and Adolescents.
- CACREP-accredited since 1985 as a founding program.
- Learn evidence-based methods to diagnose and treat individuals, families and communities.
- Work in mental health agencies, hospitals, schools — or launch your own practice.
Take a look inside our program!
Clinical training in UA’s Clinic for Individual & Family Counseling
At UA’s Clinic for Individual & Family Counseling, you’ll train under licensed faculty supervisors while providing care to the greater Akron community. Gain clinical experience in focused on anxiety, trauma, grief, play therapy, LGBTQ+ empowerment and more.
Your help is needed
In Ohio alone, 1 in 5 people struggle with a mental health condition or substance use disorder, yet nearly 2.4 million residents live in areas without enough behavioral health professionals to support them.
Nationally, the demand for counselors is soaring—the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 19% job growth in this field by 2033, with approximately 48,900 job openings each year.
For those passionate about making a real difference in mental health and addiction recovery, now is the time to step into this important and rewarding career.
