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One of the exciting aspects of a career in psychology is that your life can become the basis for your specialty. This trend (increasingly on the rise) defies traditional methods of practice. Historically, a major tenet of the profession dictated that when it came to clients, the personal lives of counselors, therapists and psychologists were to remain shrouded mysteries and well-kept secrets. However, some of today’s most celebrated experts are ones who first lived their specialties, wrote about it, and then became a recognized source of expertise. Marriage and Family Therapist, Megan Bearce is one of those people.
She was a successful executive with 20th Century Fox when Bearce realized her true calling was elsewhere. Already a CPA, she enrolled in Antioch University and eventually graduated with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. Licensed in both California and Minnesota, she has numerous certifications, amongst them; Gang Counselor Certification, Girl’s Circle Facilitator Certification and SENG-Model Parent Group Facilitator Certification (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted). In spite of her wide-range of academic achievement and certification, it was actually Bearce’s personal life which led to her field of expertise and ultimately her book–Bearce is one-half of a “Super Commuter Couple.”
In her book,Super Commuter Couples: Staying Together When a Job Keeps You ApartBearce writes,
But before she knew it, the settling down her family was doing turned instantly to upheaval when her husband was offered a career-making opportunity in New York. Far too important to pass on, Megan and her husband found themselves instantly living the life of a “Super Commuter Couple.”
How does it feel to have your life lead to your specialty which led to your book?
It feels like a perfect example of you never know what good can come out of a stressful situation or unplanned changes. I never in a million years could have guessed the last 4 years would have been like this nor how well we’ve all faired and that I’d write a book about it.
Have you always wanted to write a book?
What has changed in your life since its publication?
I’m even busier now than I was before. I have learned so much about the publishing world and public relations! People often ask how the process of writing the book was and it was easier than the part that comes after which includes marketing, spreading the word via social media, connecting with therapists across the US, writing articles, and building up my speaking platform to the next level. I have been very busy doing radio and news interviews, have several speaking engagements booked over the next several months, including the Minnesota LMFT fall conference, and am fine tuning a CEU course for therapists on working with super commuter clients. Consulting with HR departments regarding super commuters and employee retention is another service I offer, and I am continuously working on building relationships with professionals in the business community. All of this in addition to my private practice which is expanding.
No pun intended, but your life is an open-book. Do you have any problems with the transparency aspect?
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