Student Counselor

In this podcast, the host celebrates the one-year anniversary with reflections on personal life and recent travels. They share updates on wedding planning, World Cup experiences, and navigating online classes. The episode offers a mix of gratitude, excitement, and insights into the speaker's academic and personal journey.

The podcast covers the host's personal updates, reflections on group counseling and addiction classes, detailed wedding planning for Brazil, surviving Hurricane Ian, and plans for upcoming episodes. Discusses personal struggles, growth, and experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Brooke Leith shares their journey from marketing to mental health counseling, discussing Catholic school experience. They explore the slow, thorough learning approach in grad school, networking in the field, and launching an Asana course for task management. Digital tools for organization, academic success, and transitioning to private practice are also highlighted.

The podcast covers reflections on the speaker's summer term, insights on balancing work, school, and personal life, exploring addiction treatment theories and techniques, excitement for fall classes and World Cup, and reconnecting with soccer passion ahead of the event.

Exploring imposter syndrome and the challenges of accurate diagnosis in a counseling class. Reflecting on misdiagnosing a veteran client and the complexities of mental health diagnosis. The speaker shares experiences of feeling inadequate in diagnosing clients, highlighting the uncertainties and reflections counselors face.

In this episode, I speak with Beth Laskosky, a current Marriage and Family Therapy graduate student. We talked about the MFT program from a student perspective, such as the classes, assignments, and more! Beth runs an Instagram page filled with resourceful content students. She is also a tutor who provides writing/reviewing services and academic consulting. PS: We had some technical difficulties in this episode, and my mic was not working properly in the beginning. I apologize for this! It is still an amazing episode, so I hope you like it! Thank you!

In this episode, I speak with Kelley Stevens, LMFT in the state of California and Private Practice Coach. We talked about money, running your own private practice, and being successful in the field! Kelley Stevens teaches therapists how to build a cash-pay private practice. She offers tools and online courses that students and licensed professionals can use to open their private practice. Did you like this episode? If so, please rate it, subscribe to the show on your favorite platform, and share this episode with a friend! Thank you! Connect with me on Instagram - @student.counselor.podcast

In this episode, I speak with Doretha Lewis, a current Clinical Mental Health Counselor graduate student. We talked about starting practicum, finding a paid site, classes, and more! When choosing a University, I wanted to reach out to current students and alumni to get their feedback on the program. Doretha was one of the current students I reached out to from the University of the Cumberlands that gave me feedback on their program! For those looking for a University now, please consider doing this and getting feedback from other people who attended that University for the feedback! Did you like this episode? If so, please rate it and subscribe to the show on Spotify and Apple Podcast. Thank you! Connect with me on Instagram - @student.counselor.podcast

In this episode, I speak with Megan Kelly, LMHC in Indiana and the Mental Status Podcast host. We talked about surviving graduate school and avoiding burnout as a counseling student. After being burnout herself, Meg started the Mental Status Podcast, a podcast made for burnt-out therapists looking to reignite their lives. She is also the face behind the Antiwork Therapist Instagram page that focuses on reimagining what it means to be a helper in today's world. Did you like this episode? If so, please rate it and subscribe to the show on Spotify and Apple Podcast. Thank you! Connect with me on Instagram - @student.counselor.podcast

In this episode, I speak about the Advanced Clinical Assessment class I just finished, as it was one of my favorite classes in the program so far! We learned how to pick assessments, do a mental status examination, create a treatment plan, and more! I also discuss all my assignments, including the writing assignment I diagnosed Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man! It wasn't just the assignments that made this class enjoyable; my professor always gave constructive feedback and challenged me every week!  Did you like this episode? If so, please rate it and subscribe to the Spotify and Apple Podcast show. Thank you! Connect with me on Instagram - @student.counselor.podcast