VCU has a strong MSW program but unlike a lot of MSW programs, they emphasize and prioritize people having work experience in the field before going into their program (at least that was the case in 2014 when I applied.)

If you really want to do straight clinical work, I would suggest going for an M.Ed. I have an MSW and know plenty of people from my program (UT Austin) that are now therapist but if you don’t have a strong interest in the other aspects of social work (social justice, macro issues, etc), I would say a counseling degree is a better, more focused choice.