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Around 13 years old (7th grade) I started to speak to a school counselor about my personal family issues. The counselor helped me and even invited my parents in so that they could better understand what I was feeling.

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Due to personal conflicts I engaged in behaviors that were detrimental to my academic life and my relationship with school in general. This bad behavior continued from ages 15- 17.

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The school counselor had a group called "Maroon Mentors" and juniors and seniors were invited to become mentors and speak to younger students about peer pressure, academics, and bullying. I joined the program 5 months before I graduated from high school.

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During my undergrad I took on my first freelance mentoring job. The client was a teen who was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and would self harm on more than one occasion. I was 19 years old. She and I spoke for over 6+ months before she needed more intense therapy.

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Now I'm enrolled in Walden's MS Dual Degree program for Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. I'm still a freelance mentor, but I am currently trying to turn it into an LLC.