Licensed Professional Counselor

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Upon embarking on my professional development project, I knew that it was important to select a Licensed Professional Counselor that was truly passionate about the field of counseling. I am fortunate to have a relationship with an Executive Director of a Counseling Center, whom referred me to Stephanie Featherston, LPC. I am grateful for this relationship with the Executive Director as I embark on my journey in counseling. I learned that Stephanie specialized

University where I am working on obtaining my Master’s in Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling. Restricted Licenses Currently, I am a counselor in training at East Carolina University within the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. Upon graduation, I will be pursuing licensure as a Clinical Addiction Specialist and a Professional Counselor. I am working at the Navigate Counseling Clinic, under the supervision of Qunesha Hinton, who also serves as my ECU doctoral student supervisor

For this assignment, an interview was conducted with Traci Richards, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with Genesis Counseling Center in Chesapeake, Virginia. Relying on Christian principles as the basis of the therapy, Genesis Counseling Center offers comprehensive counseling and psychological services, including individual, marriage, family, Biblical counseling, psychological testing, group therapy, life coaching, online counseling, consulting, leadership coaching, and licensure supervision

The title, counselor, seems to have many different meanings depending on who you are speaking with. A counselor could be a college student working at a summer camp. Another holding the title counselor might work in a local school. Moreover, counselors exist in offices and treatment centers across the world. It would make sense if every person who encounters these different counselors have different expectations of their counselor’s role. Yet, all of these different people hold the same title. Accordingly

able to have a nice long phone call with her and learned a lot about how sexuality influenced her position in the mental health field. Roxanne works extremely hard and could not stop talking about how rewarding her job really is. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, she deals with kids on a daily basis. She works for Northwest Journey, which is a Day treatment facility that meets with families and kids that range from Elementary to High School. The education program that they have is with the Stevens

rebelling to the situation. Sometimes they may react in ways to get their parents attention because they may feel like they have been forgotten in the middle of all of the chaos. In such instances, the child can benefit from seeing a licensed counselor to get professional help with these negative behaviors (Redmond, Ferber, & Love To Know, 2017). Through experience and education, Donna Ferber thinks that children can benefit from a divorce or separation under certain circumstances. However, through

Another event that motivated me to become a social work major is the summer after freshmen year when I was a camp counselor at a summer camp. There was this little boy aged seven in the summer camp who stated that he was not happy and was going to drown himself when we go to the swimming pool. At the summer camp that I worked, we did not have any protocol for if a child desired to kill their self or others. None of my coworkers knew what to do, so I decided to take the lead and call my supervisor

COUN 535 CASE STUDY #3 Case Study Description: The counselor in this case study is a 2007 Master’s degree graduate in Mental Health Counseling and has recently attained their licensure credentials as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). This particular counselor works in a private practice in a small rural community where they are the only LPC in the area. A local resident Eleanor, has contacted the counselor due to concerns about her daughter Felicia. Felicia has been upset about her parents

Interviewed I had the opportunity to interview Martha Sanchez a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Intern at Family Crisis Center. Ms. Sanchez currently works under the supervision of her supervisor as she is currently working on completing her required hours to become a fully licensed counselor. Along with completing her hours, Ms. Sanchez is also working on her hours to become a licensed play therapist. Groups Served Ms. Sanchez is a counselor to victims of domestic violence and sexual

Roles and Mission The counselor may play various roles, at several levels, i.e. the counselor may be an educator to the client, the counselor may be a type of mentor offering advice and guidance on specific issues, and also engage in other roles. The counselor may also act as an advocate for a client whose cultural background is significantly different than the environment he or she may currently be in, by ensuring that the client is treated with the same respect and given the same opportunities