About the guest: Lyssa Solomon is working as a guidance counselor in Xavier School, while taking her MS degree in Counseling Psychology in Ateneo de Manila University. She has a bachelor's degree in Family Life and Child Development from UP Diliman, and she has worked as a clinical assistant in Ateneo Bulatao Center's psychological clinic, and as a community mobilizer for Save the Children Philippines.
In this episode we talked about:
- What inspired her to pursue an MS in Counseling Psychology
- How her background in Family Life and Child Development helps her in her Psychology studies
- The topics covered in Ateneo's Counseling Psychology MS program
- Her work as a guidance counselor for Xavier School
- Her past experiences as a clinical assistant in Bulatao Center and as a community mobilizer for Save the Children Philippines
- Career opportunities for someone with a background in Counseling Psychology
- What happens in a psychotherapy session
- How to know if it's time to talk to a therapist
- What are the different kinds of therapies available
- How the therapists can say that a client is recovered
- How to help our friends who are experiencing depression, and what should we be careful not to do
- How to remain grateful and positive without falling into toxic positivity
- How to teach kids to accept their emotions, and be careful with the way they express their emotions
- What we need to know about our identity and personality
- What are the factors contributing to many children experiencing depression these days
- Why we need more psychologists
