The content of the paper is aimed at presenting the characteristics of counseling with criminal justice offenders and on the essential aspects of such counseling. An emphasis is put on defining who the criminal justice offenders are, which groups of criminal justice offenders we recognize, personality traits that are common, and talk about such stigmatizations. Furthermore, we are introduced to the term of counseling with criminal justice offenders and different approaches which are used. Consequently, the emphasis is put on counseling with offenders of domestic violence, addicts who have committed crimes, sex offenders, and with juvenile offenders. The goal of this type of counseling is rehabilitation, reintegration and reduction of recidivism, but also the protection of the community to which the criminal justice offender returns. In conducting such counseling, it is necessary for the counselor to seek the true desire to work with offenders in order to show understanding and empathy. An emphasis is put on building the relationship of trust that is a precondition for a successful counseling process. Throughout the paper, the attempt is to present the role of social workers in counseling with criminal offenders and to raise awareness of the need to provide counseling support for criminal offenders.