Role and Setting

Once licensure as an LPC is obtained, I am to gain meaningful experience in the field of counseling.

Specifically, I have a high interest in working with athletes at the collegiate or professional level. Rather than using a strictly sports psychology emphasized approach, I envision myself providing services to this population from a holistic point of view. This can be seen with individual counseling that can address depression, anxiety, adjustment, eating disorders, coping with injury, transition to post-sport life, stress management, and relationship dynamics. Group counseling is also provided, as well as team workshops centered around building mindfulness and mental health skills. 

As a licensed counselor, I will be able to provide holistic mental health services to a multitude of populations.

Frequently we relish or simply enjoy our individuality and sense of uniqueness. The freedom to define who we are is a challenge. As we acquire a certain degree of equanimity in self-image, we are that much more likely to feel empathy for those around us. We know what it’s like to be a “self” moving through the world of “others.” When someone feels particularly isolated or in pain, we don’t need a great deal of information in order to come to his or her aid. Our own experience of separateness guides us to appropriate understanding and support. Perhaps there are more specific parallels of experience. We too have gone through _________, lost a loved one, struggled with _________, or experienced a __________ illness. From this body of common experience, much caring is born. As separate selves, we spend much time reaching out to one another (Dass & Gorman, 1985)