Featured Interviews

School Counselor The job of school counselor is an important one that often flies under the radar when you are thinking about school staff. Their responsibilities aren't set in stone and can range from conflict resolution to individual student guidance. Despite the lack of public recognition, Felicia Meadows wanted to be a school guidance counselor because she loves working with Continue Reading

Sex Psychologist In a buttoned-up profession like psychology, it's not rare to find psychologists with a sense of humor, but it can be difficult to find psychologists who are trying it out as a second career. Dr. Brian is a rare individual who can easily use psychology jargon when called upon, but would prefer to work the room at some Continue Reading

Community Mental Health Social Worker Robynn Barg, LCSW,  understood that working as a community mental health counselor would be intense, exhausting, and stressful. She also knew, based on extensive internship experience in the field, that working with the chronically and seriously ill was also both fascinating and incredibly rewarding. She describes her employment simply, by saying "it's not for sissies", Continue Reading

Substance Abuse Counselor CASACs (Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors) often go into the industry with the goal of helping people with their addictions.  Addiction can be an amazingly difficult problem to treat.  It often takes a strong minded, experienced counselor to  help patients find their way through this sort of issue. Donna Mae Depola's story comes from a place Continue Reading

Marriage Family Therapist The field of Marriage Family Therapy is exciting in many aspects.  The road to becoming an MFT is said to be trying, however the rewards of such a gratifying career seem to far out weigh the lengthy education requirements. MFT's are let into countless lives and become the confidants of many different people during their careers.   Continue Reading

Sex Therapist To many of us, and to society in general sex is often quite a taboo subject.   There is nothing necessarily embarrassing about a person's sex life, but it tends to be a very private matter that many people simply do not like to discuss. Dr. Rachel Needle works as a Sex Therapist.  Her work as a psychologist Continue Reading

Out Patient Therapist Amy Morin is an outpatient therapist who works with individuals referred by doctors or other health professionals.  One of the highlights of this career field is the ability to work in a variety of different settings as well as treating a variety of different types of patients. Through our interview with Amy, we have learned that one Continue Reading

School Counselor The counselor is a staple in many schools; one of the responsible adult figures the students can confide in and trust in our younger years. This profession demands a great deal of persistence, compassion and sometimes a lot patience. However, the rewards with this profession seem to be extremely rewarding. As we learn in our interview with Kelly Continue Reading

Psychiatric Treatment Social workers are by nature very compassionate people; they have a desire to help others.  They are often faced with heartbreaking situations and must be prepared emotionally and mentally to deal with those situations. Erena DiGonis is a Licensed Master Social Worker who understood from a very young age that individuals may need an extra hand or two Continue Reading

Career Center Counselor Many social workers are drawn to the profession from a young age and others have very dramatic experiences in their lives that lead them into the social work industry. This is especially true if those experiences involved a social worker who helped them through those difficult times. This inspiration, combined with a great deal of hard work Continue Reading