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My clinical work has the added benefit of en- other commitments to maintain be�er balan-
couraging my con�nued growth and develop- ce. Being a husband and father, and now grand-
ment as a person. It is not unusual to see things father is incredibly important. Careers are im-
in clients that reminds me of areas in my own portant, but they pale in comparison to being
life that need further a�en�on. Many professi- in rela�onship with the people we love.
ons don’t necessarily point these things out:
Clinical work does. As a therapist, the quality of What are your dreams for the future?
my work is related to my own growth as a per-
son. At this point in my career, I want to finish
strong. I want to be at a point where God can
say, “Well done good and faithful servant.” Ho-
I see your life is full of many interes�ng tasks. wever, more immediately, I would like to take
You also have a family. Does this create �me to write. Working two careers has not pro-
stress? vided the opportunity to write. I have things I
want say to the larger Chris�an community.
I have passion for living life and doing many Personally, I want to engage in more travel. Life
things and this can some�mes result in pro- is a precious gi� and I want to live it to the full.
blems I create. I am married and have four
children. They are all grown now and I am a
grandfather. Two of my children have followed
in my steps. My daughter is in clinical private Former Interviews with a Chris�an Psycholo-
prac�ce and I have a son who is in graduate gist: „Why would you call yourself a Chris�an
school to also become a therapist. Making �me psychologist?“
for all the areas of life can be stressful. I wish I
could say that I have always done a good job of Päivimaria Kuivamäki (Finland)
balance, but I have not. I have made errors in h�ps://emcapp.ignis.de/17/#p=32
this, especially when my focus strays from God
being the center. I have learned to say “no” to Olena Yaremko (Ukraine / Germany)
some opportuni�es and have had to reduce h�ps://emcapp.ignis.de/16/#p=27
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