Update on the NCE and LPC Journey

After four months, Monday I finally recieved the approval letter from the state board to register for the National Counselors Exam!!

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I sent in a few more fees, pertinent forms, and the approval letter today to Continental Testing Services and to the National Board of Certified Counselors in order to move this thing along to the next step in the LPC process.  Though now I'm waiting up to four weeks for another letter which enables me to schedule the exam.  Hopefully, I will be able to take this test before the end of the year.  Knowing what I know now, I should've applied toward the start of my last semester.

At least I have had ample time to study and to work on my resume.  Working at a Residential Treatment Center in my position with the challenging-but-awesome clients, great co-workers, and other collaterals has provided significant experience in the field but I'm looking forward to practicing therapy day to day.

Along the journey I have been developing a counseling niche.  With eleven years of experience working with the youth population that is an obvious one.  I have successful experience using evidence based techniques with clients who exhibit autistic features, suicidal ideation, mood disorders, and behavioral issues.  Whether it's a single mother and sibling family unit or a foster family, it takes a healthy and united family system to stabelize the youth in treatment, so family therapy is another specialization I want to take on.  I also have training with addictions counseling from Wasburn University so I'm looking forward to the challenges of addictions treatment in individual or group therapy with that population as well.  The M.Div I completed in 2013 adds another unique specialization I can offer for those who desire a faith based therapeutic approach.

Ok, back to Rosenthal (see Rosenthal on www.amazon.com to purchase) NCE study materials.  

Tony Nichols 

    -I find joy in helping other's experience hope and peace in their life.