How to Become a Career Guidance Counselor

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Stacie Royer and I'm a career specialist from Austin, Texas. I'm going to talk to you today about how to become a guidance counselor. The first thing that you'll need to do is speak with your local junior college, career college, or even university and talk to the guidance counselors there. You can even speak with other freelance guidance counselors about the different types of programs that you would need to enroll in for college to obtain your undergraduate degree. Most people receive theirs in psychology but you can definitely do yours in other fields as well. You'll also need to find out more about obtaining a masters degree. This is something that will just help you pursue this career a little more two fold. That way you can become a little more knowledgeable in this field. You'll also want to check out the state requirements that your state has imposed on this particular position. They might have different years and service that they require from you or hours of clinical experience that you'll need to provide before you get your license to do this. That is how you become a guidance counselor."