SHELTERBELT COUNSELING

I did not begin my career as a mental health counselor. I originally sought a career as a highly trained classical singer in order to teach this art at the university level as a professor. During my education and years teaching at the college level, I discovered the importance of mental health in both the lives of my students and in myself. I came to understand how mental health affected their ability to believe in themselves and their ability to reach their potential as a student and as a person. Through these experiences I felt that I may be of use to assist people to find their life worth living in order to find and reach their own potential in life. I became a therapist because I perceive this path to be my life worth living. I firmly believe that mental health is an intersection between mind, body and spirit. This belief led me to become a Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapist. I believe that at times our assumptions and interpretation of our thoughts, emotions..

Also known as: Shelterbelt Counseling, LLC

Primary location: Aberdeen United States