READERS RATE THE ROSENTHAL MATERIALS AS OUTSTANDING!
Dr. Rosenthal:
I want to testify how grateful I’m. Last October I took NBCC exam in San Juan, PR. The group was around 150,
and only 38 passed. Im one of the few. I used your Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Cd’s.
Graduated in ’07, I decided finally to take the exam four years later.
When I was doing my daily exercise routine, I listen my MP3.
The day of
the exam was a difficult one. Was a conference room full of people, from recently graduated and others taking for 2nd time.
Why I waited so long? I thought I wasn’t prepared for the exam and I have a some personal
issues I need to straight up first.
Your review gave me enough confidence to
go for it. The questions are presented in the same way as the Encyclopedia.
I took some
time of my work, and spend most of the time listening your Cd’s.
When I hit the week before the exam, one friend called me and I said “ I’m reviewing
for my exam with my dear friend Howard” ,
she laugh a lot!
Im a Puertorrican, born and raised in the
island. English is my second language, but using your books helped me a lot.
Now I have
to work for the 500 hours, in order to finish the state licensing process.
Thanks for your help!. Next year, I’m going back to school to pursued my PhD.
Rosynell Serrano
Hello Dr. Rosenthal:
I
am happy and "proud" to report that I passed the NCE exam on 11/18/11. I believe the reason is largely due
to your book: The Encyclopedia of Counseling and your CD's. Your book is an easy, enjoyable read, which covers the materials
necessary to pass this challenging exam! I also learned materials which were never covered in my Master's Degree program,
e.g. school counseling, and numerous theorists I never heard of prior to reading your book and listening to your tapes, nearly,
everyday to and from work. With the CD's, I never felt that my 2 hour drive (both ways) was ever a waste of time...it
became an opportunity to refresh my memory and learn even more!
Thank you again, Dr. Rosenthal.
Paula Washow
Hello Dr. Rosenthal,
My name is Jacqueline Gordon.
I graduated with my Masters degree in 2004.
Dr. Rosenthal I began listening to your CDs in July 2010
(on and off) - more off because I was so afraid of the exam. However, in January 2011, I began to get busy and read
the Encyclopedia and listen to the CDs diligently. I would listen to the CDs in my car, home and while I slept at night.
I read the Enclyclopedia, I took notes, I worked really really hard.
I passed the exam
on May 13, 2011 thanks to your material. Thank you so much for all of your help and your support for me during this
process. I am an older woman who still has a goal to become a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and thanks to
you I can walk with my head up, stick my chest out and feel absolutely proud of myself because I followed your formula.
You are a God send. I will continue to tell everyone of my process and how your material helped me in my career.
Again, thank you for caring enough about this profession to be of service to people like me.
Dr.
Rosenthal,
I received the NCE results today and I passed!!
Me, a two weeks graduate student from Webster University of
SC, 41 years old
immigrant from Costa Rica and English as Second Language...I couldn't do it
without:
1. God's grace
2. Your book
It was the best I could do...thank you so much for it!! for your hours of
research and patience to put it all together...thank you for making it easier,
specially for someone with still
English barriers...I had a blast reading it, I
found out myself laughing many times and many of the concepts I
didn't get at
school you made it simple for me to understand...my score wasn't that bad
....mainly I
didn't have to take extra time (accomodations) or the test in
Spanish.
Again...Hope God continuing blessing
you for blessing us!!
Priscila Zamora Grabowski MA, and now NCC (Hurray!!)
Dr. Rosenthal,
I just got back from passing the NCE and I wanted to thank you for
the materials you've created. I bought the purple book and the audio
CD set and I found both to be incredibly
helpful in my preparation.
When I was commuting an hour to and from work each day I would pop in
a CD and I would
actually feel productive and calm rather than angry
about being stuck in the car.
Your soothing voice, test taking tips and
strategies, cheesy jokes,
and your famous memory devices all made studying much more enjoyable
than just reading
from a dry book would have been. I will definitely
recommend your materials (along with www.counselingexam.com for
practice tests) to my friends and colleagues who haven't taken the
exam yet. By the way, the minimum passing
score for my version of the test was
91/160 and I got a whopping 135/160...so I'm obviously pleased with
the materials
I used to study from!!!!
Thanks again!
Megan Blazek, MA, R-DMT (future LPC!)
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
My name
is Linda Boudreaux and I am from Louisiana. I purchased your Encyclopedia of Counseling book not knowing what a treasure
it would be. Several people began to mention your book and someone told me about your audio program so I purchased it
as well. I was determined to pass the very first time because of so much study! After much prayer and much study,
I passed for the very first time! Needless to say how happy and how free I feel after many months of study.
I enjoyed both the book and the audio program. You made studying fun and I was able to understand concepts that I
feared I would have trouble with such as statistics. I just had to take some time to let you know that I passed and
to say thank you for your book, The Encyclopedia of Counseling and your audio program.
Sincerely,
Linda
Boudreaux
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Dr. Rosenthal:
I purchased your Valedictorian Mastery Tool Kit after looking around the 'net and I was skeptical
there was anything that could jar the memory of this 58 year old mind. I didn't take a college course until I was 37. I washed
out of pharmacy and ended up in mortuary science. I was unhappy there and ended up in counseling (where I belong). I listened
to your CDs, read the encyclopedia, scanned through the dictionary, scheduled the test, and passed rather easily, the first
time. Your materials were spot on regarding the questions I encountered. The format was very user friendly, and the style
was easy to work with, even the corny jokes. Good job! I will recommend you highly!
Michael Barrett, LPC
Roseville,
Michigan
Greetings Dr. Rosenthal! I thought I'd share with you some fun I had with my class last March-I was the subject of
several jabs for taking your book with me on Spring Break to Mexico. Here I am pictured reading your book in front of the
huge Marlin that is at the Manzanillo water front. My studious ways paid off-as I passed the NCE with flying colors!
Yours was the only material I studied, and I'm just glad it was available. Just for laughs, I might listen to one of your
audio CDs once in awhile to recall those splendid days! Thanks again. You gotta love it!!
Best Regards,
Martin Miller
Your
book Therapy's Best is simply brilliant. A must read referance for any human services student.
Brandon Fisher
Dr. Rosenthal:
I am writing
to thank you for the Encyclopedia of Counseling. I purchased a copy to prepare for the NCE. A colleague loaned
me the audio CD’s and I listened to all of the content parts as well. I had planned to study with a group of my
fellow students, but because of the way your book was done, with all questions, I decided to study alone and do each question
as if it was a test. I covered up the answer for each one and wrote down the answer. I kept track and scored myself
as I was going along. Granted some of the questions were ‘gimmees’ because 2-3 questions in a row were the
same, but I averaged 83.7% correct over the course of the 1050 questions.
On the exam I scored 134,
which is 83.75%. For me, your text was an incredibly accurate indicator of my performance on the exam. I have
to tell you though, my confidence level was like a roller coaster as I progressed through the book. I would get 10-12
correct in a row and start feeling really good about myself.
Not knowing what I needed to score going
into the test made me a little nervous, but you state in the book that approximately the 60-70% mark is passing, so I felt
good about my chances. I have a 4.0 GPA in my graduate program, and my undergrad cumulative GPA was 3.97/4.0,
so I am a good student. I hoped that my academic preparation and your book would get me through it and it did!!
I went back to school in 2001 at age 41 and have gotten an AA in Liberal Arts, BA in Psychology, and will
complete my MA in Counseling this August. Passing this exam has made it all worthwhile.
Keep doing
what you are doing to assist counselors to pass this exam.
Thanks again. Please feel free to use any of my comments in your
promotional materials.
Mary Lu Wasniewski
Dr. Rosenthal,
I received your CD’s and Encyclopedia of Counseling
last summer (2008), knowing I needed to study for the CPCE and pass before receiving my master’s degree in Marriage
& Family Therapy. Life was (and still is) very hectic, as then I was completing my coursework while doing my practicum/internship
and working a part time job to make ends meet. It wasn’t until I had a set date to take the exam in December that I
started listening to your CD’s on the way back and forth to the internship in November. I figured that this test
in December would be a trial run, and did not in any way expect to pass it. My thoughts were that the worst case scenario
would be that I would take it again in the Spring, just in time for graduation, but I’d know more of what I needed to
study for. I barely finished listening to the main CD’s the week before and THEN listened to the boot camp, then the
relaxation CD (which I wish I would have done first!).
As you have probably already guessed, I passed the first time!
There is no way I would have done so well without your CD’s and with my experience in a public mental health
practicum/internship (I had 16 of 18 correct in the helping area). I have to prepare for the NCE in the next few months, and
will definitely be going though the CD’s again. I did pass! Not too bad for a 50 year old Grandmother just finishing
her degree. I can’t thank you enough for your materials.
Jane A. Hogan
MAMFT
Dear Dr. Rosenthal,
I wanted to take a moment to
let you know how the Encyclopedia of Counseling and your CDs helped me easily pass the NCE here in Chicago on 4/18/09.
I have to admit, I did not spend as much time with your materials as I should have, yet I passed the NCE with a score of 127
(passing grade was 94). Who knows how well I could have done had I started my study process a few weeks sooner!
Being in the final semester of my counseling internship, I was also required to recently take a Departmental
Proficiency Examination as a requirement for graduation. For some reason, I got the dates confused in my mind and found
that the test was being given about three weeks sooner than I had anticipated (a "senior moment," I suppose).
I didn't see the error of my ways until about three days before the test. Now what do I do?? I spent those days
listening to the "Boot Camp" CD while driving to and from work, and in spare moments. I sat for the test on
6/6/09, and am very pleased (and relieved) to report that I also passed my Departmental exam with no problem.
Thanks once again for providing THE BEST tool for preparing for these exams.
Sincerely,
Tom Holler
Hey Dr Rosenthal,
You are the Man! No really, You are The Man!
I am a guy who has been out of graduate school for 14 years.
Over the past 5 years, I actually had to take 5 additional courses in order to sit for the NCE. I ordered your Audio CD's
and received the Encyclopedia of Counseling 15th Anniversary Edition as a gift from a friend. From late August to October
I listened to your CD's on the way to work and back and read the encyclopedia of counseling cover to cover twice. I used the
Boot Camp review and the Relaxation CD as well.
All my life I have been a very average standardized test
taker. My SAT and GRE's were right at the 50th percentile. I made good grades in school but somehow I always seemed to crash
on big standardized exams. NOT THIS TIME!!!
After using your materials and following your instructions,
I ripped a score of 141 out of 160 on the NCE. I am talking a Z score of ++2.0, and a boost to my confidence that words cannot
explain. I honestly could not believe my score when the proctor handed it to me. It took me a minute to understand what had
just happened. I had blown the roof off the exam!!! Me...An older average guy with grey hair and a son in college. I can not
thank you enough for your program. The audio learning and review question CD's and the well written encyclopedia were not
only entertaining but the organized material, mnemonic devices and humor made my study experience a joy!
Again
Dr. Rosenthal You are the Man!!!
Dave Perrault MEd
Columbia SC
Good Morning Dr. Rosenthal,
I am probably the happiest person on the planet right now. Not too long ago, in June to be precise, I wrote to you
about the Mastery kit for the NCE. I received the material quite alright but was unable to start studying. I postponed
my exam date from September 8, 2008 to October 6, 2008. I will not say I spent 2 months studying for the exam, In fact, I
believe if I calculate the total amount of weeks I spent studying the materials it will probably be about 3 weeks.
Your encyclopedia is precise, easy to read, funny at times (I chuckled out loud a lot that my family wondered what was going
on with me). I would like to have you as professor any day, even my husband said so. The audio sessions were superb.
What can I really say that you don't already know about your program? I say all these to say that I took the NCE yesterday,
and I passed. I was so happy that I started crying. If I had your number, I would have called you from the exam.
center yesterday. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I PRAY THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO REWARD YOUR EFFORTS AS YOU ASSIST RISING
COUNSELORS AS MYSELF. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
WITH MUCH GRATITUDE,
Elizabeth Coker-Nnam,
Correctional Treatment Coordinator II
Prince George's County Correctional Ctr.
Dear Dr. Rosenthal,
You are a very modest man. On your website you state that at best your program
would be a supplement for a psychology grad studying for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). I'm
writing to say that I did not understand the explanations in the learning theory section of my EPPP study guides. I say study
guides plural, because I have two of them for the EPPP. One of them alone set me back over $1000.00. Panic was beginning to
set in. Luckily, a friend at my health club who is studying to be a counselor told me about your audio program. I kid you
not when I say that your explanations were flat out better and way easier to comprehend than the lectures in either of those
high price tag EPPP programs. What surprised me the most was that you even covered a huge chunk of information they left out
and certainly your presentations are more interesting. And yes, the memory devices on classical conditioning worked for me!
Ginger Web
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
I studied with your CDs and book for about 6 to 8 hours a week for
a little less than one month and passed the NCE here in Chicago on Friday with a score of 138/160. Nationally, the latest
statistics show the highest scores to be around 125. The passing score on my exam was 99. In other words, I killed it!
More importantly, I have been out of graduate school for more than 2 years and have not been employed in a position
requiring the regular usage or awareness of counseling or psychological terminology. In fact, much of what I learned
in school seemed like a distant memory but your CDs quickly brought a lot of that information back.
Thank you
for your materials, they really are the best!
Ryan
I wanted to share the news with you that I
passed the NCE - Yeah! Thank you!!! I found your Mastery kit very helpful in helping me pass this exam the second time
around. The CDs provided an excellent review and kept me busy listening while in commuter traffic. I am very happy
to report to you and hope others will hop on board with the study materials.
Warmest Regards,
Jan
Noz
Career Counselor
San Diego, CA
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
I contacted you a few weeks ago re:
your CPCE study CDs. I took your advice, ordered the CDs, listened to every single one within the week.....and received the
2nd highest score in my school (NYU).
The person who came in first was the friend who recommended the CDs to me.Thanks!
We really enjoyed the lessons. Miss listening to you!
Thanks again,
Molly Pappas
Dr. Rosenthal,
This past Saturday I received notification that I had passed the NCE in order to become a Licensed
Professional Counselor in Georgia. I was so excited because I thought that I had failed the exam. Your CD's and
Encyclopedia of Counseling were responsible for me passing. I completed my Masters in Counseling 30 years ago and returned
to the counseling field only 3 years ago. Your study materials for the NCE were right on target. Thanks
again.
Terry L.Faust, Ed.D.,LAPC
Student Affairs Counselor
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
CAPS Center
Kennesaw State University
Dear Dr. Rosenthal,
I just took the NCE and
passed last week. Thank you for your wonderful study guide. I don't think I would have passed without it. I listened to your
CDs and read through the Encyclopedia of Counseling book. You really helped me not be too nervous for the test, and I actually
enjoyed studying for it!
Thank you.
Andrea Euser-Miller, PC
Marietta College
Counseling and Psychological
Services
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
Just a note from a successful satisfied customer. I passed! (136/160)
I really felt prepared and actually did enjoy listening to your audio program and reading the encyclopedia. Appreciated your
“test hints” and your upbeat style. I only wish you had a similar program to help me prepare for the EPPP.
The ones I’ve heard are pretty boring.
Regards,
Blake Werner
Hello Dr.
Rosenthal,
I am writing from Chickasha, Oklahoma. I am a Professional School Counselor who has been in the LPC process
for almost three years now. I started studying about 1 1/2 years ago. I have taken the NCE 4 times prior to getting the CDs
and going online to the counselingexam.com website. I scored a 78 prior to reading and listening to your wonderful CDs and
reading the "Encyclopedia of Counseling." After this happened I scored a 94 but the cut was 99 so I said keep
studying and I just took the NCE for the 5th time and I PASSED. I was SO EXCITED. If any one reads this and thinks that persistance
does not pay then they need to get your materials prior to taking the NCE or any other EXAM. I feel WITHOUT A DOUBT that I
would not have PASSED THE NCE if I did not have your materials. THANK YOU for the great materials. It is my hope that ALL
studying for the NCE get your materials NOW.
One Greatful Customer,
Kevin E. Mellencamp
Dear Dr.
Howard:
Last May I purchased the Valedictorian Master Course to prepare for the NBCC National Counselor Examination.
I recently took the exam and am pleased to report that I passed with 32 points above the minimum passing score. The CD program
and Enclyclopedia of Counseling were my primary study sources and provided an excellent source of material that covered all
aspects of the NCE examination. I highly recommend the Valedictorian Master Course for anyone planning to take the NCE examination.
The material is well organized, covers all essential aspects of the subjects to be tested, and makes studying and learning
the material enjoyable and less stressful.
Richard Capriola
Dr. Rosenthal:
Your materials
(combined with the counselingexam.com site) helped me pass the NCE (143), thank you! The mean score was 115.37.
Sincerely,
Lisa Splinter
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
Your products live up to the claims. Thank you so
much for the fabulous products you have developed that make studying for the NCE a much less daunting task. I used your
CD's, Encyclopedia and Dictionary to study for the NCE which I took in April 2007. I passed with a high score and felt very
well prepared for the exam. Your CD's are so engaging that it makes learning the material fun and easy. Your books are also
very well designed to enhance learning and retention.
A classmate purchased another well-known NCE Prep program
that contained a large manual but no CD's. I had planned to study from her manual one weekend, but it was so boring
and confusing that I put it aside feeling confident that I had a better test prep product.
I've recommended your
NCE test prep system to several people and think your products are also great to use while your taking classes. Thanks again
for the time and thought you put in to developing a highly effective test prep program.
With A Smile,
Kalpana
Murthy, MBA, MS, NCC, LAPC
Atlanta, GA
www.genuineconnection.com
Hi Dr. Rosenthal,
Your products live up to the claims. Thank you so much for the fabulous products you have developed that make studying for
the NCE a much less daunting task. I used your CD's, Encyclopedia and Dictionary to study for the NCE which I took in
April 2007. I passed with a high score and felt very well prepared for the exam. Your CD's are so engaging that it makes learning
the material fun and easy. Your books are also very well designed to enhance learning and retention.
A classmate
purchased another well-known NCE Prep program that contained a large manual but no CD's. I had planned to study from
her manual one weekend, but it was so boring and confusing that I put it aside feeling confident that I had a better test
prep product.
I've recommended your NCE test prep system to several people and think your products are also great
to use while your taking classes. Thanks again for the time and thought you put in to developing a highly effective test prep
program.
With A Smile,
Kalpana Murthy, MBA, MS, NCC, LAPC
Atlanta, GA
www.genuineconnection.com
Dear Dr. Rosenthal:
The moment has finally come when I can send this email to you. I am, at last, one of
the many, many others who have used your material (Encyclopedia of Counseling, along with your CD's) to study for the National
Counselor Exam who can say: I PASSED!!!
Thank you so much; I couldn't have done it without you. Your book was informative,
friendly and fun. I will miss driving back and forth to work, listening to your CD's. (OK. I admit it; I drove my car even
when I had no destination, just to listen to your audios!)
The exam was much more grueling than I'd imagined, even
though I entered the testing site telling everyone that I would be getting 160 questions correct. NOT!! Phew! Who WRITES those
questions?!
Anyway, after much crying---from joy--last night, I had to sit down and send this fan letter to you.
Thanks a mill.
Lisa DeVries, NCC
Dear Dr. Rosenthal,
Well, I'll temporarily dispense
with humility and exclaim to you,
I PASSED THE NATIONAL COUNSELOR EXAMINATION AND THE MARYLAND STATE LAW TEST (April
21st administration)!
I just received the results today, opening the envelope with a pounding heart and trembling hands!
I feel so grateful to you for writing and producing the study guide materials and the audio disks and for doing
so in such an organized and affirming manner. The way your questions build upon each other and promote success had kept up
my morale and study pace.
....
Again, thank you so much for your role in my achievement,
Merry E., Maryland>>
Hello Dr. Rosenthal
I just passed the NCE exam and I wanted to say thank you for your incredible
book "The Encyclopedia of Counseling" and your CD collection. This was instrumental in my passing the NCE to obtain
my licensure in Ohio. Your book and training CD made studying fun and your additional boot camp and test anxiety supplements
were great. I will recommend your work to all of my fellow graduates and students at the Community and Rehabilitation Counseling
Program at Ohio University in Athens. Please, if you would like, use my name in your testimonials.
Sincerely,
Shannon Matthew Powell
Waverly, Ohio
Dr. R
I just wanted to thank you for your book and
CD's for the NCE. They were my study material for this test and I did well. Passing score=102, Mean=117, My score=135. Your
materials are the greatest.
Thank you so very much,
Robert J. Geiger CDP
I know you get letters
like this all the time. But I am so happy, I had to write and thank you. I am 71 years old, and out of school
over 20 years and guess what…..
I know you get letters like this all the time. But I am so happy,
I had to write and thank you. I am 71 years old, and out of school over 20 years and guess what…..
I
PASSED MY TEST ON MY FIRST TRY. I took the test March 28 for state licensing in Georgia. I totally let you
guide me throughout the CD's and the wonderful "Encyclopedia", and it worked. Along with prayer and a light
heart from your humor and way of presentation, I just had to write and thank you.
Mary Coats
Dr.
R,
I received your book and CD's late last year and took
my exam a month ago.
You guessed it! I
passed AND I can safely say your
Encyclopedia and CD's help me do it!!
I am telling everyone to get your book
and CD's if
they want to pass the COMPS. Plus, your humor and
insight made the reading interesting and almost
fun!
Thanks again,
Steve Schoelman
Austin, Texas
Dr. Rosenthal:
I just
wanted to thank you so much for your CD package. I listened to
all the discs four times over four months and took the
NCE. Today I
found out I passed. It has been over 25 years since I have been in grad
school and your CD's were invaluable.
I would listen to them on the way
to work everyday. My family felt they knew you as I they would hear:
'Hi, this
is Dr. Howard Rosenthal' on a regular basis. Thank you so
much for making this second career come true in my life!
--Greg
I just wanted to say a big "THANK YOU" for your audio program and Encyclopedia. They were the
only prep materials I used and I PASSED the NCE the first try! I finished grad school nine years ago (this is my second career
- I'm 61 years old). I will recommend your materials to everyone. I could not have passed the exam without your
materials. The content was much stronger than my graduate program! Thank you!
Sonny Quinn
Augusta, GA
Dear Dr. Rosenthal:
I want to personally thank you for helping me pass the NCE. Your audio and encyclopedia
for counselors is the greatest material I have ever used to prep for any exam. I was administered the test 22 July 06. I listened
to your audio from April thru July and it really does work and it was worth every dime. You were the first thing I heard in
the morning and the last thing before going to bed, in fact, when I finally listened to music it was strange. I wanted to
be your next testimonial and thanks to you, I have obtained that goal.
God Bless,
Tillie M. Brown
Dr. Rosenthal,
I am just writing to say thank you for helping me to pass my NCE exam to
become a Licensed
Professional Counselor in Texas. I had previously
failed my first attempt to pass the Texas LPC exam in 2003
and since then
have been afraid to take the new NCE exam for fear of failing a second
time. After going
through another study course twice in the last three
years, I needed a change and a new approach. Your Encyclopedia
of
Counseling book and audio series was just the thing I needed. While the other
study course was very
thorough, I needed the simplicity that your course
offered and I passed with 30 points to spare! Thank you again for
helping me to
achieve my dream!
Sincerely,
Mary Jane Walker
McKinney, Texas
Dear Dr.
Rosenthal:
I want to offer my heartfelt thanks for the work you have done with your NCE study materials.
I was skeptical at first of using study aids, (remembering old boring prep books for the GRE). But I was amazed at the
wealth of information in your Encyclopedia of Counseling. Also the CD's were very helpful even though I am more of a visual
learner than an auditory learner. My wife, who is a Pharmacist, listened to some of the CD's with me and remarked how
funny you are and how clear you are in your presentation of information. I really believe your materials along with
www.counselingexam.com were the main reasons I passed the NCE on the first try.
