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I've found it extremely rewarding to work with students, starting with mentoring elementary students when I was in high school and college. My enjoyment of working with students has continued as I've changed roles, such as teaching undergraduates and working as a counselor in training with high school students and their parents. After a year working at a college counseling center at UW-Madison, I've never looked back.
There are many reasons I find it meaningful to work with undergraduate and graduate students. It's a time in life when individuals are rapidly growing, exploring, and experimenting in friendships, intimate relationships, identities, interests, possible careers, etc. It's also a time of openness, when many individuals are willing to try on new ways of being and interacting with the world and have more autonomy to do so. All of these changes can also be sources of stress, which contribute to the challenges my clients are facing.
The life changes I help students navigate include:
living apart from family/friends and building independence
coming to terms with how different your upbringing was compared to others
acclimating to a larger/more competitive setting
exploring identities (sexual orientation, gender, etc.)
experimenting with the types of friendships and intimate relationships you'd like to have
finding that your coping skills are not enough for the challenges you're facing
hitting academic/skill/other limits in a new way
making decisions with longer term impacts (choosing a major, figuring out next steps for after school, preparing for the job market)
managing "firsts" (intimate relationship, sexual partner, breakup, consequential job/internship)
working on very large projects, such as a capstone, thesis, or dissertation
navigating academic department dysfunction
feeling safe enough in life to start accessing and processing the impact of past trauma
If the above sounds like a good fit for you, feel free to email or call me today!
Given that I work best with people who are ready to change, I may provide referrals to individuals who are still figuring out if they are ready to change. Referrals in this case are about my ability to meet my client's needs, as opposed to any shortcoming in my clients.
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