Clinical Mental Health Counseling Careers and Internships
Springfield College Post-Graduation Outcomes
Includes master's degree programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and School Counseling
Career Outcomes
In a recent survey of 2022-23 graduates, 95% of graduates who responded from our Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and School Counseling programs reported being employed. A sampling of our graduates employers and job titles is below.
| Company Name | Job Title | Location |
| Behavioral Health Network, Inc. | Counselor | Westfield, MA |
| Center for Human Development - Behavioral Health Outpatient Services | Mental Health Counselor | Springfield, MA |
| CRC Vocational Services, LLC | Career Specialist | Keene, NY |
| Northeast Center for Youth and Families | Therapeutic Counselor | Easthampton, MA |
| Springfield College | Academic Advisor | Springfield, MA |
| Springfield Public Schools | City Connects Coordinator | Springfield, MA |
| Western New England University | Psychology Adjunct Faculty | Springfield, MA |
| Bureau of Rehabilitation Services | Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for State of CT | New Britain, CT |
| Center For Human Development | Crisis Clinician | Chicopee, MA |
| MA Rehabilitation Commission (soon to be changing to MassAbility) | Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor | Pittsfield, MA |
| Mental Health Association Inc. | Salaried Outpatient Clinician | Springfield, MA |
| River Valley Counseling Center | School-based Outpatient Clinician | Easthampton, MA |
| Western New England University | Mental Health Counselor, Culture/Inclusion Specialist | Springfield, MA |
Career Outlook
Your timing for a future in mental health counseling is great, too. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the hiring of mental health counselors is expected to increase by 19% through 2023, faster than the average growth rate or most other fields. Many of these roles will be in areas including individual and family services, residential mental health and substance abuse facilities, and outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers.
Internship
In addition to your coursework, you’ll spend 100 hours of pre-internship practicum and 600 hours in the field, gaining experience and honing your skills. Springfield College has excellent partnerships with outpatient psychiatric agencies, hospital-based inpatient psychiatric units, crisis intervention facilities, and local hospital emergency departments, among others that support you as you gain valuable experiences in the field. We’ll help find the right setting for you to grow personally and professionally as a clinician.
As part of the program, you’ll participate in a nine-credit clinical internship in which you will work closely with clients under the direct supervision of an on-site licensed supervisor and licensed faculty supervisor. Imagine the experience you would gain from working directly with a client in need.
We know what you really want to know—what do our graduates do after leaving Springfield College? We are proud to say that many of our clinical mental health counseling students are hired directly from their internships.
