Mental Health Counseling in Buffalo

Every year, one out of every five adults in New York experiences symptoms of a mental disorder¹. As a mental health counselor in Buffalo, the second-largest city in New York², you can help people of all ages learn how to overcome mental challenges to live their most fulfilling lives possible.

Before you can start helping people in Buffalo, you must become licensed in the state of New York. The standards for licensure are set by the NYS Education Department’s Office of the Professions. The minimum educational standard is to earn a master’s degree in counseling from an approved program.

Counseling@NYU is a license-qualifying program in the state of New York. Resources for New York licensing board can be found on NYU Steinhardt’s Professional Licensure page.

The Counseling@NYU program is delivered online, so you don’t need to commute from Buffalo to New York City to attend classes. The program offers an esteemed master of arts in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness degree that prepares you to pursue licensure and employment in most areas.

¹ New York State, Department of Health, Priority Area: Mental Health/Substance Abuse – Mental Health arrow_upwardReturn to footnote reference

² Encyclopedia Britannica, Buffaloarrow_upwardReturn to footnote reference

³ US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NYarrow_upwardReturn to footnote reference

⁴ CareerOneStop, Mental Health Counselors – New Yorkarrow_upwardReturn to footnote reference