45 Counseling and Psychotherapy BA Degree Programs

The BA in Psychology with an Emphasis in Mental Health dives deeper into causes and treatments, using scientific reasoning to interpret and design research while applying high ethical standards. This program transforms your interest into actionable clinical skills.

Gain real-world field experience and prepare for graduate study in psychology, counseling, and more with Southwest Minnesota State University's online Bachelor of Arts in Community Psychology and Health Promotion. Finish your degree in two to four years and learn in a flexible online format. This interdisciplinary program emphasizes community development, prevention, advocacy, and mental health education.

With over 40 years of history, Alvernia’s Bachelor of Arts in Addictions and Mental Health Treatment program is one of the oldest and best of its kind at the college or university level. It was recently ranked #10 among the Top 25 Small Colleges for Substance Abuse Counseling Degrees by SR Education Group, now known as Optimal.

The BA in Psychology University helps you turn curiosity about people into practical skills employers value. Across three years, you build a solid foundation in cognitive, social and developmental psychology, research methods and statistics—then apply it in workshops, projects and diagnosis classes.

Start your career in human services with East Central University's online B.A. in Human Services Counseling. Choose a concentration in Aging, Counseling, Rehabilitation or Services to the Deaf and work in a variety of areas including family support, care facilities, prison systems and more. Graduate in 2-4 years.

Earn an online B.A. in Human Services Counseling with a concentration in Rehabilitation at East Central University to become a disability specialist. Gain valuable experience through internships. Graduate in 2-4 years, then work with people who face physical, mental, cognitive, behavioral and addictive challenges.

The Bachelor’s Degree program in International Politics and crisis management, aims to provide high-profile, interdisciplinary education with the goal of developing critical analysis skills in social, political, economic, and legal contexts, both at national and international levels.

The purpose of the BA Hons in Art Therapy is to develop students’ creative, imaginative, and critical knowledge, skills, and academic research capabilities within the domains of the art therapy discourse, visual arts, and psychosocial and therapeutic industries. The Honours program will equip students with an intermediate knowledge of Art Therapy theories, and research methodologies, as they relate to eventual practice as an Art Therapist on completion of a Master's in Art Therapy, as well as an ability to think competently, safely, and ethically in a range of observed clinical settings.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy lets you benefit from a well-rounded Bachelor of Arts in Music degree through CUW, while earning a Music Therapy Equivalency Degree at Alverno College. This allows you to focus on the specific courses required to become a board-certified music therapist.

The Mental Health Counseling Concentration is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the area of mental health counselling/clinical psychology.

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Counseling is a four-year degree, which prepares students who intend to become licensed professional counselors. Licensure requires a master’s degree in counseling or a related field.

The BA in Health Services Psychology Concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in healthcare settings that focus on mental and physical wellbeing. The program emphasizes understanding ...

The program focuses on understanding the mental health of children and their families. It explores the factors that affect emotional wellbeing, including developmental, social, and environmental influ...

Counselling and Psychotherapy provide the opportunity to speak in one's own terms in order to articulate the difficulties and the questions in one's life. They offer the opportunity of clarifying the direction, or its lack, in one's life. In recent decades counselling and psychotherapy have had a major contribution to the alleviation of distress and suffering in the everyday human experience of loss, bereavement, trauma, depression, choice and relationships.

The main aims of this 4-year, part-time, Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy is to provide adult learners with the opportunity to explore and develop their interest in the field of holistic counselling and psychotherapy and to, thereby, become competent, compassionate, ethical, professional practitioners.