Counseling is one of several therapeutic professions in the United States.
Cleveland State University offers programs in School Counseling and in Community Agency Counseling. The therapeutic professions include counseling, clinical social work, clinical and counseling psychology, family therapy, substance abuse counseling, and psychiatry. Each state decides how to license or certify each of the therapeutic professions. Although similar in their applied settings, each therapeutic discipline differs in the type of training model employed. This model focuses more on clinical skills than research and encompasses treatment of pathology and facilitation of wellness.