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Few substance abuse programs in the U.S. offer high-quality treatment designed specifically for adolescents, a new study finds.

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Written by Terry York   
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 08:04

Advertise with Counselor Magazine…and hit your target every time!

Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals, is the nation's leading publication serving professionals in the addiction treatment, behavioral healthcare and mental health fields, including: addiction professionals, mental health counselors and therapists, clinical supervisors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, prevention specialists, hospital administrators and treatment center staff, program directors, educators, and juvenile justice and criminal justice personnel. The bimonthly magazine thoroughly and accurately explores current social, economic and political trends rapidly reshaping addiction treatment and prevention.

Counselor is influential for a reason: We bring the latest medical and research information to our readers in a comprehensive, digestible format that directly translates into increased knowledge and enhanced clinical skills for counselors and improved lives for clients.

Readers depend on Counselor for unbiased, peer-reviewed, cutting-edge feature articles on topics such as: relapse prevention, drug and mental health courts, dual diagnosis, neuropsychology, intervention, the elderly, adolescents, practice management, rural, gay and lesbian, ethnic and women's issues, pharmacology, and more. Our regular columns and departments include: Alternative Therapies, History, Clinical Supervision, Media Reviews, Cultural Trends, Opinion, Ethics, Professional Development, First Person, Research to Practice, From the Addiction Physician, and Technology Trends.

Counselor draws on the most powerful voices in the field to create the most well written, serious, unbiased, and provocative publication in the field today. 

Bi-monthly, Counselor delivers your message to key decision-makers:

  • counselors & therapists
  • clinical supervisors
  • social workers
  • psychologists
  • program directors
  • prevention specialists
  • educators
  • nurses
  • physicians & psychiatrists
  • hospital and treatment center staff
  • juvenile/criminal justice personnel
  • mental health professionals
  • behavioral healthcare professionals

* See our "Advertisers Index" page for a list of current Counselor advertisers.  


Reader Profile

Subscriber Base: 21,000 Readership and paid subscribers
Distribution: 30 % West; 30 % Central; 23 % Northeast;
  13% Southeast; 4 % International
Audience Definition: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Professionals
Education: 53 % Have master's degree
Specialty* 54 % Certified Drug Alcohol Counselors
15 % Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals
  9 % Treatment Center Administrators/ Clinical Supervisors
  4 % Psychologists/ Marriage & Family Therapists
  4 % Prevention Specialists
  3 % Non-Certified Drug Alcohol Counselors
  2 % Psychiatrist and Physicians
  9 % Others
Work Environment: 18 % Private practice
15 % Outpatient facility
13 % Treatment facility
13 % Residential facility
11 % Criminal justice or juvenile justice facility
  9 % Federal, state or local agency
  8 % Mental health facility
  6 % Hospital setting
  4 % Detox facility
  6 % Other
CE Credits: 79 % Of readers are interested in earning Continuing Education credits
Referrals: 90 % Of readers use Counselor as a source of referrals
Conferences: 45 % Attend at least one professional conference
each year
Pass-Along Readership: 84 % Share their magazine with colleagues
46 % Share with patients

Rates & Sizes

2009 Rates: Black & White*

Black & White 1X3X6X12X
Full page $2,514 $2,400 $2,327 $2,140
2/3 pg. Vertical $2,013 $1,936 $1,859 $1,711
1/2 pg. Vertical $1,722 $1,656 $1,590 $1,463
1/2 pg. Horiz. $1,584 $1,524 $1,463 $1,348
1/3 pg. Square $1,078
$1, 040
$1,001 $  913
1/4 pg. Horiz. $  875
$  842
$  809
$  743
*Publisher reserves the right to preempt B&W priority positioned ads for color.

2009 Rates: Black & One Color (Black & printers choice of color)*

Black & One Color1X3X6X12X
Full page $3,207 $3,086 $2,965 $2,695
2/3 pg. Vertical $2,706 $2,607 $2,503 $2,299
1/2 pg. Vertical $2,420 $2,332 $2,239 $2,057
1/2 pg. Horiz. $2,277 $2,189 $2,107 $1,936
1/3 pg. Square $1,771 $1,705 $1,639 $1,507
1/4 pg. Horiz. $1,568 $1,507 $1,452 $1,331
*Ads using 3 or more process colors will be charged at 4-color rate.

2009 Rates: Full Color

Full Color1X3X6X12X
Full page $3,905 $3,762 $3,614 $3,322
2/3 pg. Vertical $3,405 $3,278 $3,146 $2,893
1/2 pg. Vertical $3,113 $2,998 $2,882 $2,646
1/2 pg. Horiz. $2,970 $2,860 $2,805 $2,525
1/3 pg. Square $2,464 $2,371 $2,277 $2,096
1/4 pg. Horiz. $2,266 $2,184 $2,096 $1,925

2009 Rates: Covers*

 1X3X6X12X
Black & White
Second Cover $3,135 $3,020 $2,899 $2,662
Third Cover $2,882 $2,772 $2,668 $2,453
Fourth Cover $3,388 $3,262 $3,135 $2,882
Black & One Color
Second Cover $3,834 $3,685 $3,542 $3,256
Third Cover $3,581 $3,443 $3,311 $3,047
Fourth Cover $4,087 $3,933 $3,779 $3,476
Four Color Process
Second Cover $4,532 $4,362 $4,191 $3,850
Third Cover $4,279 $4,120 $3,850 $3,641
Fourth Cover $4,785 $4,609 $4,428 $4,070
*Non-cancelable. We reserve the right to preempt black and white priority-positioned ads for color.

2009 Rates: Inserts (to be pre-printed by advertiser)

Inserts 
BRC $111/m
2 Pgs $165/m
4 Pgs $275/m
8 Pgs $473/m
12 or more pages $572/m

2009 Rates: Referral Directory 


1X3X6X12X
Black and White
$200 $180 $170 $160
Color $300 $280 $270 $260

2009 Rates: Online Ads*
 

1X3X6X12X
120x240 Banner
$250 $230 $210 $195
468x60 Banner
$400 $380 $360 $345
120x600 Banner
$700 $680 $660 $645
Video Ad*
$800 $780 $760 $745
Interactive/Poll
$500 $480 $460 $445
Custom E-Blast
$500 $480 $460 $445
 Referral Directory Listing
 $75 $60
$48
$39
*Size restrictions may apply.  Please contact us for more information.

Additional Specs:

SPECIAL POSITION
Space charge plus 15% additional.

BLEED
No additional charge for bleed.

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS
$150.00 for the first 100 words, then $1.00 for each additional word. Text only no graphics.

HYPERLINK
All advertising contracts will include a hyperlink from Counselor Web site to your site.

Group subscriptions, gift subscriptions, custom cover jackets & personalized
address labels


Please contact Stephanie Muller at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Ad Sizes

Space UnitsWidthDepth
Trim size
Full page (bleed)
Spread (bleed)
Full page (non-bleed)
2/3 pg. Vertical
1/2 pg. Vertical
1/2 pg. Horizontal
1/3 pg. Vertical
1/3 pg. Square
1/4 pg. Horizontal
8 3/8"
8 5/8"
17 1/4"
7 1/4"
4 3/4"
4 3/4"
7 1/4"
2 1/4"
4 3/4"
4 3/4"
10 7/8"
11 1/8"
11 1/8"
9 7/8"
9 7/8"
7 1/4"
4 3/4"
9 7/8"
4 3/4"
3 3/8"

*PLEASE NOTE: Positioning of advertisement is at the discretion of the publisher, except where a preferred position has been approved by the publisher at premium rates.


Closing Dates

2009 Closing Dates

IssueSpace Reservations Materials Due Mail Date
Jan/Feb November 14 November 28 January 15
March/April January 23 February 1
March 15
May/June March 23 April 4 May 15
July/August May 24 June 6 July 16
Sept/Oct July 23 August 2 September 14
Nov/Dec September 26 October 8 November 15

Mechanical Requirements

Preferred Materials
We prefer Quark files for Macintosh electronically either via e-mail, uploaded to our server or on a CD-Rom disk. E-mail delivery is acceptable for B&W ads. Please fax a hard copy. Use self-extracting format for transmission, include all artwork, fonts, and linked scans. 

*** Printer is not responsible for errors in output due to incorrect file preparation or incorrect file compression. Client will incur extra charges if necessary to ready files for printing.

Sizes:  Trim Size 8 3/8" X 10 7/8", Full Page Bleed Size 8 5/8" X 11 1/8", 1/3 Page vertical 2 1/4" X 9 7/8"

Questions & delivery of materials: Jenna Bensoussan at 800-851-9100 x 236, E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Software
QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Freehand. Use latest versions whenever possible.

File Formats
EPS, TIFF, JPEG, PDF.

Fonts
Postscripts (screen/printer) and Trutype must be supplied. Any supplied PC font will be matched with comparable MAC font.

Color Calibration
SWOP standards. Color builds must be saved in CMYK format. Do not use Pantone or RGB. Please supply color proof for all color ads.

Resolution
All images (grayscale and color scans) 300 dpi 133-line printing at 100%. Scanned B&W line art minimum resolution of 900 dpi, 1200 dpi preferred. 4-color 150-line screen.

Minimum height & weight: 4 3/4 inches, including head trim, 60# or 10-point cover stock. 
Maximum height & weight: 11 1/8 inches including head and foot trim, 80# text.
Business Reply: 7-point or 65# cover stock. Must meet USPS regulations. Printer will reject inserts that do not meet the requirements.


For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Muller, Editor
Counselor Magazine
Tel: 800-851-9100 x 258 or 954-360-0909 x 258
Fax: 954-360-0034
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Robert M. Solomon, Director of Advertising Sales
Counselor Magazine
347 5th Ave, Suite 1110
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-683-7905
Fax: 212-447-6628
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2009 05:18