319: My Story- Trauma & Professional Identity with Valerie Ashley

Alison Sullivan, an integrative mental health therapist in Fredericksburg, VA, has a discussion about  professional identity in general and how trauma can impact that with Valerie Ashley, a trauma-focused career counselor based in Philadelphia, PA.

Shownotes:

00:08 Intro

01:14 About Valerie Ashley

03:16 Welcoming Valerie

04:53 What is Professional Identity?

06:57 Influences of Professional Identity

10:47 Support & Community

12:05 How A Person Develops Their Professional Identity

16:30 *TRIGGER WARNING for Sexual Assault

24:05 Trigger Warning Over

24:06 Vulnerable Ages & Launching Yourself

26:25 Valerie’s Accident

27:50 Post-Traumatic Growth

28:58 Healing From Trauma & What Happens When Exploring That

32:27 Magnitude of People Living In Trauma

34:59 Working With Those Living In Trauma

36:39 Mindfully Engaging With Your Identity

38:03 Trauma Showing Up At Work

39:24  Shifts in Professional Identity

43:20 Pivoting, Shifting, & Reinventing

47:37 Expanding Sense of Self

48:30 Self-Reflective Areas to Engage With

54:51 More About Valerie & Her Work

55:32 Alison’s Letter

57:58 Outro

Mentioned Resources:

Website- www.valerieashleycounseling.com

Linked In- https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriehicksashley/