Earn Your M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bring healing and hope to individuals through a professional counseling career. Regent’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling can help you prepare to pursue fulfilling licensed-counseling employment in a variety of professional settings. Gain the knowledge needed to help prepare you for state licensure while learning from a respected network of Regent mental health practitioners leading in their field. Through this CACREP-accredited program, you will learn contemporary counseling models and techniques that integrate science and faith for a strong and balanced approach. You can also enjoy two weeklong residencies on campus in Virginia Beach, designed to provide you with networking and mentoring opportunities.

  • Learn to diagnose and treat people with emotional and mental health disorders.
  • Practice techniques and interventions to treat people impacted by crisis and trauma.
  • Gain hands-on supervised clinical experience in community agency and school settings.
  • Acquire knowledge and skills in human growth development, group work, research and ethics.

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Locations: On Campus, Online w/ Residency
Total Credit Hours: 60+
Next Session Start: January 12, 2026

  • Outpatient Care Centers
  • Family Service Centers
  • Hospitals
  • Schools Counseling Centers
  • Private Practice
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Access a financial aid package customized for your situation, including scholarships to help pay for college.
  • 80% of Regent students receive financial aid
  • Nearly $24 million in institutional scholarships and aid provided in 2023-24
  • Our Financial Aid team assists you in planning how to pay for college, creating aid packages tailored to your needs

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Nearly 75% of our military students complete their coursework entirely online. Our flexible online options enable you to earn your degree around your family, work, and life commitments.
  • Customizable degrees in today’s most in-demand fields
  • Convenient 8- and 15-week course sessions
  • Generous transfer policy—up to 90 credit hours!

Military Support

Regent is proud to support the military with discounts and awards, flexible class sessions, and one-on-one assistance to help you succeed in your degree program.
  • Tuition assistance and benefits counseling
  • VA benefits for service members, spouses, and dependents
  • Academic advising and tutoring
  • Career coaching and employment services
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Hear From Our Students

For 48 years, Regent has prepared 40,000 alumni to succeed in their careers and make a positive difference in the world. You, too, will be challenged to excel both in mind and spirit—to reach for personal excellence and change lives for the better.
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Marina Kuzmina

M.A. in Counseling, 2010

"God ordained all the circumstances, and I simply made the step of faith to follow."

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Cedric Rucker

M.A. in Counseling, 2008

"People, especially kids, need more than clichés. My training at Regent gave me a meaningful way to express my empathy - which is passion and compassion combined - and they could feel the authenticity of it."

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Melanie Mosbarger

M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2016

"Regent opened up so many opportunities for further training and further education."

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Antonio Tuck ’20

M.A. in Counseling

"If you are focused, determined, willing to put in the work and make sacrifices, anyone can do this. I give all praise to God. Keep going no matter what."