What It's Like to be a Therapist with Mental Illness, with Kristen Gingrich LCSW, CADC
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Shatter the Stigma
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Alex and Sam interview Kristen Gingrich LCSW, CADC. They discuss her personal struggles with mental illness, and how it affects her and her job as a social worker and therapist.
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