Effectiveness and Efficiency in Treating Anxiety and Depression Among Counseling Students-In-Training at a Counseling Training Clinic

Anxiety and depression are the most prevalent mental health disorders among college students. Although many students receive treatment from counseling students-in-training at university-based training clinics, limited research has examined their effectiveness and efficacy. We examined treatment outcomes for anxiety and depression in a sample of 312 clients and 65 counseling students-in-training to contribute to this gap. Paired t-test compared pre- and post-treatment outcomes to evaluate effectiveness, and repeated-measured ANOVA assessed efficiency over the first five sessions. The significant findings in both effectiveness and efficacy demonstrate the quality of counseling services provided by counseling students-in-training at a training clinic.