The Voice of Counseling

Tune in to another special episode in honor of Black History Month featuring Dr. Leonissa Johnson from HBCU C.A.R.E.S. . Dr . Johnson joins us to discuss the importance of diversity amongst mental health professionals and ways that we can create pathways into the counseling profession for students of color. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

Tune in to another ethics update on common ethical challenges in leadership.  Dr. Jeff Parsons joins Dr. Aprille Woodson, ACA Program Manager of Ethics, to discuss leadership and ethics in the counseling profession, traits of a good leader, and mentoring opportunities. For more information on ethical and professional standards for the counseling profession and ethics consultations, which are avail...

Tune in to this special episode in honor of Black History Month featuring ACA President Dr. Kimberly Frazier and Dr. Rheeda Walker on Black mental health . Dr. Kimberly Frazier speaks with Dr. Rheeda Walker the author of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health , on psychological fortitude , celeb rating Blackness, spirituality and so much more. They also share many tools for improving your w...

Join us for another special episode on the Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Our guest Guila Todd, from ACA's Governing Affairs and Public Policy team, and Dr. Victoria Kress discuss the upcoming changes to Medicare reimbursement and best practices for serving older adults and individuals with a disability. Tune in now to learn more about this monumental milestone, how counselors can begin to...

Darius Green, Ph. D., NCC joins us for a critically important discussion about how experiencing undue police violence impacts mental health and well-being. Dr. Green offers insights that can help counselors be better equipped to support their clients and students and ways counselors can take part in the efforts to bring about positive systemic changes.    Content notice: This episode features a co...

Join us for a special episode celebrating the bill that just passed allowing Licensed Professional Counselors to work with clients with Medicare insurance! Our guest Brian Banks, the Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer for the ACA, gives us the rundown Mental Health Access Improvement Act, and what's next for counselors and their clients.   For more information about Medicare, pl...

Listen in on ACA President Dr. Kimberly Frazier's powerful conversation with Dr. Thema Bryant, president of the American Psychological Association. They discuss their career journeys and the wisdom they learned along the way. They also share their thoughts on how interprofessional mental health providers can work collaboratively to advocate and support collective mental health and wellness . The t...

Dr. Ajita Robinson, NCC, LCPC-S, joins us to share what she wishes she would have known before launching her highly successful private counseling practice. She offers practical advice based on her personal experiences that will benefit all therapists looking to launch their own practice. Find out more about our guest at her website, ajitarobinson .com.    The transcript for this episode can be fou...

Esther Scott, LPC joins us to share about wellness practices to help with holiday grief. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

Join counselors and ethics specialists Dr. Aprille Woodson, JD and Dr. Jazmone Wilkerson, JD as they discuss the role of the ethics committee, their function, purpose, and their role in protecting the public. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

Duane K. L. France MA, MBA, LPC joins us for this special episode in honor of the National Veterans and Military Families Month to speak about ve terans mental health. If you are a veteran in need of support the Veteran's Crisis Line is available to help by dialing 988 and then press ing 1. To learn more about counseling v eterans the ACA book  Clinical Military Counseling: Guidelines for Practice...

Danielle Irving, EdS , LGPC who manages the Career Services Department at ACA shares about member benefi ts available through the ACA Career Central and the upcoming Virtual Career Fair.  The transcript for this episode can be found here .    

Shivonne Odom, LCPC, LPC, NCC, PMH-C speaks about the crisis with maternal mental health and how counselors can advocate for needed changes in both maternal mental healthcare and maternal healthcare. The transcript for this episode can be found here .

Avery Neal, LPC, joins us for a much-needed conversation in honor of Domestic Violence Prevention Month. Listen in to learn about the lesser-known subtle aspects of abuse, and why having this awareness is critical for counselors to best support people who have experienced intimate partner abuse.   Content notice: This episode features topics including psychological and physical abuse. If you or a...

Brian Banks, Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer, and Dania Lofton, Esq., MPA Government Affairs Specialist, from the American Counseling Association's Government Affairs and Public Policy team join us to give an update about Medicare reimbursement for licensed professional counselors and how you can join in on the advocacy to make Medicare paneling for LPC's a reality. The trans...

Dr. Julia Whisenhunt, Ph. D., LPC, NCC, CPCS joins us for another special episode in observation of Suicide Prevention Month to discuss crisis intervention and ethics. Content notice, this episode contains a discussion about suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts about suicide, please call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Derek Lee, MRC, CRC, LPCC-S, DBTC joins us for a conversation for Suicide Prevention Month focused on ways counselors can best support their clients and students who may be at risk of suicide. Content notice, this episode contains a discussion about suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts about suicide, please call the National Crisis Hotline at 988. The transcript for this episod...

Dr. Lynn Linde from the ACA joins us to update our listeners on the progress of the Counseling Compact, what it means for counselors, and how to support the Counseling Compact in your state. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

ACA's 71st President Dr. Kimberly N. Frazier, Ph. D., LPC, LMFT, NCC joins ACA Staff Counselors Christa Butler and Emily St. Amant to share about the journey to becoming the current President of ACA, the profession, and what she hopes to achieve during her year as President. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

Shawn Boynes, the American Counseling Association's new CEO, joins us for a special episode to answer questions from ACA members. Tune in to get to know our new leader as he shares how his personal passion for mental health and wellbeing brought him to the ACA, and his hopes for the future of the counseling profession. The transcript for this episode can be found here .  

Join us for a very special episode celebrating Richard Yep, ACA's Outgoing CEO, featuring ACA's President, Dr. S. Kent Butler. Hear from the leader who transformed and molded the ACA into what it is today, as he reflects about his time with the association and his hopes for the future.

Dr. Allen E. Ivey joins Dr. S. Kent Butler to discuss the book Intentional Interviewing and Counseling, and how counselors can integrate the use of the microskill hierarchy, cultural intentionality, and neuroscience into practice. Dr. Mary Bradford Ivey joins during the second half to share about neuroscience, lifelong learning, and counselor "becoming" in one's natural helping style.

Doctoral candidate Madelyn Duffey joins Dr. S. Kent Butler for an uplifting conversation about her experiences as a counseling graduate student, the ways she has gotten involved as a student member of the ACA, what it's like to be an emerging counselor during a pandemic, and more!

Master's degree candidate Patrice Bryan joins Dr. S. Kent Butler to share her perspectives on social justice and advocacy, the counseling profession, and the role that the ACA has in supporting prospective counselors.