I have never been displeased with my decision to go into mental health nursing vs the counseling route. I started in psych, moved to CD treatment, MH managed care, EAP, and now am managing a deparment in a large corporation ( and trust me, you use lots of psych at this level of management!). Many times in treatment centers, etc if census got low the counselors were terminated. Never the nurses. We did it all and really enjoyed it. I know that nursing school is difficult for you but hang i n there. It will pay off in the end!