Overview

Key Features

The Counseling - Clinical Mental Health program from Portland State University is organized around core foundation courses, an intensive on-campus practicum training clinic experience, interpersonal growth experiences, advanced theory and practice courses, and a culminating half-time field internship placement.

The program consists of 90 graduate credits designed to meet CACREP national accreditation standards for professional counselors and the academic degree requirements to become licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon and other states.

Career opportunities:

Provide diagnostic and intervention services to clients seeking personal and mental health counseling in the following settings:

Public mental health agencies
Public and private community counseling agencies
Employee assistance programs
Day treatment and inpatient hospital setting
Psychiatric hospitals
Private practice
Group practice
Community colleges and universities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Crisis Assessment and Intervention

Consultation: Theory and Practice

Grief and Loss

Theories and Interventions

Advanced Therapeutic Strategies

Systemic Perspectives on Human Sexuality

Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling

Family Therapy or Coun 578 Couples Therapy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology View 460 other Masters in Clinical Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Résumé: Applicants are asked to upload a resume on the ‘Employment’ tab that demonstrates their prior work and volunteer experience, as related to the field of counseling.
Statement of purpose: Directions can be found within the online application on the ‘Program materials’ tab
Two electronic recommendation forms (forms are provided within the application)

You only need to submit transcripts from institutions that you earned a degree from and where any graduate coursework was taken.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9120 USD / year

≈ 9120 USD / year
Out-of-State

9120 USD / year

≈ 9120 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

6312 USD / year

≈ 6312 USD / year

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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