Mastering clinical mental health counseling

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to help people living with mental health challenges lead happier and healthier lives. Guided by principles of social justice, advocacy, academic excellence, and ethical practice, Rollins’ Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program equips master’s-level graduates with the clinical skills and practical experience that are essential to a career in this rewarding, fast-growing field.


Why Rollins?

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    Top-Ranked Reputation

    Rollins’ ranking as the No. 1 regional university in the South underscores the high-quality experience you can expect on our Winter Park campus and the prestigious weight a Rollins degree carries not only in Orlando but throughout Florida and across the country.

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    Proven Results

    In 2019, 97 percent of graduates from Rollins’ Clinical Mental Health Counseling program found employment in the field within 180 days of graduation.

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    Personalized Learning Environment

    With an average class size of just 12, our in-person learning environment is designed to maximize engagement and support, and thanks to our 9:1 student-faculty ratio, our nationally recognized professors have the freedom to focus on you.

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Advance your career while making a difference

Upon completion of your training, you’ll be well prepared to enter professional practice in mental health counseling or doctoral programs in counselor education and supervision as well as counseling psychology.

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Elite Alignment

Rollins’ Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is one of a select number of master’s programs in the nation to earn the highest level of accreditation from CACREP, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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Luisairis Soto ’17

“Attending Rollins has been invaluable in helping me gain the skills and knowledge necessary for me to advocate for my clients. I have a deeper understanding of what it means to be a human being and understand the importance of having and practicing compassion for the person sitting across from me. The faculty really helped facilitate my growth and development as a mental health counselor.”

Luisairis Soto ’17MAC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Orlando Health

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The individualized attention you receive as a Rollins student begins long before you’re actually a student.

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    Attend an on-campus or virtual info session or meet one-on-one with a counselor or faculty member to explore the graduate counseling program at Rollins.

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Virtual Meet and Greet: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty

Learn more about the clinical mental health counseling program directly from our expert faculty during a special virtual meet and greet on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:30PM EST.

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What You Will Learn

Emphasizing core values of multiculturalism and social justice, the graduate counseling program provides students with the clinical skills, practical experience, and ethical foundations essential for a successful career in counseling.

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Guided by Expert Faculty

Our nationally certified, licensed mental health counselors inspire both personal and intellectual growth through collaboration and real-world application, working closely with students as they develop specialties within the field.

Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Telephone:407.646.2037

  • Derrick A. Paladino

    Derrick A. Paladino, PhD

    Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor

    Areas of focus: Crisis assessment and intervention; college student development; and multiracial identity

  • Samuel Sanabria

    Samuel Sanabria, PhD

    Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist

    Areas of focus: Issues of sexuality and diversity; moral psychology; and neuroscience

  • Kyle D. Baldwin

    Kyle D. Baldwin, EdD

    Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor

    Areas of focus: Mood and anxiety disorders; career and couples counseling; counselor wellness and education

  • Caitlyn McKinzie Bennett

    Caitlyn McKinzie Bennett, PhD

    Associate Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, National Certified Counselor

    Areas of focus: Anxiety, stress, family-of-origin issues, sexuality, gender identity, and the application of neurofeedback training

  • Leigh de Armas DeLorenzi

    Leigh de Armas DeLorenzi, PhD

    Associate Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, National Certified Counselor

    Areas of focus: Treatment for trauma in children, adults, families, couples, and groups; well-being promotion and burnout prevention for physicians and mental health professionals

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    Brea Hilaire, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Counseling, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, National Certified Counselor

    Areas of focus: Counseling children and adolescents, justice-involved youth, crisis assessment and intervention, and family-of-origin issues