Today we’d like to introduce you to Joset Rosado.
Hi Joset, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I am originally from New York and moved to South Carolina in 2011. I had no idea what to expect and began working at Charleston Center in the inpatient unit. During my time there, I met a client who needed to speak to someone in Spanish and there was no one besides myself to talk to him. At the end of our meeting, he asked me why I was not providing therapy services for the Spanish-speaking community of Charleston, as he knew there were so many people who needed it. That made me do my research and reach out to other Spanish-speaking providers in the treatment community. They embraced my drive and with that came many referrals to a private practice that I opened in August of 2012. I started out one client at a time and also working in the Berkeley County School District as a behavior specialist for over six years. Keeping both positions became difficult, as the demands were enormous and I felt my services were needed directly in the community. I began working full-time in my practice in 2019 and incorporated the practice in the name of Corazon Community Counseling. I love the work that I do and would not change one thing of my path to getting here. I feel particularly Blessed to have the skills that are needed to serve the Latinx community as I do.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The most difficult challenge was learning how to manage and create a business on my own. There is no one who I could talk to about what steps to take and when, or what to do to promote both growth and stability. I sometimes find that I still have things to figure out, but I am so determined to troubleshoot and get it done. The pandemic also tried to knock down my practice as we had no choice but to go fully telehealth and provide services to clients online. That was one of the biggest challenges of my entire career but one I think I handled to the best of my ability.
We’ve been impressed with Corazon Community Counseling Inc, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Our office provides mental health therapy to individuals and families who are primarily of the Latinx community. Both English and Spanish languages are provided in the services. We also work with undocumented clients who are attempting to submit their requests for residency with the United States Immigration Department, where we provide evaluation and longer-term therapy to help them with the process. Finally, we offer supportive services to Master’s level Social Workers seeking supervision for their licensure and individuals who need mentorship while they are working on setting up their own private practices.
I believe the ability to provide services in the Spanish language and that are culturally relevant to the Latinx community has been what sets us apart as well as one of the proudest aspects of what we do. I think it’s important to know that there is the help provided to the Latinx community here in the Lowcountry area, especially for those who might be resistant to take part in therapy because of either language or being understood related to their culture.
Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
The most important thing is to be ready to run your business based on what you provide, not just what you believe people want you to do. We need to value ourselves as well as what we bring to the table; this is often forgotten by those in the health field.
The one thing I wish I had known from the start was how to truly run a business and not have to “figure it out” along the way. Even though I know the experience of doing so was so valuable to me as a learning process, I feel this step is missed when we are learning how to become clinicians. This is why I love mentoring others who have questions about the same process.
Contact Info:
- Email: admin@corazoncommunitycounseling.com
- Website: corazoncommunitycounseling.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josetrosadoliswcp
