Pursue licensure as a mental health counselor in as few as 21 months.
Answer a few quick questions to get more information about the program.
No GRE scores required.
January and September
Psychology master’s online duration
Practicum in a mental health setting
Internship at an approved clinical location
NYU’s mental health counselor degree prepares you to pursue licensure and employment as a mental health counselor in the following settings.
Family Service Centers
Hospitals
Private Practice
Our online clinical mental health program prepares you to directly treat and work with patients at any stage of life – from childhood and adolescence to adulthood – both one-on-one and in groups.
Assess patients with attention to their identities
Provide effective care to real patients
Advocate for clients’ emotional development
Get real-world training near you
Form helpful counseling relationships
GRE scores not required
During a practicum and internship at NYU counseling-approved sites
Since 1890, NYU Steinhardt has championed academic excellence and community service
New York University mental health counselor students are provided the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in networking and service. We encourage mental health graduate school students to consider each of the activities listed below as an integral part of your professional development and socialization.
Power in Presence serves to support the BIPOC community by elucidating the systems of white supremacy, address how it stunts our educational and future career goals, and acknowledge the challenges it presents to how we each identify as persons of color. As such, we strive to fight against anti-blackness and colorism. Our intentions are to actively define and re-define tangible resources geared toward assisting racial minorities within the mental health programs.
The International Student Facebook Group is a virtual hangout and meeting space for international in-person and online master’s in psychology students (Mental Health and Wellness, and School Counseling). Connect with each other, discuss everything psych, mental health, and life! This is a student-only space.
Student Counseling Association (SCA) was created in Fall 2010. Whether you’re on track in the Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness program or the School Counseling Program and enrolled as either a part-time, full-time, online, first- or second-year student – this group is your voice in the department and works to improve your professional development.
The New York University (NYU) psychology degree program is accredited by the Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) under the Master’s in Counseling Accreditation Committee standards.
NYU’s master’s in counseling degree is registered by New York state as a license-qualifying program in mental health counseling. Master’s in clinical mental health degree students may be eligible for licensure in states outside New York; however, requirements vary from state to state.
Meet some of the Counseling@NYU students, and read in their own words why they choose this program and how their experiences are preparing them to become effective mental health counselors and school counselors.
New York
“Earning my master’s in this field carries special significance for me. I finally discovered what it was that I was meant to do. Helping others has always been very important to me, and I recognized that perhaps I needed to leverage that into a vocation.”
Massachusetts
“Prior to starting Counseling@NYU, I was working as a physician assistant in internal medicine. This experience working with patients with both physical and mental health issues is what ultimately inspired a change in my work trajectory.”
New Jersey
“While I was well aware of the solid reputation of NYU, I had no idea just how much passion and purpose NYU would awaken in me as both a student in counseling and as a 50-year-old woman.”
Answer a few quick questions to get more information about the program.
No GRE scores required.
Answer a few quick questions to get more information about the program.
No GRE scores required.