These cookies are only used to identify you as an ACA member while in the Members-only areas. Includes state board contacts, addresses, phone, fax and e-mail addresses. Plus, brief reports on legislative activity in states that currently don't require licensure or certification of professional counselors. This can be a confusing issue for those persons seeking services. The absence of state counseling regulations leads to an environment in which the buyer must beware.
People are often in a vulnerable state when they are seeking counseling services.
Counseling Awareness Month Everyday more than 50,000 professional counselors are busy making a difference in communities throughout the world. These highly trained professionals use their counseling skills to reach out to everyone in our diverse population. In addition to being available and helpful to others in intense times of illness and crisis, they also empower people to reach their fullest potentials in all parts of their lives. They are the members of the American Counseling Association. This scholarly publication is refereed and is published quarterly.