The Master of Arts in Pastoral Care and Counseling (MAPCC) offers a distinctively interdisciplinary pastoral care and counseling training program designed to produce highly skilled, critical, reflective, compassionate, and socially engaged practitioners-scholars with a robust and evolving sense of pastoral identity. Students will be equipped to integrate theology with psychological theories to address human suffering and facilitate the healing and flourishing of persons and communities.
“One thing I wanted from a counseling program is more than just Western conceptions of healing, and Garrett’s MAPCC program does such a good job of integrating different modalities into spiritual care and counseling. It’s not pathologizing and cares for the whole person.”
Allison Martin, MAPCC & MDiv
The MAPCC program is a graduate degree focused on integrating theology with psychological theories to address human suffering and facilitate the healing and flourishing of persons and communities.
To meet your specific vocational goals and needs, Garrett offers 2 tracks for MAPCC students.
This track is best suited for students interested in various forms of chaplaincy or spiritual care work outside of a professional counseling setting.
This track is best suited for students who are interested in licensure as a professional counselor.
Not only am I thrilled to be working alongside such a distinguished faculty, I am also excited to teach and connect with the bold and adventurous students of the Garrett community. I hope to continue my work as an ally and advocate for greater representation of minority and underserved communities to access pastoral and spiritual care.
Rev. Dr. AHyun Lee
Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care, and Psychotherapy
Director of the MAPCC Program
