Stressors for Counseling Students

Graduate school can be a wonderful experience; however, it can also become a stressful experience for students juggling academics, jobs, internships, families, finances, health issues, etc...!  Categories of student stress include competition, organization of time, administrative concerns,  instruction, finances and adjusting to a new social environment.  Grades, exams and studying can be the most critical stressors.  In addition to academic stress, graduate counseling students must also devote time and energy to complete practicum and/or internships necessary for graduation.   With all these stressors, self-care can take a back seat.  Counseling graduate students spend years learning how to help others in the therapeutic process but can neglect their own needs.  Students can become proactive in preventing stress-related and lifestyle-related chronic disease by becoming their #1 Client in utilizing self-care strategies to develop a holistic and healthier lifestyle.  Will you choose to become your #1 Client??

Choose Wellness!