Clinical Mental Health Counselor

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There are many environments clinical mental health counselors work in. Gerige mentions a few with I the text; agency/community mental health centers, private practice, substance abuse programs, small college counseling centers, university health services, in the barn, and home/schools. After reading the information, I realized what settings I want to avoid; ones requiring school locations. I do not see myself in a small college counseling center or a university health center. I see myself more in an agency or community setting, working with wide ranges of diagnostics and a large diverse population. There are a few settings not mentioned I could see myself, in the woods, or an art studio. I am highly intrigued with wilderness and arty therapy.
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