David Padilla

I'm currently a junior in high school and might be interested in a career in psychology. Are there any classes that I should take while in high school? Any jobs I can get now that would get me experience and exposure to the field, or that would at least be somewhat relevant?

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Hi there, I am currently completing my second/last internship for my Master's in Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy. My internship last year was with adults with acute and chronic mental illness. This year, I landed a last-minute placement with a nonprofit organization that places...

I am a senior in high school right now, but I feel extremely drawn to the field of psychology and mental health treatment. How do I know I have what it takes to be a psychiatrist? What types of characteristics do psychiatrists need to have to be successful?

I am really interested in the field of mental health and psychology. I know psychiatrists can prescribe medication while psychologists can't, but is there any other major difference between the two careers? Is it worth the 4 years of medical school just to be able to prescribe drugs, or is...

I want to become a psychologist and I want to learn the basics.

I don’t know if I can ask this here or not but since there are professionals here and more people I can ask for opinions I will. So this year I’m participating in the science fair and I wanted to do a psychology experiment. We want it to be a grade appropriate experiment, we are in 11th grade....

I'm going to be a freshman in college this coming fall to pursue a Clinical/counseling degree, I would like to know if there are any job opportunities that I can apply for in the mental health field without any college degree, but at least a course requirement if it's needed since I want to...

Does it stay interesting? What are the hours like?

(I want to be a child life specialist but I am having a hard time researching jobs that I do not need experience in)

I've struggled my whole life with imposter syndrome and this inherent feeling that my success is tied to my achievements in school. This has led to depressive episodes, low self-esteem, and resentment and jealousy on my part sometimes which I am not proud of at all. I compare myself and either...