Program Director: Dr. Mandy Perryman
The Lynchburg College Counselor Education Program trains students to be effective, ethical, professional school and clinical mental health counseling practitioners. The program promotes personal growth and academic excellence, values diversity of experience and ideas, and incorporates the learning of best practices. The program curriculum emphasizes both scholarly rigor and extensive experiential learning to produce culturally competent, skillful counselors for work in schools and agencies and for service and leadership in the counseling profession.
These two programs, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling, approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), are designed to meet the growing need and demand for mental health professionals in the areas of individual, family, group, and school counseling. Students prepare for entry-level counseling positions in schools, community mental health agencies, human service organizations, outpatient counseling centers, drug and alcohol treatment programs, and psychiatric hospitals.