The Practice

One of the things I like about psychology is the variety of fields in which you can perform . Because of this, in the past few months I’ve been debating on what to do with my career after I graduate. There are so many options I can choose from! One thing is certain; I would like to get a Master’s Degree. Last year I was very into environmental psychology, which helps people to become aware of the impact we, as humans, make on the planet. It also helps to combat climate change by studying the way people react and take part on actions around sustainability, recycling and others, to develop new behaviors people can adopt in order to lower their impact and carbon footprint. It also has a very critical point of view of capitalism and the carbon-based industry, depicting them as some of the main causes of the environmental crisis we’re facing today. I feel very passionate about this topic, and for a while I was considering getting a Master’s Degree on this topic in Australia, but for s...

For the past four years I've been studying Psychology at the University of Chile, and although it's been an interesting journey I've always been involved with music and art, so I picture my future job a little different from what's expected.  Throughout my years in university I've learned the importance of community when talking about mental health, so I would love to work with groups of people using art therapy and music therapy. I think treating people’s problems by letting them express their emotions freely, through other means that are not necessarily words, it’s a powerful tool. This type of therapy can be specially used in interventions with children, people with low levels of education and basically anyone who can’t connect with their emotions and trauma easily. By using art as a medium of expression, you let the person explore their problems from a safe place. I would love to treat my patients from this approach, since creating art and/or music it’...