“Catalina” (pseudonym used to protect the identity of the individual being interviewed) is not your typical medical student. Young, Dominicana and the first generation of her family born in the United States, she shoves her clothes into a washing machine in her apartment complex. Graciously, she answers questions about an
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If you are reading this article, you are most likely a licensed mental health professional. So imagine these two scenarios. The first: You’ve just been offered your dream job. You can start tomorrow, without giving notice at your current job, correct? The second: What if you are not happy at
On June 12, America woke up to the terrible news that dozens of people had been killed and injured in a spree of violence perpetrated by a single shooter at a popular nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Within 24 hours, local counselors began circulating a spreadsheet, asking practitioners to sign up
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” — Fred Rogers It was 9:53 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, when I received a text from
Dear Counseling Colleagues, This month, I assume the presidency of the American Counseling Association, an organization I have called my professional home for 30 years. The roles I have taken on in my career as a professor, mentor and leader have all been shaped by my identity as a professional
When you see Catherine Roland at a professional event, the number of lives she has touched throughout her career soon becomes clear. “You can go to any American Counseling Association conference, and when [Roland] walks down the hall, people are constantly stopping her, running up to her, hugging her. She’s
Over the past several weeks, a number of men and women completed their years of study and have been awarded graduate degrees. They can now refer to themselves as professional counselors or counselor educators. Some of these highly trained individuals will go on to serve clients and students well beyond
One of the great things about writing for CT Online is the correspondence I receive. This month, I have selected one of those pieces of correspondence that poses some questions about nonprofit counseling practices. For ease of reading, I have broken it down with bullet points and answered as best
Author’s note: In the time since I originally conducted the following interview, a number of legal, ethical and privacy concerns have been raised about TalkSpace. These issues are not easily summed up and are best read from their original sources: Talkspace Reveals Clients’ Email, Violating Clinical Confidentiality BREAKDOWN- Inside
I had been working with “Alex,” an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, for longer than six months. His hyperactivity had become a major problem at school, and much of our clinical focus had been on managing behavior in the school environment. Each week, Mrs. T, his mother, who drove almost