"Spoiler alert: Graduate school and pre-licensure experiences are not meant to fully prepare you for everything it takes to do counseling well. There are still times in session now with a group, couple, family, or individual that has us wondering if we actually know anything about the counseling profession. It is a very humbling profession in that, when you think you have seen everything, just wait an hour. This guide is an attempt to plug the gaps between education and experience. We've failed so that hopefully you don't have to, you're welcome. These chapters are filled with some of the lessons we have learned along the way and experiences that has shaped our journey. We urge you not to take anything in this book as the gospel truth for how you must practice. Instead, interact with the information as if we are walking along side of you, just trying to learn more about how to do this counseling thing well together. Chew on the topics a bit. Filter them through your culture and ways of being before you decide what is true for you and not true for you. In each chapter we want you to say something like, "ah, that's cool and here is how I would adapt it to fit my style.""--