I absolutely love being a counselor and my passion is to help people feel comfortable while helping them. People often have an idea of what they think therapy is all about, because they’ve heard things from friends and family, and we’ve all seen enough television and movies to get the idea that only crazy people need to see a counselor. Only people who can’t keep their crap together need a counselor. Only weak-minded people need a counselor. Frankly, the list could go on and on, and it’s all about one word: stigma. That stigma sounds something like: I must be broken or weak or losing my marbles if I need to go to a therapist or a counselor.

But I am here to tell you that is simply not true. You are not broken or crazy or weak; on the contrary, one of the strongest things that a person can do is recognize that they need help, and then, ask for it.