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Tell UsLee Colbert
Lee has worked with mentally ill adolescents for the last 10 years and is returning to school for a Masters in Counseling. She has received numerous scholarships from Pride Foundation, including the Compassionate Care, Don Renschler, You Go Girl!, and Thelma Dewitty scholarships. She would like to have her own practice combining music and therapy that will enhance other people’s lives.
“I am currently a graduate student in the Psychology Department at Antioch University, Seattle. I really enjoy connecting with others and helping them find solutions, and I love seeing people make positive change in their life, whether large or small. As a woman of color, and one that is gay, I am able to bring my perspective to the classroom using my personal experiences. Sometimes there are challenges as a gay student, or just being yourself, simply because others disagree with my view and/or my life. In the end I know that by sharing my life with my classmates I am broadening their experience, and mine.
Graduate school is incredibly expensive, but the Pride Foundation scholarship allowed me to worry less, literally. I used to regularly work a part time job in addition to my full time job, now with the scholarship I only have to work one job in addition to school. My family and friends have been very supportive of me in my educational pursuits. They understand that I don’t have a lot of down time and that I spend the majority of my time reading, working, or writing papers on my laptop. Even the children ask me if I’m still, “writing that paper.” With the scholarship I also feel the support of the LGBTQ community and allies as I pursue my education. It’s an exquisite gift that I deeply appreciate!
I am currently a graduate student in the Psychology Department at Antioch University, Seattle. I really enjoy connecting with others and helping them find solutions, and I love seeing people make positive change in their life, whether large or small. As a woman of color, and one that is gay, I am able to bring my perspective to the classroom using my personal experiences. Sometimes there are challenges as a gay student, or just being yourself, simply because others disagree with my view and/or my life. In the end I know that by sharing my life with my classmates I am broadening their experience, and mine.
Graduate school is incredibly expensive, but the Pride Foundation scholarship allowed me to worry less, literally. I used to regularly work a part time job in addition to my full time job, now with the scholarship I only have to work one job in addition to school. My family and friends have been very supportive of me in my educational pursuits. They understand that I don’t have a lot of down time and that I spend the majority of my time reading, working, or writing papers on my laptop. Even the children ask me if I’m still, “writing that paper.” With the scholarship I also feel the support of the LGBTQ community and allies as I pursue my education. It’s an exquisite gift that I deeply appreciate!”
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