My time at Winthrop Counseling Services was a wonderful, supportive, and very educational experience. One of my biggest take-aways that I used when I was searching for full-time work after graduating was the importance of clinical support and community. At Winthrop, the counseling staff was so supportive to me. They made themselves readily available to guide me, listen to my experiences, offer advice and/or comfort, and on so many occasions, make me laugh. It showed me how I need to prioritize that type of community in my future work in order to take care of myself and make sure I wasn't isolated.
Additionally, Winthrop gave me experience in crisis management, which mixed with the supportive staff was the perfect time to learn. I was also exposed to quite a variety of clinical issues. That helped me to understand better the type of career and specialties I wanted to pursue after graduating. I was able to rule a couple things out, but also I found some things I enjoyed working with that surprised me.
