Online clinical counseling master's programs
I have been researching this for a week now, and I feel like I need some insight from current students, if there are any here who can chime in on this topic.
I live in the Bay Area, and about to start applying for master's programs in clinical counseling. Just finished my post-bacc in psychology in December. (I have another degree in something unrelated from my younger years)
I did a ton of research, and I fully understand that an in-person state school would be the best in terms of quality as well as cost.
I have been thinking a lot about my life situation and what would fit me. I genuinely would love to go to an in-person school. But I am 39, pregnant with twins, and I know that it won't be feasible for my situation to go in person. Which saddens me, as I know there are a lot of advantages to it. My husband is working, and we don't have any family or friends here ( we are both from Europe, and just moved to the area) who could help me out while I am going to classes. I understand that the practicum will anyway be in person, but by that time, the babies will be big enough that I am comfortable finding childcare. ( I prefer to spend time with them if I can in those early, crucial times; I know that is a luxury and a privilege in the US.)
But to me, there is the choice of doing it online or not doing the master's at all. So I started looking into online options.
I see that there are mostly terrible opinions about online counseling programs. But is there anyone who is actually going to one of these right now, or graduated and can give some insight on how their education held up? I have been looking at Alliant, Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences, Palo Alto U., National, California Southerns Uni. in this order.
I do believe that it doesn't all depend on the school. But I want to be sure that there is nothing I am missing.
Thank you for the help!