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39. From $25K in Debt to Financial Therapist with LaQueshia Clemons, LCSW
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LaQueshia Clemons, LCSW and financial therapist, joined the podcast to chat about her journey paying off $25k in debt, her career, and tips for social workers on navigating their careers. LaQueshia runs a group financial therapy practice in Connecticut, one of the only practices of its kind focused entirely on the intersection of emotions and money, and she co-authored Dear Therapist, You Deserve More: A Guide to Financial Freedom, Career Growth, and Personal Fulfillment.
We chat about:
- How LaQueshia went from $25K in credit card debt to running a financial therapy group practice
- The emotional and behavioral patterns around money she had to unlearn
- What financial therapy actually is and who it's for
- Why social workers don't need to have their niche figured out right away
- The limiting beliefs that keep social workers stuck
- What LaQueshia would tell her new grad school self
Resources mentioned:
- Wealthy Social Worker swag
- 270+ Job Titles for Social Workers PDF
- Dear Therapist, You Deserve More: A Guide to Financial Freedom, Career Growth, and Personal Fulfillment
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