Embarking on a journey to become a counselor does more than prepare a person for a new and rewarding career. Relational, training and life experiences all contribute to transformational encounters that change who the person is and who he or she will be as a future counselor. Each counselor's journey is unique, as is each counselor. The authors presented here allowed themselves to be vulnerable as they shared their own unique journeys and experiences that led them to be the counselor they are today, in the hopes that they may inspire others on their own unique journeys towards becoming a counselor who transforms lives.

PrefaceSection One: Transformation in Life Experiences1.Transformational Cultural, Religious, and Spiritual Experiences by Ria Baker2.Perceptions of New Mothers and New Professors in Academia: Stories from the Front Lines by Laura Dawson-Fend and Leigh Green3.Meaningful Turning Points: A Narrative Exploration of How I Became a Counselor Educator by Tamara Hinojosa4.History Impacts Reality: How Parental Divorce Affected My Beliefs about Commited Relationships, and What I Decided to Do About It by Veronica I. Johnson5.Life's BIG Decisions: Should I Start a Family While Pursuing an Advanced Degree by Angie SmithSection Two: Transformation in Relational Experiences (Self and Others)6.Critical Moments in Personal and Professional Development: Searching for a Sense of Belonging by Charles C. Edwards7.From the Inside Out: Dealing Effectively with Client Anger by Kevin A. Fall8.Becoming a Puerto Rican Counselor: How my Twins Served as My Ethnic Mirrors by Anna Flores Locke9.Confronting the Impostor: Addressing Anxiety and Self-Doubt as a Counselor by Shaywanna Harris10.In My Skin by Jacqueline S. Hodes11.The Invitation of a Dying Man by Drew Krafcik12.Embracing the Dark by Laura Thompson13.Crossing Borders: Understanding the Muslim Experience from a Non-Muslim Perspective by Cheryl P. Wolf14.Integrating the Dark With the Light: Learning From a Professional Sanction by Jane A WarrenSection Three: Transformation in Training Experiences15.The Laws of Aerodynamics Don't Pertain to Bumble Bees by Nicole Arcuri16.Planting Seeds, Blossoming Careers, and Birkenstocks by Angela Colistra17.School Counselors and Illness-Related Trauma: Personal Reflections from an African Outreach Experience by Eric Davis18.Creative Arts in Clinical Supervision by Kelly Dunbar Davison19.Research Mentoring: An Empowering Process for the Protégé and Mentor by Jessica Headley and Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich20.Better Together: A Personal Exploration of a Co-Counselor Relationship by Christy W. Land and Lauren J. Moss21.My Process and Development through Group Process by Greg Meyer22.Counselor, Know Thyself by Sudha Nagarajan23.Learning Not to Work Harder Than Your Clients by Alyson Pompeo-Fargnoli24.To Walk in Humility: Lesson Learned in Indian Country by John YasenchakAbout the Authors