Jared Belsher, MA, LCPC, licensed counselor in Meridian, Idaho
About Me
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One of my favorite quotes that I has always tried to live by is "Be the change you want to see in the world."
My original goal, before I discovered counseling, was a career in international politics. I received my Bachelors degree in Political Science from Northern Arizona University, with intentions of changing the world for the better. It didn't take a long time of working in Washington, DC, however, for me to discover that politics was not the way in which I was meant to help others. After returning to Arizona, disillusioned and unsure about my future, I proceeded to do some searching, and eventually, I made my way back to the profession that had been in the back of my mind my entire life. |
I spent a couple years working and completing prerequisite classes so that I could apply to grad school, and finally, I returned to Northern Arizona University for their counseling program. In December of 2006, I received my M.A. in Counseling.
After completing my degree, I worked for a mental health agency in Flagstaff, Arizona, providing substance abuse counseling. In 2007, I once again left the state where I grew up, this time for Idaho. I worked for the next couple of years at a counseling agency in Nampa, serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. From 2009 to 2014 I worked at Family Counseling Services in Meridian. In September 2014, I moved to my current office at Meridian Counseling Center.
Although I'm relieved to have made it this far, my learning is never complete, and I strive to continuously increase my knowledge and improve my counseling skills. In addition to the formal continuing education I complete every year, I enjoy devoting my free time to reading about everything from anxiety to personality disorders- anything I can learn that will help me to increase the success of my clients. After all, that is what this is all about- helping my clients to achieve their goals, and making the world a better place... one person at a time.
After completing my degree, I worked for a mental health agency in Flagstaff, Arizona, providing substance abuse counseling. In 2007, I once again left the state where I grew up, this time for Idaho. I worked for the next couple of years at a counseling agency in Nampa, serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. From 2009 to 2014 I worked at Family Counseling Services in Meridian. In September 2014, I moved to my current office at Meridian Counseling Center.
Although I'm relieved to have made it this far, my learning is never complete, and I strive to continuously increase my knowledge and improve my counseling skills. In addition to the formal continuing education I complete every year, I enjoy devoting my free time to reading about everything from anxiety to personality disorders- anything I can learn that will help me to increase the success of my clients. After all, that is what this is all about- helping my clients to achieve their goals, and making the world a better place... one person at a time.
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