Exploring Trauma and Grief Therapy: A Dialogue with Lynn Peterson

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Miss Lynn Peterson is an LPC NCC. She graduated from Mississippi State in May of 2014 and joined a practice the following September. She works with anxiety, trauma, and grief patients; this is her general population. I contacted Miss Peterson because I saw that she was interested in trauma; I am interested in PTSD and working with veterans. I was interested to find that her favorite population to work with are grief patients. I could tell she was very enthused about making people happy about themselves, and I found this delightful. Miss Peterson sounded very genuine and caring over the phone. I understood why she was in this profession, it was just very natural for her; I hope it is the same for me. After brief introductions, I inquired as …show more content…

In her opinion, the academics served as a foundation to applying the skills in the field. Growth and learning did not happen until she joined her internship and started training, hands-on. I found this to be quite comforting because right now I am very discouraged and I do not know what to do with all this information I have acquired. Miss Peterson informed me it was not until after graduation that she begin to encounter difficult clients, this is when she began to teach herself new ways to deal with trauma. She said there was not one particular moment that could define her growth, but they were many opportunities for growth and development. Once out of school and somewhat established within her practice, Miss Peterson informed me she conducted research on techniques to assist grief patients. Soon she made a connection that most depression in her clients was due to their inability to deal with a traumatic event. When I asked her about additional training and her process of this conclusion, she suggested searching for free training classes. Because most training is expensive, Miss Peterson kept an eye out for free conventions and self help courses to further her knowledge. Another suggestion she offered was introductory classes. Some courses offer a free introductory class that summarizes the skills one would learn in the course. Miss Peterson said she would

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