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Fiacre Lachance
8/30 near Viea Village
Hi everyone. I know I've introduced myself on here before, but for those of you who don't know me, my name is Fai Lachance. I'm a social worker here in Recolle, and after I finish my masters program I'll be a licensed mental health professional.

Which brings me to my point. It's been a bad month, if not for all of us then certainly most of us. I want to again extend an offer to anyone who thinks they might want or benefit from counseling services. While again I should stress I am not yet licensed, I have practice with support groups and group therapy but I would be willing to try one-on-one counseling sessions if you would prefer to do this by yourself.

I have the next couple of weeks off of work, so I'm available most of the time if anyone would like to... make an appointment?? (Ha, I feel weird saying that!) And if anyone is interested in another support group session please let me know, we might be able to set something up.

Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions, and regardless of what anyone decides, good luck and have a great day ♥

((ooc: Psst, for any characters that are gossip hounds but may have missed it, this happened last month :3 ))

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Ah, you should do it! There are so many Retrospec users that I'm certain the more of us that can help, the better!

I think the main problem is that most people don't want to admit that they might need help, or don't want to talk about this kind of stuff with anyone. I tried a support group session a while back and we didn't get many takers, unfortunately.

[Your talking to one of those people right now, Fai.]

Its the same with students at the university; a lot of students need encouragement to seek help or guidance.

[She's not gonna go into student confidentiality and all that, but there's quite a few pits she's had to help people out of.]

I'm Katherine Takada, by the way, one of the counsellors at RU.

Edited 2017-08-31 19:13 (UTC)

[Don't worry, Katherine, Fai's one of those people too!]

I'm really glad you're there to help them! I feel bad that I haven't finished my masters yet so I'm not even licensed, but I work too so I only take classes part time. Not enough hours in the day!

Its very nice to meet you, Katherine! How long have you worked at the university?

Don't feel bad about it; its smart idea to take time with these kinds of things. I ended up rushing through to my masters after I got my bachelors and ended up having a rough time for the first year.
I've been working at RU for the last three years now.

How long have you been a social worker?

About three years myself, actually! I had a change of heart about my career in my 20's and had to go back to school to get my degree in social work. I'm so glad I did, though. I love my job!

Did you always intend to use your degree for counselling at the university?

I realized I'd wanted to be able to help and guide people by the time I'd gotten my bachelors degree. I wanted to be like the counsellor's I'd worked with during college to help me get through, and I'd sort of

Life in college is a difficult transition for many young people, and many have baggage from before entering. I wanted to help guide them through that.

It sounds like you're the perfect person for the job, then :)

I'm glad we met through here! Since we're offering the same sort of service, would you mind if we keep in touch about how things are going?

I would be more than glad to stay in contact. Its good to know I'm not the only person addressing this issue. If you ever need assistance with your counseling, feel free to call me, ok?

If its okay, would you mind if I include a link to this post in my own, for non-students who are looking for counseling as well?

Thank you! I'll definitely take you up on that if I think i need it, I don't mind admitting I need help if it will help someone else ♥

I don't mind at all, thank you!

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great minds think alike! :)

Indeed they do. Indeed they do.

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