Mental Health Counselors

Everyone needs someone to talk to about their issues. Some people need to talk to a person who has been trained on how to diagnose mental illnesses and help people with their problems. That’s where mental health counselors come in. Mental health counselors help people who have mental illnesses. One in four people will be affected with a mental illness at some point in their life, which makes mental health counselors greatly needed. A typical day for a mental health counselor usually takes place in the office and home of the counselor. Their office can be in their home, mental health centers, hospitals, and other facilities.The day starts at about six am. I wake up and get ready for the day. I eat breakfast and then i go down into my office. My first appointment is at eight-thirty so i sit down and clean the papers off my desk. At eight thirty, my first client comes. This client has severe anxiety and for a while she just sits there quietly. Eventually i get her to speak and we talk about ways to help her with her nervous ticks and what to do when she’s anxious. I assign her homework and she promises to do it before our next appointment in two weeks. I have two more appointments that are pretty much one after the other. After those I relax for a few hours and read a book. At six am i eat dinner and then begin to work on my book

Mental health counselors have to have a masters in psychology and clinical mental health counseling. Potential counselors also need to go through training. Training can include being an intern for psychologists. In order to get a license, potential counselors need to have 2,000 to 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience, also known as an internship, and pass a state recognized test for whatever state they are going to practice in. After all this work and training, on average mental health counselors make $40,850 a