In another life, Luke Strawn would have become a video game designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was the goal when I played my Super Nintendo at 6.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite his middle school friends insisting he was a good listener, Strawn was determined to pursue game design as a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But after witnessing a friend\u2019s traumatic loss in April 2009, Strawn\u2019s focus shifted from designing video games to understanding how to hold space for those who struggle with grief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI found beauty in the stories my friend shared and the healing that was possible. Since then, I have experienced my fair share of tragedy and have held the space for clients to share and process theirs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strawn earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology at the University of Central Florida. He then earned his master\u2019s degree in counselor education at North Carolina State University and completed his practicum and internship with the university\u2019s Counseling Center<\/a>. Strawn is now a licensed mental health counselor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has worked at NC State\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) since the fall of 2021. Then he transitioned from a temporary to a full-time embedded counselor, serving students in CALS and the\u00a0College of Sciences<\/a> (COS).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n