Professional Counseling
Become a Counselor Who Heals the Whole Person
At Crown College, we believe true healing addresses the whole person — mind, body, relationships, and spirit. While most counseling programs focus on the biological, psychological, and social, our Master of Arts in Counseling also emphasizes the spiritual dimension, integrating Christian faith where appropriate and ethically sound.
Our fully online master’s program — with a four-day, in-person residency each May —prepares you for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota and is designed to meet requirements in many other states.
What Sets Crown Apart:
Faith-Integrated Training: Learn from licensed professionals who share your Christian worldview and are active in clinical practice.
Holistic Approach: Develop skills grounded in scientific theory and biblical truth to support healing on every level.
Licensure Preparation: Coursework fulfills the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy requirements, including a 700-hour internship built into the program.
Before enrolling, students should review licensure requirements for the state where they plan to practice, ensuring compatibility with local regulations.
Start your journey toward becoming a competent, compassionate, and spiritually grounded counselor — equipped to serve in today’s complex world.
Resources
- Student Handbook
- Assessment Reports
- Critical Competencies and Key Performance Indicators
- Internship is an exciting time for counseling students. It represents the opportunity to use the knowledge and skills they have developed through their coursework under the close watch of a qualified supervisor. Crown works with students to find a great placement for their internship as this is an important step into the profession of counseling. Our Internship Manual explains more here.
- Crown College’s Master of Arts in Counseling program was designed to meet the educational requirements for professional licensure in the state of Minnesota. It meets the requirements in many other states as well. Please see (here) for information on the state you are interested in for licensure/practice
- Syllabi
Specialized Practice Areas include Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Addictions Counseling
Program Delivery Type is Online, with two on campus Residencies. Students living near Omaha may also opt to take a few hybrid courses throughout the program.
Mission Statement
The mission of the MAC is to develop professional counselors competent in clinical excellence, leadership, Christian integration, ethical decision-making, and evidence-based practices; prepared to counsel in a diverse, multicultural, and global society and valuing all people groups.
Program Objectives:
MAC will employ licensed, academically qualified faculty to provide a curriculum that is pedagogically rigorous, current, evidence-based, and professionally relevant.
MAC will engage students in the instruction, process, and practice of ethical decision-making.
MAC will enable students to understand and appropriately apply faith integration in counseling through the Christian worldview.
MAC will encourage professional identity and competent leadership in professional counseling through emphasizing:
- Graduate level critical thinking and writing skills
- Justice and advocacy, especially regarding diverse, multicultural, and global clients and people groups currently or historically persecuted, disempowered, mistreated, and/or overlooked
- Professional Development
Next Steps
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