Department of Counselor Education
Transform Lives. Lead with Purpose.
At Stetson University, our CACREP-accredited Counselor Education programs prepare you to become a compassionate, clinically skilled professional dedicated to fostering growth, healing, and change. Whether your calling is in clinical mental health counseling or marriage, couple, and family counseling, you’ll gain the knowledge, experience, and ethical foundation to make a lasting difference in the lives of others.
Here at Stetson, learning is personal. You will study in a close-knit, relationship-centered community, guided by nationally recognized, expert faculty who are invested in your growth. Through rigorous coursework, supervised clinical training, and real-world community engagement, you will develop the confidence and competence to serve diverse individuals, couples, and families with integrity and care.
Our graduates are leaders, advocates, and change agents working to improve mental health care, advance the counseling profession, and enrich communities across Florida and beyond.
Transform your calling into a career that changes lives and strengthens communities. Explore our programs and begin making a difference today.
Explore Our Degree Programs
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Prepare for licensure as a mental health counselor in a variety of settings, from private practice to community agencies.
Master of Science in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
Gain the specialized knowledge and skills to work with couples and families as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Department News and Highlights
Stetson Counseling Students Learn from Counseling Leader and Alumni
August 6, 2026
Guest experts and program alumni bring real-world perspective to the classroom this summer.
Joshua Stanley Named Assistant Professor of Practice
July 27, 2026
Joshua Stanley, EdD, brings more than a decade of experience as a counselor educator, administrator, and clinician to Stetson's Counselor Education faculty.
Stetson Counselor Educator Co-Edits Special Section on Spirituality and Psychotherapy
May 20, 2026
The journal section features 13 articles examining spirituality, religion, and psychotherapy through projects supported by a Templeton Foundation grant.
Stetson Counseling Community Engages in Regional Mental Health Symposium
May 14, 2026
Adjunct faculty member and alumna Nicole King presented on caregiver stress and grief while students connected with regional mental health leaders and professionals.








