“I knew that I was naturally good at [therapy] because I was kind of that person in my circle of people in my life.” Quote by Kelly Carlin-McCall
“I didn't have a calling to be a therapist. I really went to Pacifica for a very specific kind of life experience, to really kind of find my path in a deeper way.” WayKindPathCallingDeeperLife ExperienceTherapists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“One of the reasons I picked Pacifica was because, for a lot of classes and for your thesis, you could do artwork because of the Jungian slant of it all, and that really called to me.” ReasonClassArtworkThesis Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“For me, psychology and art interact and overlap in so many ways. Psychology is the study of the inner life and creativity comes from the imagination and a response to the environment, as you know. So they're both very similar in that way because it's about one's inner life interacting with the environment and what comes from that.” KnowsWayArtImaginationCreativityStudyPsychologyEnvironmentResponseInner LifeInteracting Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“If you're never called, then you don't know any better. If you are called and don't answer the call, then that is the most difficult and painful. If you are called and do answer the call, it is the adventure of your life.” IfsKnowsDifficultAnswersAdventurePainful Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“You will be faced with facing all the things in yourself that keep you from knowing who you are, you'll have to stand up to roles and definitions that your family and culture have given you.” CultureGivenRolesKnowingWho You AreDefinitionsOur FamilyKnowing Who You Are Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“When you first saw 'The Truman Show,' did anyone else walk around for the next week not picking your nose just in case?” FirstsShowsNextWalksCasesSawsWeekNosesNext WeekTrumanTruman Show Author:Anna Kendrick
“I had a mother complex going on and I was projecting all my negative mother stuff onto her and all of my need for her to love me and to make me whole and to approve of me.” NeedsWholeMotherStuffNegativeComplexes Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“When I am ever in any situation that's getting too heavy, I lighten it up with humor.” SituationHeavy Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“[Humor] could be dicey for a therapist and needs to be used very deftly.” NeedsUsedTherapists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“Creating safety is your first job [as therapist], and then once that's established, you can use many tools to help someone see the folly in their thinking.” ThinkingFirstsHelpingUseJobsCreatingToolsSafetyFollyTherapists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall