Master of Science in Counseling
Prescott College

Program Details

With an online master’s in Counseling, individuals will be prepared to work with clients across a broad spectrum of mental and emotional disorders. This degree program from Prescott College is designed with the goal of graduates becoming licensed mental health counselors or licensed professional counselors.

Courses focus on a client-centered philosophy, encouraging students to guide their clients to discover their full potential for happiness and healing. Four areas of emphasis are available: Addictions Counseling; Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling; Social Justice in Counseling; and Somatic Counseling. Concurrently with this program, students can also earn post-graduate certificates in Adventure-based Psychotherapy, Ecotherapy, or Expressive Art Therapy. 

This major includes course topics such as:

  • Social justice in counseling
  • Human sexuality in counseling
  • Mindfulness in clinical practice
  • Child and adolescent counseling

% Online

Mostly Online

School Accreditation & Licensing

Prescott College is accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Application Requirements

Essay/Writing Sample, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV

Additional Info

  • Limited Residency Master’s students attend colloquia on the Prescott campus during each Fall and Spring semester.  Each Prescott Colloquium begins on Friday morning and goes until Sunday or Monday afternoon.