Department of Counseling | Springfield College

Department of Counseling

Serve and advocate for others as a counselor.

The mission of the Counseling Department at Springfield College is to train critically reflective, exceptional, counselors, advocates and leaders.   We strive to graduate counselors with a strong professional identity, a broad knowledge base, the skills and expertise necessary to serve people in their chosen field. Grounded in theory and best practices, our graduates are advocates of change, and able to recognize and address individual and systemic issues of inequity and injustice.  As professional counselors, our graduates are trained in humanics philosophy to serve individuals in mental health, school and rehabilitation counseling settings. 

The Springfield College Department of Counseling educates and trains critically reflective and exceptional counselors, advocates, and leaders. Counselors who graduate from our program have a strong professional identity, a broad knowledge base, and possess the skills and expertise necessary to serve people in their chosen field.

Our students benefit from an education that is grounded in theory and best practices. They graduate to become advocates for change who are able to recognize and address individual and systemic issues of inequity and injustice.  As professional counselors, our graduates are educated in the Humanics philosophy to serve individuals in clinical mental health, school, and rehabilitation counseling settings.

Springfield College counseling students obtain the experience and skills necessary to practice as competent professional counselors; obtain the skills and competencies to serve diverse clients in a wide range of settings with a strong social justice and equity focus; and, embody the spirit of Humanics and become leaders in the field and in their specialty areas.

Our Department of Counseling offers master degree concentrations in:

Interested? Learn more about the options available to you.

Being an Asian International Student in the Time of COVID-19 

Springfield College Rehabilitation Counseling student Anni Wang wrote a story about being an Asian international student in the time of COVID-19. The piece was published in the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision student newsletter.

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Springfield College main campus, Springfield, Mass.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Graduates are eligible to apply for licensure in clinical mental health counseling in their state. Courses are offered using face-to-face instruction. 

School Counseling Program - Graduates are eligible to apply for school counseling licensure in Massachusetts using face-to-face instruction. 

Rehabilitation Counseling Program - Graduates are eligible to apply to become certified rehabilitation counselors using face-to-face instruction. 

For program specific inquiries, please contact:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Allison Cumming-McCann, PhD (413) 748-3025 Email
School Counseling Allison Cumming-McCann, PhD (413) 748-3025 Email
Rehabilitation Counseling Kathleen Green, PhD (413) 748-3566 Email

For general inquiries or admissions questions, please contact:

Office of Graduate Admissions (413) 748-3225 Email

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Springfield College Virtual Pathway Program

Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Graduates are eligible to apply for licensure in clinical mental health counseling in their state. Regional locations offer a blended format of online and face-to-face instruction. 

For program specific inquiries, please contact:

Main Campus Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program DirectorMichael Accordino(413) 748-3258Email
Regional Virtual Campus Clinical Mental Health Counseling CoordinatorGayl
Crump-Swaby
(617) 242-3361 ext. 230Email

For admissions inquiries, please contact:

Learn more about transfer and online campus admissions

Office of Graduate Admissions(413) 748-3225Email