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About the Author
Rachel Oblak, MA, earned her Master’s in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch
University New England and is a nationally
certified counselor through the National Board
for Certified Counselors. She is working toward
licensure in Vermont, where she owns a private
practice. She has experience working with
depression, anxiety, sexuality and gender
identity, hearing voices, trauma, cult survivors,
transitioning adults, grief, and emerging young
adults. She also works with individuals on job
burnout and wellness issues.
She originally wrote this article as part of a
supervised independent study while attending
Antioch for her master’s degree.
Correspondence concerning the article should be
directed to Rachel Oblak, 8031 Williston Rd.
Suite 2, Williston, VT 05495. Contact:
roblak@antioch.edu