Our podcast is aimed to offer a sliver of optimism and reality for people in all aspects of animal care and as always- advocate for our patients and our profession!

Here at Not Just A Vet Tech, we want to emphasize the importance of taking steps to prioritizing open conversations and personal wellbeing. 

Today, we are talking to Licensed Professional Counselor Meghan Breedlove about therapy, practical exercises you can do to get started taking care of your mental health, and more! 

Guest Bio:
Meghan Breedlove is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Ohio. She graduated with her Masters in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University. She also graduated from Arizona State University with a Masters in Clinical Counseling and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at The Ohio State University. Her dissertation is focused on using restorative justice practices to repair harm and resolve conflicts among individuals in school settings. 

Meghan has worked with couples, adults, teenagers, and families in various settings. She has experience empowering clients to resolve relationship issues and family conflicts, navigate major life transitions, explore values and career interests, build communication skills, and cope with anxiety and depression. She believes in the importance of creating, communicating, and maintaining healthy boundaries in all aspects in life and seeks to support clients in this process. 

Meghan uses a range of interventions in therapy and is flexible in her approach depending on the needs of the client. She uses a Client-Centered approach and draws on techniques from Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Reality Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in her work with clients.
 

 Resources

• National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://nami.org/
• Not One More Vet - NOMV.org 
• Crisis Hot-Lines - https://nomv.org/crisis-numbers/
• Hope For The Day (It's okay to not be okay!) -  https://www.hftd.org

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