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Online Clinical Mental Health, Online, MAEd

Seattle U's Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree develops ethical, reflective, and culturally competent leaders for mental health settings.

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About this Program

Leading Online Counseling Degree for Highly Skilled, Justice-Oriented Mental Health Counselors and Change Agents

Seattle University’s Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is a national leader in developing highly skilled, justice-oriented counselors and change agents that the world needs today.

You'll graduate with a masters in education that will prepare you for state counselor licensure. After completing this degree, you’ve also completed all the necessary educational components for the Substance Use Disorder Certification.

Seattle University is here to support your journey in becoming a mental health leader, social change agent and advocate in counseling by offering a online counseling degree that you can complete from anywhere in the United States.

To provide support, you’ll have access to a personalized Student Success Coordinator and flexible scheduling to fit around your work schedule. Our faculty, who are leaders in their respective areas of research, are also committed to the success of the whole person.

Empowering Leaders for a Just & Humane World

Learn how you’ll be prepared to become a mental health counselor who works for social change.

Our Online Counseling Degree at a Glance

Learn how an Online Counseling Degree will contribute to your career goals. Then, explore course requirements and see how impactful a Seattle University masters degree can be.

The degree earned upon completion of the program is a Master of Arts in Education with a specialty in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, also listed as an MAEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Degree Requirements

Program Objectives

  • A degree from Seattle University’s Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program helps prepare students to meet the academic requirements to apply for licensure as a mental health counselor in most states.
  • The program prepares counselors to be ethical, reflective and multiculturally competent leaders and change agents. 

Discover an online counseling degree set up for your success:

  • The first two years of the program are offered in a format in which courses are online and asynchronous (no Zoom classes but weekly structure and deadlines.)
  • There is a summer residency requirement that takes place over four days at the end of July at the Seattle University campus after the first and second years in the program.
  • The 3rd year of the program is a hybrid experience in which students complete an in-person practicum and internship at an approved site wherever you live in the United States while taking an online synchronous group supervision course that meets once a week.

Seattle University’s Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program prepares you for work in various community settings, such as youth service agencies, mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, correctional facilities and private practice.

Our graduates become highly respected:

  • Agency counselors
  • School-based mental health professionals
  • College counselors
  • Consultants
  • Mental health advocates

What You’ll Learn

See the core classes you’ll take and what you’ll learn as a student at this program.

Explore Our MAEd / Masters in Counseling Online

Learn more about the Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program with Program Director Dr. Jennifer Gess.

Designed for Your Success

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Classes on Your Schedule

The first two years of the program are offered in a format in which courses are online and asynchronous (no Zoom or video conferencing classes but weekly structure and deadlines). Your third year includes synchronous courses.

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Summer Residency for In-Person Connections

Engage at a summer residency at Seattle University for a weekend after the first and second years in the program. You’ll develop clinical skills, connect with cohort members and meet the staff and faculty.

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Practicum and Internship for Real-World Experience

The third year of the program is a hybrid experience in which students complete an in-person practicum and internship at an approved site near you. With both a practicum and internship, you will graduate ready to make a difference as an effective mental health counselor.

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World Class Faculty

Our counseling faculty are nationally renowned leaders in their field. They are well published and engage in innovative research and policy surrounding mental health counseling within our global community. They are counselor-scholar-advocates who bring a wealth of experience to the online classroom.

Hear From Our Alumni

Alexis Lowe

"I am glad I chose Seattle U. The online program allows me to remain working, present with my family, and pursue my educational dreams. I’m impressed with how active, helpful, and engaged faculty are with students and their willingness to help and answer questions even outside of office hours. I have created many friendships with other students in my program as well."

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Online

Faculty

All Faculty & Staff
  • Juquatta Brewer
    Juquatta Brewer

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

  • Jennifer Gess
    Jennifer Gess

    Program Director, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
    Associate Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

  • Nora Maza
    Nora Maza

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

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