I'm applying to grad school. My intent was to become a therapist of some kind. There are a few different tracks to go down. I've narrowed it down to Licensed Professional Counselor and School Counselor. When I was in high school I wanted to become a school counselor because I was dealing with so much and had no one to help me. I always thought I'd do that as a job someday. Also, my mom is a school psychologist. I'm wondering, though, if I could handle working in a school and dealing with the mountains of bureaucracy. Also, as an LPC, I'd have the option of working part time. Not with school counselor, although I would get summers off. I'm not a super ambitious person, I enjoy learning new things and I want to help people. I don't know if I have the temperment to work in a school setting. That said, I have three kids, I love kids, and I've worked with them before. I've worked in public schools as a substitute, a tutor, and I taught kids yoga classes for five years. I asked how being a school counselor would affect my life and got 24 unchanging. Thoughts?
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