There was a point in my life when I felt like I was giving everything I had to the work supporting children, partnering with families, guiding teachers through difficult seasons. I was passionate, experienced, and deeply called to this field.
But I also knew I had hit a wall. I couldn’t grow further in the mental health world or become a licensed clinical counselor without going back to school. And honestly, that felt impossible.
I work full time. I’m a wife. I’m a mother to three grown children and one elementary aged little boy who still calls me “Mommy” and wants me to tuck him in at night. My days are full before I even open a textbook. I didn’t have the luxury of putting life on hold to go chase a degree.
But Winebrenner made the impossible feel possible.
Their evening classes offered online or in person fit into my life without flipping it upside down. And tuition? Just $300 a month. That price point made this dream accessible. I didn’t have to go into debt or sacrifice my family’s financial security to follow the path God put in front of me.
Now I’m working toward my Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling learning how to pair clinical tools with the real-world experience I’ve spent years building. I’m gaining the skills and credentials I need to sit at the table, serve families on a deeper level, and become the counselor I’ve always felt called to be.
Winebrenner helped me solve the problem of growth. They helped me take the “what if” and turn it into “I’m doing this.” Every class, every paper, every late-night study session brings me closer to the counselor I’m meant to become.
Winebrenner didn’t just give me an education. They gave me a path forward.
And I’m walking it faithfully, purposefully, and with gratitude.
- Jessica Brown, Current MACC Student