DisCovering Self Value (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781542311533)

As someone who grew up deprived and subject to disparities that accompanied labels thrust upon me at an early age such as: poor; at-risk youth; single-parent-household; inner-city resident, I understand all too well the development of an internal working model that views "self" as inferior. Therefore, most of my life I attempted to compensate with external accomplishments, only to find myself empty... Hello, I'm Jerisha LaCrae. I am a psychotherapist who was educated at the CACREP accredited community counseling program housed at the University of Missouri; thus I am a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. I hold a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in community counseling. I have a wealth of credentials, however I most value my lived experiences, for they allow me to relate to people from the very environments from which I came. I serve as an example as to what one can accomplish despite the limited expectations of society, which aids in connecting with clients on an authentic level.