2nd Monday with Kirsten Belaire Episode 1: Introducing Kirsten and the Series

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Behavioral Health Podcast featuring Kirsten Belaire, LPC.  In this podcast, a brief introduction to the series and Kirsten then straight on to a rare look at counseling from the inside, what an education-based program of counseling is, how it works to make good emerging counselors great and how that helps clients get well.

 

Meet Kirsten Belaire, LPC, Director of Behavioral Health, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center

Kirsten graduated from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), with her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and now teaches undergraduate courses there.  She is the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran and after working in the community as a clinician, she decided to join Mt. Carmel’s mission to help our military community.  Kirsten’s role at Mt. Carmel is to ensure that the behavioral health services offered are culturally competent, military specific and accessible to a range of clients who might not ordinarily have access.  She is the main site supervisor for graduate counseling interns, partnering with more than seven universities to provide opportunities in the counseling field for the best of the best.  Outside of her role at Mt. Carmel, Kirsten enjoys the companionship of her dog, Lukie, riding her motorcycle, teaching and presenting in the community, and traveling abroad.

 

 

If you Need Non-Crisis Behavioral Health Assistance

Call Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center at 719-309-4758


If You’re in Crisis

Dial 988 - then press 1 - for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Veterans Crisis Line at 800-273-8255
Colorado Crisis Services at 844-492-8255

In a Medical Emergency

Always Dial 911

 

 

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