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Hi!  I am Katie.  I am a Master's of School Counseling student here at GMU.  I enjoy spending time with family, friends and my husband.  I was married this past August, so I am enjoying life as a newlywed!  I love staying active; working out and spending time outdoors!

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Now that I have experienced working in a preschool setting, as well as in a partial hospitalization program, I've realized becoming a school counselor would be the perfect mix of the aspects I've enjoyed in each job I've held.  My goal is to obtain my Master's in School Counseling, and go on to work in an elementary school.  I'd love to help children who may be struggling emotionally or behaviorally and prepare each child for a bright future!

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I've worked with children throughout all of my adult life. I have always loved being able to watch children learn and grow! Working with children who suffer from emotional and behavioral difficulties can be hard, but witnessing and helping these children reach their treatment goals and succeed when they transition back to school brings me incredible joy!

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I am currently a Nanny for 2 sweet kids while I complete my practicum after I was recently laid off from being a Mental Health Worker at a partial hospitalization program.  The program, unfortunately closed over the summer.  At the program I worked with 3-6 year old's with severe social, emotional and behavioral difficulties.  Although we were not an educational based program, we used lesson plans and group therapy to help our little ones develop skills for emotional regulation and appropriate peer interactions. The program was short term and our goal was to prepare children to transition back to their preschool or Kindergarten class.