Richmont Graduate University

Richmont Graduate University is a 501c3 nonprofit organization providing graduate education of professional counselors, mental health clinicians and ministers.Richmont’s offerings fall into two primary programs: Graduate Degrees and Community Counseling Services.Graduate Degrees - Richmont students can pursue master's degrees in: Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Ministry, and Psychological Studies. Students also have the option of pursuing a degree specialization in addictions, child and adolescent therapy, sex therapy, spirituality and counseling, and trauma counseling.Prior to graduation, counseling students are required to complete an official practicum and internship. Like a medical residency, insured student interns begin practicing as therapists while under licensed supervision. Students complete their internships through Richmont’s network of nine Community Counseling Centers. Students also provide outplacement professional counseling services to local nonprofits located in 18+ counties throughout metro Atlanta.Community Counseling Services – Richmont hosts nine Community Counseling Centers throughout the Southeast to provide mental health services for clients regardless of insurance status. Each Richmont Community Counseling Center utilizes licensed mental health professionals, masters’ level clinicians, and insured counseling interns. Staff members are ethnically and linguistically diverse. All licensed team members carry full client caseloads offering individual and group therapy. Some of the most utilized counseling services include: child and adolescent therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), DBT, Depression/anxiety counseling, Grief/loss counseling, marital counseling, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling, self-esteem/body image counseling, etc. Richmont’s network of counseling centers is one of the only providers of reduced-fee, bilingual Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).