Train Your Team in Essential Mental Health Counseling Skills
Empower your team to provide empathic, evidence-based mental healthcare. Transform care delivery and meet the growing behavioral health needs of the community you serve.
Looking for the course for yourself rather than your team? The Self-Paced course lives at The Lay Counselor Academy.
What is a Lay Counselor?
Lay counselors are trained professionals who provide crucial mental health support without traditional clinical licenses. They offer empathic care, bridging the gap in mental health services.
What is The
Lay Counselor Academy?
The Lay Counselor Academy is a training program that equips your staff with practical mental health counseling skills. The options below are for organizations wanting the training for their team. Individuals can enroll in the self-paced course directly at thelaycounseloracademy.com.
Our flagship course! 14 weeks of live, practice-based learning. You will go through the course with a cohort of amazing people, just like yourself. There are 5 personal counseling sessions included in this option! Contact us to register.
Fully asynchronous, for staff who need to learn at their own pace. Organizations can purchase multiple seats for a team by contacting us. Individuals enrolling for themselves will find the full course details, curriculum and enrollment at The Lay Counselor Academy.
Our new, asynchronous course PLUS live group and individual practices! Contact us to register.
Our CHW Certification comes with an emphasis on mental health; you’ll learn all the CHW core competencies, plus how to provide mental health counseling. Contact us to register.
Benefits of Having
Lay Counselors
The cornerstone of evidence-based mental healthcare is the therapeutic alliance. While licenses and degrees can be important, they do not inherently ensure the ability to build strong, effective therapeutic relationships. In fact, many individuals without formal credentials possess exceptional skills in fostering these vital connections.
Invest in your team's growth and your organization's mental health capacity
Per person
5 personal counseling sessions)
Ready to transform mental healthcare in your organization?
Get a copy of the LCA book
Now, anyone can own all 300+ pages of LCA articles to learn the basics of mental health counseling!
Buy it here (at cost – just printing and shipping!) Available in English and Spanish
We’re Being Recognized for Our Impact
We’re honored to share that the California Health Care Foundation studied The Lay Counselor Academy for two years. The report shows LCA helps people feel more confident, love their jobs more, and brings more fairness to the mental health field. Read the full CHCF Report.
Empathy looks good on you.
From your first course to cohort graduation, you’ve been doing the heart work. Now be part of the team. This tee is for every LCA learner, past and present.
