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Ryan Balagna
During my first visit to College Station I was immediately won over by Texas hospitality and dozens of
"howdys." I am excited to experience this more fully during my internship year and be a part of the great
traditions and culture of Aggieland. I especially look forward to the opportunity to serve the A&M students
and community. I have enjoyed working with college students and assisting them as they go through many life
changes and make important decisions during the critical college years. I enjoy working with students and
being involved with them in such an intimate and personal setting.
When I am not working, I am most likely spending time with my wife and our two boys. We love doing anything
that has to do with sports or the outdoors-hiking, camping, geocaching, visiting new places. My wife and kids
also endure my obsessions with Lost, Guatemala, the History Channel, and trivia. We are all excited to be a
part of and experience TAMU. Gig 'em Aggies!!!
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Brigham Young University (anticipated completion August 2008).
B.S., Psychology, Brigham Young University
College counseling, Latinos, student athletes, depression and anxiety, academic and career issues, spirituality
I believe that people are best helped in therapy and in life when they are able to create and maintain
meaningful relationships. Because of this, I highly value the therapeutic relationship and consider it
necessary to monitor the therapeutic alliance as well as give and receive feedback throughout therapy to
maximize client outcome. Thus, therapy involves creating a supportive environment where clients can feel
accepted, but also challenging clients so they can experiment, learn more about one's self and find more
fulfillment in life. Along with creating an atmosphere of support and challenge, I also hope to demonstrate an
acceptance of multicultural clients and diversity issues. As a result of numerous experiences in life, I have
found that there is more depth to people than can be seen on the outside, a depth which I look forward to
continually understanding as I serve the A&M students as an intern.
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