Cultivate Calmness Podcast: Find Your Calm, Cultivate Your Mind
Kaela Rae Vance LPCCS
110 episodes
1 week ago
In this heartfelt Thanksgiving episode of the Cultivate Calmness Podcast, Kaela Vance, LPCC-S, takes time to pause and reflect on gratitude — for her clients, her colleagues, her community, and the journey that brought her here. She shares the lessons she’s learned from the brave clients who trust her with their stories, the clinicians who collaborate and present at her CEU luncheons, and the loved ones who help her bring her mission to life. From running a small private practice to leading in her professional community, Kaela explores how gratitude can anchor us through challenges and strengthen our connection to purpose, people, and healing.
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In this heartfelt Thanksgiving episode of the Cultivate Calmness Podcast, Kaela Vance, LPCC-S, takes time to pause and reflect on gratitude — for her clients, her colleagues, her community, and the journey that brought her here. She shares the lessons she’s learned from the brave clients who trust her with their stories, the clinicians who collaborate and present at her CEU luncheons, and the loved ones who help her bring her mission to life. From running a small private practice to leading in her professional community, Kaela explores how gratitude can anchor us through challenges and strengthen our connection to purpose, people, and healing.
Episode #97 - School Counselors: Supporting Kids at School and Beyond
Cultivate Calmness Podcast: Find Your Calm, Cultivate Your Mind
40 minutes 18 seconds
3 months ago
Episode #97 - School Counselors: Supporting Kids at School and Beyond
In this episode of The Cultivate Calmness Podcast, I’m joined by Molly Olejownik, a licensed mental health specialist working in a local school district, to discuss the essential and often overlooked collaboration between school-based counselors and community therapists. We explore the evolution of her career from cheer coach to school counselor to private practice clinician—and now, back into schools as a mental health specialist serving students with IEPs. Molly shares the challenges of large caseloads, how emotional regulation is central to her work, and why building strong partnerships with parents, teachers, and therapists is key to supporting students. We also dive into the reality of burnout, perfectionism in high-achieving districts, and the importance of self-care for those who serve others.
Cultivate Calmness Podcast: Find Your Calm, Cultivate Your Mind
In this heartfelt Thanksgiving episode of the Cultivate Calmness Podcast, Kaela Vance, LPCC-S, takes time to pause and reflect on gratitude — for her clients, her colleagues, her community, and the journey that brought her here. She shares the lessons she’s learned from the brave clients who trust her with their stories, the clinicians who collaborate and present at her CEU luncheons, and the loved ones who help her bring her mission to life. From running a small private practice to leading in her professional community, Kaela explores how gratitude can anchor us through challenges and strengthen our connection to purpose, people, and healing.