Mental Health Counselor Many teenagers would not make it through high school and more marriages would fall apart if it was not for one profession. To be a mental health counselor is an extremely taxing, difficult career. There is a lot of schooling and residency to get through, as well as a lifetime of listening to people who are angry, sad, or unable to feel at all. A counselor needs to meet many qualifications before they can be licensed. In spite of this fact, the growth of the job is at 29% (“Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics”), much higher than most other jobs. Being a mental health therapist requires a Masters degree, the ability to understand
