Mental health professionals are in high demand. Organizations, businesses, and churches need Christ-centered counselors to provide Biblically based services for community betterment and individual mental health. If you have a natural inclination to help others through personal ministry or in agency-based settings, then SFBC’s online Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling is the perfect degree option for you!

Our graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling will equip you with the knowledge and skills that are critical for effectively and professionally counseling families and individuals in a variety of agency, church, and para-church settings.

Path to State Licensure for Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling

Pursuant to the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling requirements, graduates from the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) program may apply for licensure until July 1, 2025, to become a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida.

(see https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/licensing/licensed-mental-health-counselor/)

Potential Career Options with your Degree in Mental Health Counseling

• • Church Counseling
  • Marriage and Family Counseling
  • Chaplain

Mental Health Counseling Degree Featured Courses

• • Marriage and Family Counseling Theories
  • Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
  • Human Sexuality
  • Couples Counseling

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Highlights of SFBC’s M.A. in Mental Health Counseling Degree

By earning your Master’s in Mental Health Counseling degree online from a nonprofit institution whose programs ranked in the top forty of more than 2,100 Christian colleges and universities for academic quality, affordability, and accessibility, you can be confident your degree will be well respected within your field.

Tuition for all undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs is ranked Top 10 in the country, with no out of state tuition. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, SFBC has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit institution.

SFBC values your previously earned college credit, training, military, and on-the-job experience. Visit https://www.sfbc.edu/prospective-students/ to learn more about the transfer credit options that are available.

Gain hands-on experience in your own community with the online M.A. in Mental Health Counseling program’s internship.

Path to State Licensure for Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling is offered.

You can complete our online M.A. degree in Mental Health Counseling degree in as little as two and a half years.