Amanda Healey:
CLASS OF 1998
Broad Run High SchoolClass of 1998
Ashburn, VA
St. Joseph Parish SchoolClass of 1994
Palm bay, FL
Stanton Middle SchoolClass of 1994
Wilmington, DE
Christa McAuliffe Elementary SchoolClass of 1992
Palm bay, FL
Saint Dominic SchoolClass of 1991
Kingsport, TN
Amanda's Story
Life
Former Name: Amanda La Guardia
Graduated Class of 1998 Broad Run High
Freshman year at University of Pittsburgh
Sophomore year on exchange program in England at Lancaster University
Graduated from East Tennessee State University with a B.S. in Biology and Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice.
Married in September of 2000 to Chris Healey from Cheltenham England.
Completed Master's of Arts in Counseling Psychology.
Plan to attend Doctoral Program for Counseling.
Worked with children in foster care and with their families as a therapist for almost two years.
Currently pursuing my doctorate at Old Dominion University in Norfolk with hopes to graduate in 2010 as a counselor educator!
School
I hated high school, college was great, so I've decided to become a professional student. In high school, I did like some of my teachers, my favorite being Mr. Steele. He was cool as hell.
In college, I just moved from school to school and traveled abroad in the process. England was fun. I enjoyed getting wasted and watching peacocks run wild all over campus. I really enjoyed my master's program and loved going on trips for conferences. Trips are the best use for student loan money, in my opinion. I hope I get into a doctoral program and enjoy it as much as the last two years and I hope I find professors that are as interesting to spend time with as the ones from my ETSU Counseling master's program.
College
College was interesting. I first went to...Expand for more
the University of Pittsburgh where my first roommate seemed like she was going to be cool but she turned out to be as crazy as my second roommate. Oh well, I should have had a private room anyway. I joined a sorority in an attempt to make friends, but they were weird and annoying, so I quit that and went abroad to Lancaster University in England. I spent most of my time at Chris's house which was a two hour train ride from my school. He is now my husband. I loved it over there. I wish I could've stayed. ETSU was great too, but I spent most of my time working and may graduate program went by much too fast. I am now at Old Dominion University in a three year doctoral program and enjoying every moment of it.
Workplace
Formerly work was okay. It was a constant battle to prevent burn-out. Most mental health agencies try and see how many clients a therapist or case manager can handle before they literally die. It's great fun. I liked spending time with clients though. I enjoyed the privilege of being around to help them with the difficult parts of their lives.
Now, however, I am in Norfolk pursuing my doctorate in counseling. I spend a lot of time reading and working on research and newsletter articles. I'm the fund raising chair for the honor society, Chi Sigma Iota. I am also hoping to volunteer some time at the local Planned Parenthood. As part of my program, I will get a concentration in Women's Studies, which I am very excited about.
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