Today I interviewed Amy Munsternam who has been a psychotherapist and a counsellor for the past 25 years. since finishing her Masters in Counselling Psychology in 1997. Following graduation, she worked for two years as a psychotherapist with individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health difficulties. From there she worked for 10 years at a community mental health center with adults who experienced severe mental illness. Since living in New Zealand Amy has worked five years for a primary health organization that supports individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues and also done some locum work for Victoria University's Student Counselling Services. Amy has been working in private practice since January 2012 and in October 2013, she set up her own practice.
We talked about a whole range of issues... actually it was a pretty narrow range. we talked about psychotherapy mental health as well as prescription culture. This was a fun interview, I was a bit more intimidated coming into this one as I hadn't really done to many serious interviews up until this point. I am still learning how to be a better listener, but I am definitely learning how to be more patient!
