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Feedback from our Treasured PSU Grads...
"I can't thank PSU and the PCA staff enough. You have given me not just a new career, but a whole new meaning in life. Your courses are substantial, innovative and the REAL DEAL. I started this path with my PSU "family" over 5 years ago, due to the many accolades and recognition your program has gotten from so many different denominations. Little did I know that my new certification and license would also mean a new life, new income, and new joy. I'm helping people every day, am debt free, and will never have to worry about finances again, because the only one who can fire me is: ME!" --Julie C., Texas
"I could be your poster girl for what you are saying about new State efforts to regulate our practices. I have a Master's in Social Work, and have had my own Pastoral Counseling practice for nearly 10 years. Without warning, my State started listening to the local chapters of ACC, APA and others who were lobbying for strict new regulations. These efforts would have ended my career, because I do not have the "under a Psych's thumb" apprenticeship or practice association they were pushing for. After seeing your secular add programs, the light bulb went on. Many of my client's real issues ARE with underlying secular life issues that traditional therapists are not qualified OR LICENSED to help. I got all three of your advanced secular credentials, and I'm no longer in the State's, or Association's crosshairs. Your advice on giving them back their own medicine really worked! I am now firmly on their list of "don't mess with that one" thanks to you. The ironic benefit is like the mugger who chased the victim into a lost fortune: their ill will has now actually EXPANDED my practice by at least two times, thanks to the new credentials!" Dorothy Klein, N.J.
"I came to PSU in a situation that might be considered stressful. The State of xxxxxxxx sent me an out of the blue fine for $20,000, and a court order to cease and desist my addiction counseling practice after 35 years! They didn't even give me a choice, it was a done deal the day I received the notice! You folks were beyond patient with my near hysteria, calmly walked me though my Certification, and even helped with my letter to the State. The bizarre thing is I never heard from them again. They didn't even acknowledge my letter, but instead sent a deafeningly silent "never mind." I can never repay you, but you know my thanks is genuine dear friends." (Name Withheld by Request)
"I came from another direction entirely-- I was enrolled in your Holistic Counselor program. As I was working on my Holistic and Wellness Counseling Certificate, it dawned on me that treating the whole person had to mean spiritually as well. So, I added Pastoral Counseling as MY specialty in the other program, but then saw the importance in this economy of Finance and Career counseling as well. So, I've come full circle, and although my real love in life is exercise, nutrition, and herbal medicine, I'm finding that my practice has tripled being able to help in these other areas which are so crucial to the joy, happiness and wellness of the whole person as an evolving soul." --Jena Casper, Chicago
"I am one of your more unusual students because I was already working on a Masters in Counseling at xxxxx. The choice was: continue to work for 6 years or longer and STILL be working in clinic for someone else, or join your program and be in my own practice in weeks. I always intended to go back to the MS program, but my practice is so successful and busy, financially and emotionally, that I'm here for good! As a professional, I can also say all the traditional concepts of projection, transference, cognitive affect etc. fade into nothing compared to the concepts behind Pastoral Counseling, including choice, Faith, and a concept rare in the psych world, Joy." --Mary L., Michigan
"I have a huge confession to make-- I bought your course mainly to help my own marriage! There was a small part of me that was open to becoming a Counselor, but that wasn't my main motive. When I stepped back, I realized that my own practice would solve my own financial, worth, importance, self esteem and self reliance needs. My new practice solved our financial problems, got me out of the house, and in seeing other client's issues, instantly made our own marital problems dissolve with insight, understanding and better choices." --Darrell J., Illinois
"I am what you would technically call an SOB. I didn't believe in God, I didn't go to church, and I got my PC certificate solely to make a lot of money and avoid years of hassle with the traditional counselling path you guys so eloquently describe. The course itself made me start to rethink my foundation. As a scientific guy, I figured I'd help others with a lot of the principles without having to buy into higher power stuff myself. Well, it doesn't work that way. I'm still no Saint, but I now live in a state of compassion that is hard to describe. And yes, folks, He's Real, and He's Here! I'd be fibbing to say anything different." --Rob L., Massachusetts
"You dear friends, solved the biggest case of the whelms in history. I started what you call the "traditional" path right out of High School, and when it dawned on me how many years I would have to work, and how much crap I would have to take (over 9 years by my calculations), I was ready to throw in the towel and forget Counseling as a career. The problem was, it was the only thing I EVER wanted to do, so where did that leave me? Phoenix State University to the rescue! You treat your students and grads more like family. Your courses are reasonably priced. Your support is phenomenal. The information is life changing. And you are in the REAL WORLD, meaning, you know we need to make a living in weeks, not years!" --Gloria F., California
"Faith is about helping people, but how do you do that and make a living too? I prayed about that one. Sure, I could keep working my day job, always uncertain, and give my tired hours to others, but what's the point? Your Deacon Counsellor Certification has allowed me to work full time helping others, and has also provided me with an income of over $250,000 a year. I am not ashamed to admit it, because without financial stability, you don't have the strength to help others, and underneath, are always in a state of stress." --Dale A., Ohio
"Here was my impossible problem: stay home and raise the kids, but also make enough to support my family and disabled husband. After receiving my certification, I began counseling in our spare bedroom; that's all we could afford. We used word of mouth, local classified ads, and referrals. My practice grew so fast that I could afford my own office, and then my own clinic building, in under a year and a half. I am now making so much that I can afford domestic help. This success isn't due to the certificate, or to me, or to a great referral network, since we had few friends. What is was is simple: your courses. They are SO good, and SO practical, and the principles WORK so well in the real world, that people talk about how great they work, and you can't control the growth of your practice. Here is the weirdest thing. You folks always talk about the "traditionals" with a little angst. Guess what: I have more than six of them as clients!" --Beth D., Vancouver
"Your information materials do a great injustice to your curriculum. I know that you emphasize the great price (your nearest competitors are $20,000 and take three years, and many aren't even accredited), and speed of licensure, but that discounts the AWESOME value of the courses themselves. I realize that many students with deep life experience, including Pastors etc. need the certification. But in my case, starting from scratch, the material really did add ALL the value. Every mainstream Counselor should be FORCED to take these courses. They have insights, especially from the spiritual, financial, choice and stress standpoints, that are truly revolutionary and unique." --Ben S., New York
"This is going to sound corny, especially coming from a Science Major, but I was lead to you, lead to your courses, and lead to a new career by finding you. It was no accident that I found your website and programs, and I am forever grateful." Eunice H., Georgia
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