Department of Counseling

WELCOME TO UNC CHARLOTTE’S COUNSELING PROGRAM!

Mission: to improve mental health and inspire social change through counseling.

Vision: a counseling community that advances the dignity, potential, and mental health of all.

UNC Charlotte’s Department of Counseling hosts a Master’s degree in counseling and PhD in counselor education and supervision. Students can also access certificates in play therapy, school counseling, addictions counseling, gerontology, and antiracism. UNC Charlotte’s Masters in counseling and PhD in counselor education are in-person programs offered to students on campus in Charlotte, NC.

SEE WHERE COUNSELING CAN TAKE YOU…

Beyond the classroom, teachers carry invisible titles — counselor, social worker, therapist — because no one spends more time with students than they do.

Seth Gillis experienced this for ten years as a classroom teacher and decided that if that was going to be asked of him, he’d better get the training for it. “I found myself recognizing that the needs of my students were so far beyond my curriculum, and the more effort I put into providing social-emotional learning in conjunction with the curriculum, the more I realized that I appreciated that side of education and getting to know and support my students in that way.”

Read more about Seth’s journey from classroom teacher to counselor and his dedication to advocacy.

The Department of Counseling’s Master’s and PhD degrees are accredited by CACREP.

Mebane Hall, Suite 241
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-8960
Fax: 704-687-1636