Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us.

April Douglas

To become a Physical Therapist, you must obtain your Bachelor’s Degree and then get a Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy. Getting a Doctorate Degree is pretty grueling, requiring you to be at school all day and night. Many of us were stressed out and neglecting all of our social circle. We joked that PT school made you lose all your friends. Read more>>

Jessica Cerruti

I live by my mantra, “I am the architect of my life; I build the foundation and choose its contents.” It sounds simple enough but involves conscious and intentional decisions about how I spent my time and where I invest my energy. Helping others is always at the core. Read more>>

Kathleen McGee

My graduate program was very intimate, I was one of 7 in my cohort and each cohort had about 6-7 aspiring marriage and family therapists. A major part of becoming a therapist is figuring out your “stuff”, meaning we spend a lot of our coursework dissecting our families and personalities so that we could best serve others as a therapist. This is called “self of the therapist”. Read more>>