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Online certification and continuing education for Christian counseling professionals.
Certificate and Diploma Progams
Biblical Counseling
Gain crucial knowledge necessary to help others with confidence using the Bible and the latest counseling wisdom and insights.
Life Coaching
Make a difference in the lives of your clients by integrating sound biblical principles with relevant life coaching materials and professional practice.
Crisis Response
Provide immediate assistance to emergency and disaster relief agencies with effective Christian leadership and biblically-based principles.
Marriage & Family
Help clients preserve and promote the institution of marriage, family and the biblical principles on which they are based.
Mental Health Coaching
Help clients obtain and maintain stability, manage difficult symptoms, rebuild relationships, and find a purpose for living.
Continuing Education
Browse our extensive course catalog for continuing education credit of your professional counseling license.
Featured courses
Whether you’re beginning your journey or building on years of experience, Light University makes it easy to access expert-led courses and continuing education that fit your schedule and goals with CE approved for mental health professionals.
Anxiety 2.0: Clinical Assessments and Evidence-Based Interventions
Learn how to assess and treat anxiety with evidence-based tools that help clients reduce distress, improve functioning, and move toward greater stability and well-being.
Certificate
3 Hours
3 CEUs
Cognitive Transformation: Faith-Informed CBT Strategies to Restructure Thoughts and Renew the Mind
Equip yourself with practical cognitive-behavioral tools to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, build healthier habits, and support lasting emotional and spiritual growth.
Certificate
3 Hours
3 CEUs
ADHD 2.0: Evidence-based Interventions and Treatment Across the Lifespan
Strengthen your understanding of ADHD across the lifespan with practical, evidence-based strategies that support emotional regulation, executive functioning, and everyday life.
Certificate
3 Hours
3 CEUs
Spiritual and Behavioral Health First Aid
Be ready to respond with confidence when someone around you is facing a spiritual or mental health crisis.
Free training for churches, leaders, and helpers
Developed by the American Association of Christian Counselors and Light University, this 9-lesson course combines biblical authority, evidence-based strategies, and trauma-informed care to help you become a trusted source of support in your church and community.
For further education, consider Spiritual and Behavioral Health First Aid for Youth
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Mental Health Coaching
Mental Health Coach Certification Program
This 42 hour certification program equips you to support individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, and other common mental health struggles. Through practical, biblically grounded training, you’ll learn how to recognize what someone is facing, respond with care and confidence, and help guide them toward hope, stability, and next steps.
Certification Program
42 Hours
Professional Mental Health Coach Certification Program
Take your coaching to the next level with advanced training and professional credentials to confidently support clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction — all while building a sustainable business or joining a clinical practice.
Certification Program
24 Hours
Youth Mental Health Coach Certification Program
This 42-hour certification program equips you to support parents and caregivers as they navigate their child or adolescent’s mental health challenges. Through biblically based, clinically informed training, you’ll gain tools to help families respond wisely, build stability, and support youth in moving toward healing and growth.
Certification Program
42 Hours
