How do they match: Mental Health Counselors

  • Therapist
  • Behavioral Health Therapist
  • Family Therapist
  • Licensed Mental Health Therapist
  • Mental Health Therapist
  • Outpatient Therapist

  • Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
  • Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
  • Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
  • Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
  • Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
  • Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
  • Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
  • Meet with families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
  • Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
  • Monitor clients' use of medications.

  • Collect information about clients.
  • Collect information about community health needs.
  • Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
  • Lead classes or community events.