Family Counselor Career Goals

The career that I would love to achieve would be counseling; however, I am still debating on if I want to be a child counselor, grief counselor, family counselor, or teen and adult counselor. When it comes to counseling, I believe it is more than just interacting with others; such as, being a good listener, patient, understanding and giving good advice. A counselor needs to understand the possible mental disorders, emotional disorders, what possible triggers are causing the stress that the patient is experiencing and what techniques or treatment plans would be best for that patient to achieve a healthy lifestyle mentally, physically and emotionally. By obtaining a degree in Psychology, plus furthering my education I hope to understand mental and emotional disorders thoroughly as well as learn what treatment techniques and plans would be best for the patient that comes to me for help.

In addition, currently my plan is to attend graduate school for my masters, and possibly Ph.D in Clinical Counseling. Recently, I have been doing research on possible graduate programs that I would like to apply for. One barrier would be my GPA. My GPA has been good so far; however, this semester I struggled with my courses because as a new mother I was trying to find a balance between being a full time student and being a full time single mother. I’m
While, the pain will never go away and I will always miss my son I have learned steps on how to grieve. Losing a loved one, losing a child is tragically heartbreaking and it can be hard to overcome. So, I think that my experience with grief will help me become a better counselor because I understand how hard it is emotionally to lose a child, and lose a loved