Counselor Exam Prep Success Stories

Thank you so much for what you do. I graduated in 2011 and took the exam and did not pass (missed by a few points). Meanwhile continue my career in Mental health. As I took a sabbatical, I attempted again some years later and missed it again by a few points. Here we are in a global pandemic and I was encouraged by my husband no time better than now to try again. After extensive research in different study guides, I ordered yours and I am thankful I did! I finally PASSED! Thank you so much for all that you do! I didn’t know this was such a weight I had been carrying. I feel so accomplished and ready to help people on their healing journeys. Aisha of Texas

I live in the Southern CT area and have your book and really like it. I took the exam for the first time in early December and missed the mark by 8 points. I didn’t feel prepared enough as I just used the purple Rosenthal book which was fine but I know I would have passed had I had your book in addition. I finally understand a lot of the research content which beforehand I was quite weak in. It’s been a long time since I graduated with my masters in school counseling with honors. Thing is, a lot has changed since! Thanks. Kacey from Connecticut

Hi Dr. Helwig, my name is Erin, and a few months ago I ordered your material. I am very happy to say that I passed my test with all of your reading materials and your video. I told myself if I pass my test, I am going on a cruise! Guess what, I am going on my first cruise this Spring! Anyways, thank you so much for your material. Your material was very organized and structured, which helped me to understand and clarify the theories and what was relevant! I am going to highly recommend your material to anyone taking the NCE! Once again, thank you very much for all your help. Erin from Missouri

I have previously taken the NCE twice and used Rosenthal’s study material and audio guide. I was so discouraged after receiving two failing scores. I felt I knew the material well and understood the concepts, until I purchased your study guide in August of last year. The format and presentation of your material is so useful and certainly user friendly. Your practice exam was perfect practice and I think I might have found it a bit more challenging than the actual NCE! I appreciated the most important concepts being in bold, and the use of explicit and clear examples. It even gave me a sense of confidence I had been lacking. I took the NCE for the third time yesterday and where three is a charm, it definitely had everything to do with using your study guide. I received a 105 and the cutoff was an 85. Thank you so much for being my guidance throughout this process – if you were in front of me I would give you a big hug! I will definitely share my thoughts and appreciation for you and your guide when speaking with prospective NCE/CPCE exam takers. Sincerest gratitude.

Thank you! Due to studying your book, I passed counseling comprehensive exam! I am so happy! Your book is so very easy to understand! Thank you thank you!

I purchased the study guide and DVD a year ago. I passed the CPCE and completed NCE in December with a passing grade of 89. I wanted to say thank you. The DVD was very informational.

I passed my CPCE Exam with the help of your book!! Thank you!!!!!

Just want to let you know. I passed the NCE today with a 112. It was a very difficult test. Thanks for your encouragement and your book. I think your structured questions helped give me the confidence to prepare myself for the type of questions that would be asked. Once again, thanks.

I took the NCE two days ago. After studying Rosenthal’s and your material for three months I went into the exam fairly confident but when I started reading the questions and flagging the first five my confidence began to wane. I was blown away that I felt the test was asking very little information about what I studied. Twelve minutes shy of taking the whole four hours I completed my review of the test and submitted it having no idea if I’d passed or not (they do a print out at my testing center and hand it to you as you leave). After receiving the print out I was shocked and pleasantly surprised. I received a 130 on the exam and passing score was 94! I was pleased and relieved to say the least. Your coverage of statistics was very helpful as there were 3-4 questions I was able to use my drawing of the bell curve, z-score, t-test, etc. Thanks for providing an excellent study guide.

I passed my NCE exam last Friday. I did find your material most helpful to me. One criticism I have is that someone else’s materials I studied (not yours) has many “all of the above” answers in their practice exams. In the actual exam I had none of those. Overall, I would choose your material over the others because of the similarities in the way the questions are presented in practice and in the exam. Thank you, cheers!

I purchased your packet and DVD series three years ago and am finally using it now. Disks one and two were very useful. Thank you for making Appraisal less intimidating.

Thanks to your NCE prep DVD’s and information I passed the NCE in July. In your study material you requested feedback. Your information was on point and covered all of the areas. However, I did notice that there were several questions regarding the DSM-5 I did not expect. I did not study any information regarding the DSM-5. So I believe that adhering to your guidance regarding the other areas was instrumental in my passing the test.