Mental Health and ADHD

Do you enjoy your job?

I love my job.

I’ve been trained as a mental health therapist since 1995, and have been with the private practice I’m with since 2020. I did a lot of non-profit work between ‘95 and 2018, and enjoyed lots of pieces of that as well.

It has always been important to me to make a difference.

Currently, I’m specializing in working with people who have ADHD, depression, and anxiety. I particularly specialize in ADHD.

My undergrad was a BS in Psychology, where I learned all about the brain. Then I went straight to get my MA in Community Counseling at the University of Cincinnati, where I found my niche of working as a mental health therapist.

I love lots of pieces of my job. I love to read, and really enjoy reading research based works and learning about evidence-based practices. Currently, I’m reading a book to help me work better with children who have ADHD and can struggle with following rules. It is called ‘Your Defiant Child’, and while I’m not a huge fan of the title, the information is very much strength-based.

At my last full time non-profit employer, I was frequently told by my boss and the president of the company that I reminded them of an outpatient therapist. This was interesting to me, because although I had provided therapy in many settings, being an outpatient therapist was something that my job title had only briefly included.

My history was in home-based therapy, where I was able to see the entire family system. When I was at Promising Futures, I provided outpatient therapy toward the end of our time as a stand-alone non-profit before we merged with the Children’s Bureau.

Today, I am working on my writing skills, which my job allows me to do with the schedule that I have. I have seen clients this morning, will participate in a consultation training at 1pm, and then will see clients until late afternoon.

I have a one hour break in there where I will either continue working on my writing skills, or read more of my book.

It’s a job I love, and I’m so proud to be a part of a group practice that has multiple locations to serve the North Dallas area.

What do you like about your job? Are there pieces of the schedule that you like, do you like being retired from a job you may or may not have loved, or are there more things you dislike about your job than things you like?

Either way, I hope you are able to enjoy your day today and tomorrow as well.