The magazine has a circulation of 21,000+ addiction treatment professionals – including psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, criminal justice personnel, nurses, clinical supervisors, social workers, and mental health counselors.

The bi-monthly publication (February, April, June, August, October, and December) features in-depth articles written by the top experts in the addiction treatment field. In addition, each issue of Counselor features several columns – On the Web, Research to Practice, Professional Development and, Alternative Therapies – that deliver practical and useful advice to addiction professionals. Readers can also earn CE credits by completing the quizzes included in each issue.

In each issue of Counselor, addiction treatment professionals also are provided with assessment tools and expert advice through award-winning writers and researchers, all of whom are top experts in the addiction treatment field. Previously titled “Professional Counselor,” Counselor, the Magazine for Addiction Professionals, is published by Health Communications, Inc.

Founded in 1976, Health Communications (HCI), located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, publishes several new titles per year for professionals and consumers, including New York Times bestsellers  Adult Children of Alcoholics (Woititz), Healing the Shame that Binds You (Bradshaw), and A Child Called It (Pelzer). The company also provides information and education to addiction and mental health professionals through our fully accredited conferences and distance learning via US Journal Training, Inc. and The Institute for Integral Development www.usjt.com.