My name is Jon. I am a 31 year old man living in the United States. I have a bachelor's degree in communicative disorders. I've worked as a speech-language pathologist assistant in public schools for 5 years. I love my family, my child, animals, music, art and books. My favorite courses in undergraduate study were developmental psychology, educational psychology, and counseling. I've also been on the receiving end of professional counseling as a patient many times in my life. I've gone through some of life's hardest challenges and I am a survivor, thriver, and lover of all the beautiful things in life, especially cats. I found blahtherapy.com one night when I needed to talk and no one else was available. I found that I feel good when I can help other people as a listener and I enjoy being a listener in my free time.