CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
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CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Ep. 42: Alumni Spotlight: Career Coaching and Counseling with Amy Willard
Counseling MA Program Podcast Series
23 minutes 43 seconds
5 years ago
Ep. 42: Alumni Spotlight: Career Coaching and Counseling with Amy Willard
Amy Willard, Associate Director for Career Education & Coaching in Wake Forest’s Office of Personal and Career Development, talks with hosts Dr. Bob Nations and Dr. Cheyenne Carter about her experiences in the online Master of Arts in Counseling program. She discusses how her coursework helped her develop into an effective Career Coach and Counselor, describes the challenging and most rewarding aspects of her work, and offers advice for listeners who are interested in becoming a counselor.
Other topics include: the necessity of practicing ongoing self-reflection and increasing self-awareness, multicultural practices in clinical and career counseling settings, practical strategies for transitioning from college to career, and how flexibility and happenstance can lead to exciting and unexpected career changes.
For more information about Wake Forest’s Office of Personal and Career Development, visit: https://opcd.wfu.edu/
Counseling MA Program Podcast Series
CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
