This is a brand new space for equipping future helping professionals for success. For the last five years, I have been teaching at the undergraduate level and now I would like to make much of the content and support more accessible to those outside of the college or university. With this platform, I will run monthly training and information sessions to help you learn how to become a counselor. This not only means skill development, but personal formation as well. A dysregulated counselor is a liability in session. If we are to help others navigate intense experiences, we must first be able to navigate them. Self-regulation is essential for successful co-regulation. Experiencing co-regulation is the means to self-regulation. You can't give that which you have no received. Now I need your feedback. What would you like me to prioritize? Personal development workshops, basic counseling skills, or the licensing process among various professions?

Here is what I am working on ... 1st Priority - Upload some short videos to go with the current core courses. (Core courses include Basic Counseling Skills, Motivational Interviewing, and Interpersonal Dynamics & Emotional Growth.) These will serve as support to the live workshops. 2nd Priority - Establish a time for a personal development workshop since that seems to be something many of you are interested in. It would help if you could comment some days/times that are most convenient for you. 3rd Priority - Looking at getting approved as a CE provider. I think PRSS will be the first credential supported, then ADC/AADC. After that I will be looking at HS-BCP, Social Work, Counseling (including NBCC) options. It would help if I knew what most of you are interested in. Looking forward to some feedback! Thanks everyone!