Personal Statement
My passion for the mental health counseling field became solidified in college. Since the first few days at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, I quickly became known as the problem solver. As time went on I was the listening ear and shoulder to cry on for many of my friends and acquaintances. They would come to me with their educational advice, relationship problems, and even family issues. Sometimes I found it stressful to deal with all that I had going on during my college years meanwhile, being there for everyone else. As tough as it was at times I wouldn’t have it any other way. I thoroughly enjoyed being the one person that people could count on. It was also a humbling experience that people thought enough
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All I know is that I want to do something that doesn’t feel like a job. I want to be able to wake up every day and love going to work, something more than chasing a paycheck. I want to be in a position where I can inspire people do better, and want to become a better person. I want to have a career that would be able to change the world one person at a time. Something that would create a legacy and continue to live on for many years after I leave this earth. Over the past few years, I have always wanted to open my own practice and counsel a wide range of individuals. However, in the last year since I’ve been at my current job I have had a slight shift of focus. Working with the special needs population had shifted my perspective a bit. I have developed more of a passion to help individuals that cannot directly help themselves. There is a serious need for special needs advocate to get them the services that they desperately need. I also want to do some work with at risk-youth. I feel that there are youth out there that haven’t tapped into their full potential because they don’t have a support system. I can’t imagine what my life would be like without my outstanding support system but everyone isn’t that fortunate. Many times, the kids just need someone to talk to without judgement. I want to create an open dialogue where they feel comfortable confiding in me without fear that the information would be shared with anyone