From geography to Counselling Psychology- Dr Lucy Poxon's experience
Hi everyone Welcome to our next instalment of the Pathways to Psychology blog. Today we have the privilege to learn from Dr Lucy Poxon, a Counselling Psychologist. Every blog entry showcases the variety of experience and skill individuals bring to the profession, and Lucy is no different. Having initially pursued a geography career Lucy found her way to Psychology and Counselling Psychology through a number of twists and turns. We hope you will find Lucy's experience inspiring. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lucy-poxon-9508b075 I was late coming to Psychology as a career pathway. I was brought up on a farm by parents who had no personal experience of further education but valued it as a way to realise hopes and dreams. With tree surgery and accountancy being offered as top options in a career questionnaire I completed in sixth form, I discarded these and chose to follow my subject interests which resulted in a BA in Human Geography. This is despite my geography teacher telling me