Seth Strawn

Background

About Seth Strawn

I have a passion for serving God, serving others, building meaningful relationships, traveling, and culture. Shortly after graduating from Arizona Christian University with a degree in Christian Ministries and a minor in Behavioral Health, I took some time to backpack across Europe (from Scotland to Greece). During my time backpacking I met incredible people, learned many lessons, saw history, and grew personally as an individual as well as in the area of my faith. It was on this trip that I gained the assurance I needed to move forward toward becoming a counselor. In February 2019, I completed my master's in Professional Counseling through Grand Canyon University. I am interested in work that will grow me as a professional, is people-oriented, that provides an encouraging work environment, and allows me to help others facilitate positive change in their own lives. My goal as a counselor is to help people through the process of healing. I want to walk alongside people to support them as they continue moving forward toward a place of wholeness and peace, paying attention to all aspects of a person’s well-being - emotional, mental, relational, spiritual, and physical. I believe that a large part of personal growth and healing comes when people are able to recognize and build upon their strengths while at the same time being able to express and process their challenges openly and safely in an environment where they are listened to, respected, and feel understood. Everyone has a story to tell, everyone’s stories are different, and all of those stories are still in process. My hope is to help people feel secure and rooted in a strong sense of identity, and to find a sense of meaning, purpose, and hope within their own stories. As a counselor, I am able to provide a safe space for this to happen by meeting people were they’re at, while providing compassion, empathy, genuineness, and acceptance. My future goals include being able to utilize counseling skills incorporated with spiritual and faith-based dimensions of belief in an outdoor/experiential environment, to further assist individuals struggling with grief, trauma, and anxiety - and to do so from a holistic person-centered approach based in an existential theoretical orientation.