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Foster Holistic Healing and Promote Wellness

Explore the Online Master of Arts in Counseling From the Townsend Institute

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Bring Healing to Those Who Need It Most

  • Flexible online learning. Our M.A. in Counseling is an online program that can be completed in 24-36 months with seven-week courses.
  • CBBS-aligned. Prepare to earn your MFT licensure for California with this California Board of Behavioral Sciences-aligned program.
  • Transformative specializations. Pursue your professional interests with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health or Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling.
  • Learn counseling skills integrated with biblical principles. Become a competent, compassionate counselor through rewarding coursework and field experiences that will help you create profound and lasting change.
  • Engage with world-class Christian thought leaders. Personally learn from Dr. John Townsend and master teachers who have decades of real-world experience.

Why Choose the Townsend Institute?

  • A different approach to learning. We focus on relational learning, addressing the head and the heart through competence, character, and connection.
  • Founded on experience and research. Dr. John Townsend is a New York Times best-selling author, leadership consultant, psychologist and relationship expert. He has written 35 books, selling 10 million copies, including the top-selling "Boundaries" series.
  • A strong partnership. The Townsend Institute is housed within Concordia University Irvine. Centered on a Lutheran Christian worldview, Concordia is home to a thoughtful and caring community of learners.
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"God transformed me through the Townsend Institute’s counseling program."

Anthony Johnson
M.A. Counseling, ’19

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Concordia University Irvine is a private, Christian university that is ranked nationally among the "Top Performers on Social Mobility" universities by U.S. News & World Report. Concordia is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and serves over 5,000 students annually.