AT HOMESTEAD

My first calling towards psychotherapy came at age 16. Taking my first psychology class, and growing up in a dysfunctional family, I was delighted to experience a profession that focused on emotional well-being. Without question I majored in psychology as I followed my pre-ordained 1960's path; to college to earn my MRS. and have babies. I found the study of psychology infinitely interesting and managed to combine marriage and child bearing with graduate school. Balancing my first career as a psychoeducational therapist for autistic children and raising my own children filled my life with more than enough purpose! However, after 6 years, it was clear that I wanted to develop my skills as a psychotherapist and found the Holistic Counseling Psychology program at Lesley University in Cambridge Ma. It seemed daunting and impossible, but the call was strong. One step at a time, the obstacles melted away, and a scholarship made it clear that it was meant to be. Off I went and spent two of..