Examination Preparation

The NBCC Foundation’s Professional Resource Department develops and distributes examination study guides to help you become more familiar with the content areas and both general and specific types of questions that comprise the counseling examinations.

These study guides contain examination information, tips for studying and test-taking, and sample test items developed and reviewed by content experts. Sample test answer keys include explanations of each correct answer, enabling you to expand your knowledge even further and commit new concepts to memory.

NCE

• Fully updated for the current examination.
• Cost: $34.95 from our online store.
• Contains 180 practice multiple-choice questions with full answer explanations.
• Sample test items cover all six professional counseling domains and CACREP core standards.
• Convenient and portable - 6 x 9" with a lay-flat coil binding.
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NCMHCE

• Designed for the current format of the NCMHCE.
• Cost: $34.95 from our online store.
• Contains six practice case study examples with accompanying multiple-choice items.
• Convenient and portable - 6 x 9" with a lay-flat coil binding.

Includes 800 questions with fully explained answers. Can be used with smartphones, tablets, and computers. Complements all other study materials. Pass or get your money back—guaranteed. Updated for 2025. Free, new question updates in real time.

Written by:

Diane Dean, MA, LPC, RN-BC – A licensed professional counselor and educator with over 20 years’ experience in health care who has taught at many colleges and universities, including the University of Pittsburgh.

Stacy Fruhling, NCC, MAC, LCPC, LCADC – An adjunct professor in psychology and counseling at Anne Arundel Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County.

Lisa Slade, MS, NCC, LPC – An adjunct professor in psychology, counseling, sociology, and human services at Caldwell University in the Graduate School of Psychology, at the University of Bridgeport, and at Housatonic Community College.

What’s Included

• Practice exams
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• Exam review
• 50-state guide

Price

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Includes 500 questions based on over 50 case studies, with fully explained answers. Can be used with smartphones, tablets, and computers. Complements all other study materials. Pass or get your money back—guaranteed. Updated for 2025. Free, new question updates in real time.

Written By

Joanne Fortune, LMHC – An adjunct counseling professor at Mercy College who assists students in preparation for national certification.

Jenny Preffer-Davis, RN, NCC, ACS, LMHC – A professor in the Graduate Counseling Department at Grace College.

Tara Williams, LPC, MCAP – A community therapist with experience in education and substance abuse.

What’s Included

• Practice exams
• Flash card study system
• Exam review
• 50-state guide

Price

• $49.95
• Lifetime use. No renewal fees. No time limit. Free updates.
• Satisfaction guaranteed or money back

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NCE Online Review Course

A study guide, flashcards, and other study tools bundled together in a digital format.

• Online study lessons
• 1,650+ practice questions
• 30+ instructional videos
• 500+ flashcards
• Test-taking tips

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NCMHCE Online Review Course

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• 750+ practice questions
• 30+ instructional videos
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NCMHCE: Case Study Simulator – counselorexams.com

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• includes up to 48 case studies divided into four sets of 12.
• measures your abilities in five domains.
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• provides feedback for each answer.
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• Encyclopedia of Counseling, The Authentic Purple Book, 4th Edition
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No Fuss! No Frills! Procrastinator’s Guide to Passing the NCE!

In a perfect world we would have the time to sit down and watch and review lectures on the domain topics and content areas found on the NCE. For most of us however, there’s nothing PERFECT about preparing for this exam! The stress, the anxiety, and the day-to-day obligations of simply surviving can make studying seem like a task too great to even tackle...until NOW!

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• NCMHCE Information
• Exam Tips
• Supplemental Resources: ACA Code of Ethics
• Supplemental Resources: DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR Fact Sheets
• The Counseling Process
  • Professional Practice and Ethics
  • Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis
  • Counseling Skills
  • Treatment Planning
  • Theoretical Approaches and Interventions
• Practice Exam Case Studies
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Discover the new Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook and Study Guide for the NCMHCE package. This 4th edition of the handbook is ready for the current NCMHCE and is authored by Licensed Mental Health Counselors for professional clinical counselors

PTI has been a premier program since 1995, and this package includes:

• The Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook and Study Guide for the NCMHCE, 4th edition, revised 2022:
  • 12 content chapters covering ALL NCMHCE domains
  • Each chapter analyzes how content is used in the exam
  • Test-taking section that analyzes cases building critical skills for success, applying diagnostics, relationship building, treatment planning, and professional practice skills.
  • The new format includes 10 Cases, each with 10 short-answer questions. The case scenarios reflect 3 - 4 stages of therapeutic/ clinical situations requiring case development skills.
  • Reports that identify your specific content area strengths and weaknesses
  • Explanations of answer choices
• ExamAce—Your online exam experience
• 450 flashcards that include DSM-5 diagnoses, evidence-based treatment planning, treatment guides, and all NCMHCE content domains keyed to your Study Guide chapter
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