Why I Did It For Me & You should Do it for You.
As a child, teen and young adult, I faced many mental health challenges and a learning disability. I was in “special ed” classes (which is what it was called back then), and known for my behavioral outbursts and fighting. I thought that I was always going to be that person who had emotional and learning problems. I then discovered the empowerment of therapy when I was a teen, and that I could truly grow and evolve as a person if I worked on myself enough. I moved out of my house at 17, worked 2 jobs , and was below poverty guidelines for many years. I also had no health insurance. This made it difficult for me to find the therapeutic help I needed. In attempting to put myself through college, I had little structure and foundation on how to study, how to treat my mental health challenges and learning disability, so I dropped out of college 5 times. I discovered that there were many free therapy resources I could use on campus, and took full advantage when I could. But when I was not in college, I struggled, because I did not have access to these resources. I tried community health for mental health services, but the resources were limited, and the waiting lists were lengthy. I swore to myself that if I ever became a therapist, I would offer a portion of my services for free as well as at affordable rates. Through much trial and error, lots of self work, therapy, cognitive techniques and meditation, I happily graduated with my Master’s in Social Work, and have been a fully licensed Mental Health Clinician for over 10 years . I kept my promise to myself and my community. I offer free, affordable and sliding scale Therapy Services to those in financial need. I also know my worth, as well as the worth of my services, and charge full price to those who are not in financial need. Because I supported myself through thick and thin, learning to make myself happy and empowered, I am able to give of myself and fully be present for all of my clients. This is how I came up with the name “Do it for You” for my events, workshops and retreats. For more information on therapy services, go to: https://www.loringtherapy.com. For information on my free and affordable therapeutic events, groups and retreats, go to: https://www.loringtherapy.com/doitforyouretreats