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Greetings Everyone, After taking some time to think and soul search on what I truly want to do I feel very confident in counseling individuals on well-being, health, diet, stress management, anxiety, and illness management. I currently hold a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Nutrition (Dietetics). I've been advised that a Master's in Counseling Psychology with a focus on health psychology would align with my goals. I have also been interested in finding a Mental Health Counseling (non-clinical) while interning somewhere that aligns with my interests. The issue I am currently facing is there does not seem to be any Master's Counseling Psychology with a focus on Health that is CACREP accredited. It's been suggested on finding a broad Master's in Counseling Psychology and interning at places that resonate with my interests. Here are a couple of dream examples of schools that sound great on paper: Bastyr (Washington): http://www.bastyr.ed...Program-Summary TheChicagoSchool (Chicago: http://www.thechicag...y_Concentration Is a CACREP a must to have when going into a counseling program? I am a bit skeptical and want to avoid diploma mills like the plague. I had posted this a long time ago, but the CACREP issue wasn't really addressed and I wanted to see if there were in fresh opinions. Any input appreciated!

Thanks for your honest and helpful replies guys. I will definitely check out those schools! I JUST found out about the differences between counseling psychology masters and PhD. I guess they are completely run by different establishments ACA and APA. This of course has intensified my confusing in pursuing my career, so more research will be needed.

Greetings Everyone, After taking some time to think and soul search on what I truly want to do I feel very confident in counseling individuals on well-being, health, diet, stress management, and illness management. I currently hold a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Nutrition (Dietetics). I've been advised that a Master's in Counseling Psychology with a focus on health psychology would align with my goals. I've looked at a few masters programs in Health Psychology, but I don't believe they can license you as a therapist/counselor. The issue I am currently facing is there does not seem to be any Master's Counseling Psychology with a focus on Health that is CACREP accredited. Here are a couple of dream examples of school that sound great on paper: Bastyr (Washington): http://www.bastyr.edu/academics/areas-study/psychology-degree-programs/ma-counseling-psychology#Program-Summary TheChicagoSchool (Chicago: http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/Chicago/Our_Programs/MA_in_Counseling_Psychology/MA_in_Counseling_Psychology_Health_Psychology_Concentration Is a CACREP a must to have when going into a counseling program? Also, if you are familiar with other Master's programs that would fulfill my desire to counsel in health, please feel free to share! I am a bit skeptical and want to avoid diploma mills like the plague. Any input appreciated!

Thank you for your honest replies PsychChick and juilletmercredi. Giving it more thought, I feel the most excited about teaching people healthy habits, diet, stress management, illness prevention and self care. I can see myself in a variety of settings either teaching classes or counseling individuals. I find working in public health on the back-end appealing or at a clinic. I'd like to find a degree that would both give me these opportunities while also exposing me to the different domains Health Psychology has to offer in order to guide my end result. From where I am at currently, my research has lead me to believe a master's would not be enough to meet my goals. Would I be hurting myself going with the PhD in Health Psychology or would the more broad PhD in Clinical with health psychology focus be the way? Having trouble determining the differences, but it would also seem that it almost would depend on the program each school offers. Again thanks for you input as I work through this.

Greetings Everyone, I decided recently that I wanted to get my Master's in Health Psychology which is a field I am very passionate about. I currently have a B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Nutrition (Dietetics). I am leaning more toward research and academia as opposed to applied programs. My predicament is currently there doesn't appear to be too many Master's programs in Health Psychology. Google seems to produce quite a mixed bag of private university degrees and few programs that only offer PhD. I am having trouble deciding if post graduate health psychology degrees are viable and valuable on a masters level. It appears Health Psychology has more clear paths in the U.K. where the field is more well established. Any input is greatly appreciated .