Why I became a therapist

Kim Honeycutt

I never thought I would graduate from high school. Not because I was academically challenged, but rather quite honestly I did not believe I would live to be 18. Around the age of 11, I became a daily drinker. Alcohol brought great pain and destruction to my life and "drank" all passion and purpose from me. When I was 24, I was placed in an alcoholic medical detoxification unit. It wasn't my first time in detox but praise God it was my last. Eventually, I became a therapist because without compassionate, empathetic counselors coming into my life and teaching me how to live life without alcohol and with purpose I would have died. Today I have my masters. Today I have 14 years of sobriety. Today I have the privilege of being a compassionate, empathetic, and purposeful therapist who helps others find and live their own purpose.

 


Laurie Fulper

Like many people I have had struggles, hardships, and even traumas throughout my life, particularly in my childhood. From a very young age I was given a peace in believing that there was reason for my pain and that someday God would use that pain for a special purpose. Now, as an adult and with over ten years of experience being a therapist, that purpose is clear. I am able to empathize and sympathize with others because I've been there too. I may not have experienced exactly the same struggles, but I do know what it means to hurt and be sad, angry, scared, and many more emotions, particularly for children. I want to be there for our children. The greatest gift I can offer is to help our children learn how to deal with the ups and downs that life will bring so that as adults they can realize their purpose too. So our children can live the lives they deserve, filled with joy and peace.

 

 

 



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