MAE的咨询工作有两个方向，并满足肯塔基州和有互惠许可协议的州作为执照专业临床咨询员的许可教育要求。咨询和相关教育计划认证委员会（CACREP）认可临床心理健康咨询以及咨询硕士学位课程中的婚姻，夫妇和家庭咨询专业。
The MAE in Counseling has two concentrations and meets the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and in states with reciprocal licensure agreements. The Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredits both the Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling concentrations in the Counseling master's degree program.