How do they match: Mental Health Counselors

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

  • Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
  • Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.
  • Plan, organize, or lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, or social activities for clients.

  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Supervise workers providing client or patient services.