This blog post is an encouragement for those students in non-traditional programs everywhere. This blog will hopefully help you gain the confidence of leaving anonymity behind and recognizing that regardless of your school format, what you have to say is relevant and important –be it via email- to continuing building a great counselor community.

Because I recently wrote an article about the importance of allowing ESL clients to express themselves in the course of therapy in their own language, I started thinking more about how the issue of language is so central to most forms of counseling, and even more so in couples and family counseling. I am not [...]

Some of you may know that I am a fairly new immigrant to this country. I picked up English when I was quite young and although my English classes taught me well –in the sense that I was able to speak it with some fluency- it was not until I moved to the US that [...]

I had the strangest email encounter the other day; in an attempt to find a therapist for my husband, I have emailed several counselors in my area. Some got back, others didn’t. Some were open to answer my questions regarding their theoretical orientation and view of therapy, while others seemed offended that I asked for [...]

Seven years ago, The ACA started a wonderful project “Day of Giving” with only 32 volunteers. This year, the “Day of Giving” 2011n attracted more than 600 participants thanks to a wonderful ACA president, staff, and members. I had the honor to be part of ACA’s “Day of Giving”, Operation Nehemiah. One hundred and sixty [...]

It’s pretty challenging to get your point across when English is your second language. I remember when I moved to the states a few years ago and was placed in a situation that reminded me of a Romanian saying…I translated it in my head and laughing, said it out loud to my friends in English; [...]

I can see how Christmas -and the holidays in general- can overwhelm us and make us focus entirely on our families and friends. I can see how some celebrate Christmas from a religious perspective, while others celebrate it as a family secular tradition where they have the chance to be with their loved ones, share [...]

For the past month, I caught myself being anxious, breathing fast, and lacking the appetite to eat. I slowed myself down, took deep breaths, and tried to clear my mind in order to make sense of what is going on. Why the anxiousness? After all, this was the last week of my term and I [...]