Stephanie Berlin '18

Stephanie Berlin 鈥18 grew up in Fleetwood, Pa., raised by a tight-knit family who always made an effort to spend time with each other. They attend concerts and sporting events, as well as embarking on an annual family vacation.


When Berlin's parents divorced, it shook her world. Her father suffered from alcoholism, and through seeing the effects of his illness firsthand, it became clear that counseling was her passion.


鈥淢y father never sought help for his alcoholism,鈥 she said, 鈥渟o my goal in the field has always been to provide the help and hope to others who are struggling with addiction or mental illness that my father was not fortunate enough to receive.鈥


The desire to help those in need pushed Berlin to pursue her dream. She enrolled at 媚娘直播 as a Behavioral Health major and began her undergraduate internship at Caron Treatment Centers in 2016. In August 2017, the company hired her as a counselor assistant.

鈥淭here are not many things that I am always sure about in my life, but I have never been surer that coming to 媚娘直播 and becoming a counselor was what I was meant to do.鈥

Before he could see her graduate, Berlin鈥檚 father died from cancer.


鈥淥ne thing my father said before he died was that he wished he could stay alive longer to see me graduate,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 am the first person in my family to go to college, and there was always a sense of pride I experienced from my father for my accomplishments.鈥


Her father鈥檚 pride encouraged her to strive for more, so Berlin returned to 媚娘直播 to pursue a master鈥檚 degree and become a full counselor. She has future aspirations to pursue her doctorate and become a professor for the field, like the instructors that had encouraged her.


鈥淭here are not many things that I am always sure about in my life,鈥 she said, 鈥渂ut I have never been surer that coming to 媚娘直播 and becoming a counselor was what I was meant to do.鈥

Addictions and Mental Health Treatment

Degree Type:
Bachelor of Arts
College:
College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Location:
  • Reading Campus
Program Type:
Undergraduate Major
Credit Hours:
123
Note:
Also available as a minor

Clinical Counseling

Degree Type:
Master of Arts
College:
Clinical Counseling
Location:
  • Philadelphia Campus
  • Pottsville CollegeTowne
  • Reading Campus
Program Type:
Graduate
Credit Hours:
0
Note:
Also available as a minor