Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program strives to be a world class educational program, delivering a personalized educational experience for future professional counselors. Graduates are prepared to address the complex challenges faced by clients of diverse backgrounds, including individuals across cultures, across the lifespan and those with disabilities and mental and behavioral health challenges.

The program emphasizes experiential training in evidence-based practices while advancing the field through clinical research. The Pitt Counseling program is committed to community engagement, advocacy and promoting diversity, inclusion and cultural humility.

Program Objectives

Graduates will:

1. Integrate and perform essential skills in clinical assessment and interviewing, case conceptualization and counseling interventions.
2. Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior in real and simulated client interactions.
3. Demonstrate competency with clinical research methods, including program evaluation and delivery of evidence-based care.
4. Integrate personal, cultural, social, economic, disability-related and environmental factors in case conceptualization and counseling interventions.
5. Demonstrate their mental health counseling professional identity and values as evidenced by self-awareness, engagement with professional counseling organizations and a commitment to advocacy and social justice.

Program Statistics

*92% of students who responded to the alumni survey reported employment within six months of graduation. Information from five alumni is unavailable.

2024-2025 Counseling Annual Report

In the above report, you will find:

• Information regarding applications and enrollment
• Student characteristics
• Program outcomes (graduate, certification, and employment rates)
• Evaluations of student performance, including key performance indicators

For additional information, e-mail Program Director Michelle Schein at michelle.schein@pitt.edu.