Clinical Experience
In order to graduate, you will complete 700 hours of supervised clinical experience. Our program will help you find practicum and internship sites that best align with your interests, skills, and career goals.
Vast Outcomes
This degree will prepare you for work in a variety of settings such as community mental health agencies, hospital-affiliated behavioral health settings, counseling centers, private practice, and more. Some graduates also pursue PsyD and PhD programs.
Focus on Self-Care
To counsel others, you must take care of yourself! The Masters of Arts in Clinical Counseling will teach you how to design self-care strategies that will keep you strong and healthy as you work with your clients!
Full-Time Students
Students who enter in the fall semester and wish to complete the program full-time will earn their degree in just 6 semesters over 2 years.
Part-Time Students
If students wish to complete the program part-time, they’ll take 2–3 classes per semester, leading to an average completion time of 3 to 3.5 years.
Meet our Director
Julia Davis, Ph.D., NCC
Dr. Davis served as Chair and Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Services and the Coordinator of the Student Affairs and Higher Education Program at SUNY Plattsburgh. Formerly she served as the Director of International Education at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts and the Assistant Director of Study Abroad at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She earned her M.A. in Secondary/Post-Secondary School Counseling – Emphasis in College Student Personnel Administration and her Ph.D. in College Student Personnel Administration from the University of Northern Colorado.
Dr. Davis pursues scholarly interests in the areas of international/intercultural education, women in leadership, college student development, and instructional methodology. She is an active member of many professional organizations for counseling, international education, and student affairs including: ACA, ACES, NARACES, NAFSA, NASPA, and ACPA. Dr. Davis served as a member of the Trainer Corps for NAFSA: Association of International Education and serves on the Editorial Board for the New York Journal of Student Affairs.
Meet our Faculty
Michelle Santiago, Psy.D, NCC, CCMHC, LPC
Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Dr. Michelle Santiago earned her doctorate of clinical psychology degree and has worked in a vast myriad of correctional, community MH agencies, survivor services, advocacy, and higher ed settings since 1996. She is a former Title IX investigator, a former member of the Northampton County Jail advisory committee, and a former member of the Society for the Psychology of Women Reproductive Rights Committee. She was appointed by PA Gov. Wolfe to serve the profession as a member of the PA Department of State Professional Licensing Bureau of Occupational Affairs for Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors
She is a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Developmental Inventory (IDI, LLC), a diversity trainer for local denominations and mental health agencies, a member of the International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (serving on both the ethics and the awards committees), a founding member of the Clinical Supervision Research Collaborative, and considered a subject matter expert by the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Meet our Director of Field Education
Michelle Brandt
Michelle Brandt (she/her) is an assistant clinical professor and director of field education in the Counseling and MSW programs. She spent more than 20 years working as a social worker in the health care field with a focus on adults and older adults, hospice, palliative care, and oncology and has 10 years’ experience in social work field education. A strong connection to social work values and ethics informs Michelle’s approach to practice and teaching and a commitment to the social work profession has led to her interest in working with students in field education. Michelle’s research interests include ethics at end of life, grief and loss, and social work field education.
Let’s Talk
Vanessa Blose is your one-stop shop for all things Clinical Counseling-related. Financial aid, admissions, student support, you name it. She'll be there to help pave the way. Schedule a meeting or connect with her via phone, text, or email.
Vanessa Blose
she/her/hers
Student Experience Mentor
(610) 625-7986
blosev@moravian.edu
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