A New Journey Begins

These past few days I have been trying to figure out everything that I need to apply for full licensure. You may ask what those 3 letter means. Licensed Professional Counselor also known in the mental health world as LPC. 

Well, we are the mental health professionals in charge of providing therapeutic services to individuals and/or groups. I remember hoping I would one day be able to help others and provide these types of services back in 2015 while watching a movie. I believe it was Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. Earning a masters was an impossible task in my books back then. I only had a bachelor's in communication and had done nothing with it. For me, it appeared I had reached a very low point in my life since I lost my father right after graduating with that degree. I never even contemplated going back to school much less becoming a professional to any degree. I was depressed! Not only had I finished my educational goals and felt lost I also lost a very important part of myself. My father passed away on that unforgettable day in June 2010. 

Fast forward to November 7, 2023, I just submitted a document I was missing to apply for licensure and finally got around to beginning this blog. Sure, I am a tad behind on progress notes but I want to document my experience and emotions as I embark on this new journey. 

I am almost a LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR!!!! Little me, from Southmost, located on the tip of Texas. Tears of joy ran down my cheeks. If I could go back in time and tell that younger version of myself crying at her father's death bed that one day all that pain and suffering would have a purpose. 

My father's death put everything into perspective and although it took 5 years after his death to figure it out. I now know that his death taught me that I could help others with this empathic and caring heart. I have always been one to care, sometimes too much, but I have been getting better with time and practicing healthy boundaries. 

On November 7, 2023 at 2:15 p.m. I checked the system and it is official. Seeing the "Associate" removed from my title really did it for me and yes, I cried ugly. Called my husband immediately after. Now, I can finally see things from a new perspective and can consider other options to continue learning and growing. I am blessed and passionately in love with my career.  

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