The use of Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) within counseling literature, specifically counselor education, has increased since 2013; however, the application of the method varies across counseling studies. Therefore, we used a modified content analysis to code 58 CQR counseling studies from 2003-2017 to examine whether and how each study adhered to Hill et al.'s (2005) 15 outlined recommendations of CQR. We found counseling researchers are utilizing many components of CQR but there is variability in the use of an auditor, training, cross analysis, and presentation of results. Utilizing CQR the way Hill et al. (2005) intended is important because it aligns with the fidelity of the method but, more importantly, counseling researchers may achieve greater depth and understanding of their data if they follow the methodology accurately. We provide specific suggestions, based on our findings, for future researchers to utilize when conducting and publishing CQR studies.