Mississippi Counseling Association

10/01/2025

The registration deadline has been extended to October 15. Visit https://mica.memberclicks.net to register today so you don’t miss out on the fun!

09/25/2025

09/24/2025

09/22/2025

The mission of the Mississippi Counseling Association (MCA) is:
* To encourage the personal and professional development of counselors
* To influence decisions that affect the counseling profession
* To promote progress, understanding and improvement of counseling.

Mississippi Counseling Association (MCA) members are credentialed, professional counselors who work to promote positive development and adjustment among the children and adults whom they serve. MCA members work in a variety of settings including, but not limited to: mental health agencies, private practices, state employment offices, schools, and military education offices.

The Mississippi Counseling Association (MCA) is a branch of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The association is governed by a board of officers chosen from the general membership and from the various regions, divisions, and interest groups that compose the organization.
Counselors provide services in the following areas: crisis prevention/ intervention; mental and emotional concerns; safe schools and conflict resolution; academic and career assessment; at-risk and drop-out prevention; substance abuse; child, adolescent, domestic, and elderly neglect and abuse; and marriage and family.

MCA has established the following goals:
* To unite persons engaged or interested in professional counseling
* To advance the scientific discipline of counseling work in Mississippi
* To promote sound practices within the profession of counseling in Mississipi
* To publish scientific, educational, and professional materials related to the field of counseling
* To promote high standards of ethical conduct within the profession
* To promote the development of human resources in Mississippi

There are currently over 1000 members of MCA, many of whom are credentialed by:
* National Board for Certified Counselors
* Mississippi Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
* Mississippi Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists

Professional credentials promote the following:
* High quality practice
* Continuing professional and personal development
* Upholding ethical and professional standards
* Promoting the development of the counseling profession
* Meeting the Mississippi certification/licensure standards and abiding by those laws

09/15/2025

Don't forget to register for this year's conference November 5-7, in Tupelo! Go to mica.memberclicks.net and click the conference tab to register.

https://mica.memberclicks.net/2025-fall-conference-registration-hotel-information

09/10/2025

It's 💙

Today, we honor those we've lost and share resources to support those who are struggling. It's okay to reach out for help. You're never alone.

The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7 across the U.S. Call, text, or chat 988 to connect with a skilled, compassionate counselor. For more resources, visit 988lifeline.org.

09/03/2025

You can call, text, or chat anytime by using the number 988

08/31/2025

1 in 5 people in our communities face food insecurity. The Mississippi Counseling Association is partnering with Mississippi Food Network to help support neighbors across the state. Every $1 helps provide 6 meals.

Mississippi Food Network (MFN) distributes more than 1.5 million pounds of food and feeds more than 150,000 every month — or a total of 1.8 million people per year. MFN takes donations from multiple sources, and distributes food and goods through 430 member agencies. They, in turn, distribute to recipients in their own communities.

Click the link below to donate to MCA’s partnership with the Mississippi Food Network:

https://donate.justgiving.com/campaign/mca/donation-amount

04/16/2025

Our Spring Executive Meeting last Friday was a great success—we’re already looking forward to the next!

03/16/2025

We hope to see you there!

03/10/2025

MLPCA would like to invite you to submit a 60- minute program or presentation for consideration for their Annual Conference.
This year’s conference will be a virtual conference. This Year’s Theme is “Building A Relationship With Yourself”. The focus of this year is to re-discover the passion that drives us to provide the wonderful care to our clients, as well as, finding ways to revitalize the counselor’s spirit! However, they welcome all programs and presentations to provide the best training possible to LPCs in the state of Mississippi.

Submissions must be submitted by March 30, 2025 to be considered for the conference.

If you aren’t able to find the email with the call for programs, please let us know and we will get it sent over to you.