Your CounselorMay 20, 2025

I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Regina Moro—counselor educator, licensed clinician, addiction specialist, and my academic advisor at Palo Alto University. Our conversation touched on the heart of advising, the challenges students face, and how her clinical background continues to shape her teaching.

Dr. Moro’s reflections offer guidance not only for counseling students but also for anyone invested in mentoring with compassion and intention.

Read the full interview on my blog: https://roqueneto.com/2025/05/20/interview-dr-regina-moro/

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Interview: Dr. Regina Moro

Dr. Regina Moro wears many hats at Palo Alto University, and I have had the privilege of seeing several of them up close.

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Your CounselorApr 8, 2025
Textbooks shape how we see ourselves in the counseling profession. When they fail to reflect our identities, they send a message about who belongs. I wrote about that.
Read the blog: https://roqueneto.com/2025/04/08/my-case-for-representation-in-counseling-textbooks/
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My Case for Representation in Counseling Textbooks

These textbooks were designed to prepare counselors with privileged identities to work with clients like me. What they didn’t consider is that graduate students from diverse backgrounds would also …

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Your CounselorApr 2, 2024

Excited to share my latest blog post detailing the start of my third quarter at Palo Alto University’s Counseling program. This term, I’m studying Lifespan Development and Diagnosis. Join me as I explore the fusion of theory and practice, understanding human development across the lifespan, and learning the art of diagnosis through the lens of DSM-5-TR. I welcome your thoughts.

http://roqueneto.com/2024/04/02/the-road-to-expertise-unpacking-development-and-diagnosis-in-counseling/

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The Road to Expertise: Unpacking Development and Diagnosis in Counseling

My third quarter in the Counseling program at Palo Alto University started yesterday. I am taking two courses this term: COUN612 Life Span Development and COUN634 Diagnosis. Today, I am sharing wit…

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Stuart Chen-Hayes he/him/hisNov 22, 2022
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