by Becky White, MFT Registered Intern
Upon completion of my 3,000 hours, I felt different. Leading up to this moment, I wondered what would actually change when I finally completed all my hours. When the moment came, it was like a wake up call that this is real, that I have put in the time, that I actually do know what I am doing, that life is serious and that my work is serious and that I’d better take it and myself seriously.
Throughout the internship process, I used Track Your Hours (https://www.trackyourhours.com/) to keep track of my hours. I would go months where I would fall behind and then have to catch up, and then weeks where I plugged in hours daily, especially towards the end when I was so ready to be done.
I could not stand the idea of painstakingly getting all those documents together, signed, and mailed, and then receiving a rejection notice in the mail from the BBS three months laterbecause I forgot one W-2 from 2013. So per a friend’s recommendation, I booked an hour review with Gerry Grossman (https://gerrygrossman.com/mall/bbs_app_prep.php) who goes through your eligibility application by hand, making sure each tracking form is correct and that you have all the documents you need.
Once Gerry got his hands on those papers and approved the application, the only thing I had left to do was mail it in. For a person who is highly competent in many areas of life, the hardest part of mostly anything is getting to a post office. Gerry was kind enough to personally give me directions to the post office and even provided the proper postage such that you receive a notice in the mail once the BBS receives the document. This is the closest you can get to any confirmation from the BBS that your application was received and is being processed.
Gerry’s forms review service came with a price, but I felt so confident and comfortable in his hands that it was well worth it for the peace of mind. Low and behold, approximately three months later, I received my letter of eligibility in the mail from the BBS.
Becky White is an MFT Registered Intern currently navigating the licensing process. She's documenting her process on ShrinkSync! If you have a question you'd like addressed in this series, please leave it in the comments below.
Upon completion of my 3,000 hours, I felt different. Leading up to this moment, I wondered what would actually change when I finally completed all my hours. When the moment came, it was like a wake up call that this is real, that I have put in the time, that I actually do know what I am doing, that life is serious and that my work is serious and that I’d better take it and myself seriously.
Throughout the internship process, I used Track Your Hours (https://www.trackyourhours.com/) to keep track of my hours. I would go months where I would fall behind and then have to catch up, and then weeks where I plugged in hours daily, especially towards the end when I was so ready to be done.
I could not stand the idea of painstakingly getting all those documents together, signed, and mailed, and then receiving a rejection notice in the mail from the BBS three months laterbecause I forgot one W-2 from 2013. So per a friend’s recommendation, I booked an hour review with Gerry Grossman (https://gerrygrossman.com/mall/bbs_app_prep.php) who goes through your eligibility application by hand, making sure each tracking form is correct and that you have all the documents you need.
Once Gerry got his hands on those papers and approved the application, the only thing I had left to do was mail it in. For a person who is highly competent in many areas of life, the hardest part of mostly anything is getting to a post office. Gerry was kind enough to personally give me directions to the post office and even provided the proper postage such that you receive a notice in the mail once the BBS receives the document. This is the closest you can get to any confirmation from the BBS that your application was received and is being processed.
Gerry’s forms review service came with a price, but I felt so confident and comfortable in his hands that it was well worth it for the peace of mind. Low and behold, approximately three months later, I received my letter of eligibility in the mail from the BBS.
Becky White is an MFT Registered Intern currently navigating the licensing process. She's documenting her process on ShrinkSync! If you have a question you'd like addressed in this series, please leave it in the comments below.