Quinetta Owens Grant is a therapist in Atlanta, Georgia. She
works for Georgia Health Partners and treats children, adolescents, adults, and
families. She provides individual and group therapy sessions, monitors the
progress and behavior of her patients based off their treatment plan, and uses
crisis intervention techniques to aid in mental health emergencies. As a
therapist and counselor, she uses a variety of skills to perform her job well.
Here are three of those skills.
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- Although not necessarily a skill, the ability to genuinely care for others is an essential part of being a counselor. Counselors need the energy to listen and take an active interest in different people on a daily basis. This takes commitment and drive because listening to others can be exhausting at times. But, if a counselor genuinely cares about other people, then they will have no problem doing their job.
- Self-reflection is an important skill that counselors possess because it allows them to relate and empathize with their clients. Self-reflection is also an indication that an individual can think critically, which counselors need to do on a daily basis.
- Counselors need to be able to listen on a number of different levels. This means that counselors need to listen to what is said, how it is said, why it is being said, and how it fits into the context of that specific patient. Essentially, counselors need to be excellent at listening between the lines.
Quinetta Owens Grant is working towards completing her Masters degree
in Marriage and Family Counseling. She is due to graduate from Liberty
University in December 2015.
