Reflection, growth, therapist development, and mental health education.
This part of Counselor’s Canvas brings together the personal, professional, educational, and reflective sides of mental health. Some posts are reflections from my own life and work. Others focus on what I am learning as a therapist, mental health topics that deserve a closer look, or books, articles, and movies that connect back to the field.
Rather than putting everything into one long feed, this page is organized into a few spaces so you can choose the kind of reading you are looking for.
Choose a Space
Journals
Personal reflections, life updates, self-care, school experiences, transitions, and the more human side of doing this work and living through change.
Therapist Journey
Posts about becoming a therapist, growing in the field, learning from the work, and making sense of the professional experiences that shape who I am becoming as a clinician.
Mental Health Topics
Educational and issue-focused writing on topics such as neurodiversity, accessibility, seasonal depression, institutionalization, reentry, dementia care, and other areas of mental health that are worth exploring in more depth.
Reviews
Books, articles, movies, and other resources explored through a mental health lens, including representation, research, identity, culture, and the ideas they bring into the conversation.
This Space Can Grow
As Counselor’s Canvas grows, new sections can be added here when there is enough writing to give them a real home. For now, these four spaces keep the mental health side of the site organized without making it feel crowded.