Our CACREP-accredited program equips future counselors with culturally sensitive skills and comprehensive training to empower individuals and families toward psychological growth and mental well-being.
SMU is a leader in counseling education, and our students are often requested for internships and counseling positions. With SMU's Master of Science in Counseling, you'll gain more than a degree. You'll get an education, training, and credentials that will ensure that you stand out in the job market, and make an outstanding impact in the lives of clients you serve.
SMU’s CACREP-accredited Master of Science in Counseling program provides the skills and cultural knowledge necessary for students to become professional counselors who assist children, adults, and families with psychological growth and mental health concerns.
SMU is ranked top 5 in the nation by Best Value Schools.
Counselors work in community agencies, religious institutions, hospitals, private practice, and schools.
Students acquire knowledge in the disciplines that underlie counseling including education, psychology, human development, learning, and social change. Students develop basic skills in counseling and assessment and become familiar with the legal and clinical considerations that confront practitioners. Students engage in repeated practice and role playing with feedback and strategic modification and complete a year-long Practicum and Internship experience.
The Counseling program provides the educational and clinical requirements necessary for certification, licensure, and actual counseling practice. Successful graduates are able to pursue State Licensure as Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), or School Counselors. The opportunity to be licensed as a Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) in the state of Texas can be incorporated in an elective concentration.
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Don’t hesitate! I believe that this program provides students with professors who are experts in their field. You will receive a world class education, and also form long lasting relationships that can support you personally and professionally
My professors were extremely well-respected in the field of counseling, they created an environment of acceptance. Those experiences have inspired me to further education in the field of counseling.
The SMU Counseling program is one of a kind with professors that are truly invested in your growth. The supervision and support given by professors is genuine and extends well beyond your graduation date.
I'm passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ population...I learned affirming and culturally responsive strategies for addressing mental health and relational concerns.
SMU's Counseling Program equipped me to work with a variety of populations from all walks of life.
Don’t hesitate! I believe that this program provides students with professors who are experts in their field. You will receive a world class education, and also form long lasting relationships that can support you personally and professionally
My professors were extremely well-respected in the field of counseling, they created an environment of acceptance. Those experiences have inspired me to further education in the field of counseling.
The SMU Counseling program is one of a kind with professors that are truly invested in your growth. The supervision and support given by professors is genuine and extends well beyond your graduation date.
I'm passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ population...I learned affirming and culturally responsive strategies for addressing mental health and relational concerns.
M.S. in Counseling graduate students learn the skills of the profession through classroom instruction, role-playing, observation of licensed counselors at work, and internships and practica.
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