Mental health counselor

Credential & Experience: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern in the Dallas area. I graduated with my A.S. in Criminal Science, a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Upper Iowa, Fayette, Iowa (2014), and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Amberton University, Garland, TX (2016). Within clinical training and work experience, I have provided counseling services for adolescents, adult and group therapies in a psychiatric hospital. Professional Disclosure, client Consent &…

depression as a mental illness is not spreading at high rates. Misdiagnosis of depression occur when a person experiences a handful of the symptoms, such as prolonged and intense…

both similarities and differences with other health care professionals in fields of psychology, social work, and psychiatry. The major difference between counselors and other health care professionals is the model they use to assist in providing services to Clients. Counselors use the Wellness Model to help treat Clients where as other health care professionals use the medial model. This model tends to examine mental health as an illness. Counselors when servicing Clients want to help empower…

Flatt, A.K. (2013). A Suffering Generation: Six factors contributing to the mental health crisis in North American higher education. College Quarterly, 16(1), 1. In this article the author brought attention to the severe mental health crisis brewing on campuses across North America whereby students are struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and psychosis. This crisis created a shift in the needs of students seeking counseling service from more developmental and informational…

than discussion based is good for keeping the interests of the girls as well as less intimidating because it does not make the girls feel as if they are in a therapeutic setting therefore eliminating any stigma that may be attached to therapy or mental health services. The curriculum, however, is grade based which does not take into account the number of adolescent females in New Orleans who have been retained due to various factors including cognitive delay, post Katrina registration issues,…

technological advances are pleasurable for a short amount of time, they cause considerable disconnect with nature and the outside world. This principle points out the importance getting back to nature as being outdoors can affect one’s mental and spiritual health. A series of studies published in June 2010 found that people feel more alive when they are outside and feel a greater sense of vitality simply by going outside rather than exercising or socially interacting with others (University of…

that. I am sure that our future technology could diagnose them with a mental illness, but they won’t be able to help them through their problems and give them advice (Top 10 Careers For The Future). While technology is improving everyday, it could possibly help with my patients. It could help with diagnosing the patients. For example, it could give more information about a mental illness or new information about a new or rare mental illness that some people might not be aware of. There are new…

agencies are located within all areas of health and human services. Some examples are hospitals, nursing homes, family counseling, and home care agencies. However, the meaning of sectarianism will vary significantly within each agency. It is difficult to access the number of health and human services agencies that are related to religious organizations (Ellor, Netting, and Thibault, 1999, pp.…

every day; this problem I refer to is violent, deplorable, crime. Every day, natives of this great land are plagued by fear for themselves, their property, and their families. This dread inflicts a mental and emotional toll on these innocent inhabitants, affecting their productivity, happiness, and health. Crime has many different causes, not all of them preventable, but the crime rate is above and beyond what should be possible. There is a simple reason for this out of control propagation of…

related to mental illness. The physical self is a crucial element in the development of self-esteem. A culture that places value on certain physical features and characteristics, self-esteem is attached to physical appearance and encourages people to live up to these standard to acquire the self-esteem they desire. Thus, self esteem is influenced by perception of physical self-worth and physical acceptance.…