Counseling is one of the specialty areas within the discipline of psychology.
There are many good careers for people at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels. A person with an education in psychology has many career paths from which to choose. Potential career options will depend on the level of training and whether one chooses to concentrate in a particular area. Whether the individual is interested in computers, human services, management, education, high technology, sports, and many other fields, psychologists and counselors will likely be found working in that field. Traditionally, psychologists have been employed in universities, schools and clinics.