Ouachita Graduate Counseling

02/27/2026

8 of our second year grad students presenting posters today at OBU Counseling Conference! So proud!! 🤩🥰🎉

02/27/2026

Happening Now 👏👏👏
Dr. Kristy Burton presenting “Sparking Change: Motivational Interviewing strategies for Clients Navigating Trauma and Addiction” at the OBU Counseling Conference! 🎉Go Tigers 🐯

02/09/2026

✨ Called to make a difference?

Ouachita’s low-residency, faith-integrated Master of Arts in Counseling prepares you to become an LPC and to serve your community with compassion, and clinical excellence.

If you feel led to walk with others in their healing and growth, this program equips you to answer that calling.

👉 Join the next cohort starting August 2026.
📌 Apply today — space is limited.
https://obu.edu/counseling-ma.php

01/30/2026

Join us for the 15th Annual Issues in Christian Counseling Conference — Anchored in Hope. ⚓

🗓️ 4 Weeks Away
⚓ Come for the CEUs. Stay for the inspiration.

✔️ Up to 6 CEUs
✔️ Includes 1.5 Ethics CEUs for all attendees
✔️ Option for additional Ethics or Supervision CEUs

Tag a counselor who needs both. 👇

🔗 Register from your couch:

Staying Current: Ethical Imperative, Practical Challenges, and Best Practices for Maintaining Competence Throughout a Counseling Career*Craig Garrett, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC(Walker A/B)

01/24/2026

❄️ It’s too cold to go out…

Might as well stay home, grab a blanket, and register for the 15th Annual Issues in Christian Counseling Conference.

⚓ Anchored in Hope
📅 February 27, 2026

Earn CE hours. Stay warm. Make future-you proud.

🔗 Register here:
https://obu.edu/christianstudies/counselingconference.php

01/22/2026

Ready to take the next step toward becoming a professional counselor?

The MA in Counseling at Ouachita Baptist University is designed to prepare students for clinical excellence, strong professional identity, and compassionate service—grounded in faith and ethical practice.

🎥 Watch the video to hear directly from our program director.

✔ Hybrid, low-residency format
✔ Emphasis on real clinical skills
✔ Faith-integrated, CACREP-aligned training

Applications now open for Fall 2026. https://obu.edu/counseling-ma.php
https://youtu.be/dn75vQRyKVE

Learn more about Ouachita's Master of Arts degree program in counseling from Dr. Sandra Gilliland. Visit: https://obu.edu/counseling-maConnect with us! Inst...

01/19/2026

Recently, I sat down with Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr., Ouachita’s vice president for community and intercultural engagement, to discuss his Ouachita experience and reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

01/16/2026

📣 Applications are OPEN for the Fall 2026 cohort of Ouachita’s MA in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Our small cohort model means you won’t just be a number—you’ll be known, supported, and challenged to grow into the counselor God has called you to be.

👉 Apply today and join a program built on excellence, service, and faith.
https://obu.edu/counseling-ma.php

01/14/2026

🎉 Faculty Announcement 🎉

We are excited to welcome Dr. Robert Loper to the Department of Counseling at Ouachita Baptist University as an Assistant Professor of Counseling.

Dr. Loper recently completed his PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. His dissertation, “Perfectionism, Impostor Phenomenon, and Burnout in Counselor Education and Supervision Students,” examined critical factors influencing counselor formation and wellbeing within faith-integrated training contexts.

With nearly three decades of experience in counseling, higher education, and ministry, Dr. Loper brings particular strengths in addiction counseling, career development, and preparing counselors for ethical, competent clinical practice.

We are grateful to welcome Dr. Loper to our growing graduate counseling faculty and look forward to the depth of experience and mentorship he brings to our students.

💜🐯

01/13/2026

⚓ Anchored in Hope — 15 years of equipping counselors!

The 15th Annual Issues in Christian Counseling Conference invites counselors, supervisors, students, and ministry leaders to step away from burnout and reconnect with the heart of their calling.

Earn up to 6 NBCC-eligible CE hours while engaging in trauma-informed, ethically grounded, faith-integrated training.

📅 Six weeks away — secure your seat now.
👉 https://obu.edu/christianstudies/counselingconference.php

01/12/2026

Happy first day of classes!
May your coffee be strong ☕️ your syllabi be clear 📝, and the Lord grant you wisdom and endurance for the semester ahead. We’re praying for you! 🙏