Rieko Miyakuni

Greater Chicago Area United States

Student at Governors State University

Education

Advocacy has always been an important part of my life. Even before I encountered the word “advocacy” in English, the desire to reach out individuals in need has guided my actions. Over the past decade, I have been in a journey of solidifying my roles in the counseling profession. It has guided me throughout both my undergraduate and graduate counseling programs, career as a child therapist and a supervisor of day treatment programs, and eventually pursuit of the counselor education and supervision doctoral program. Working with children, youths, and their families from low socioeconomic status and living in generational poverty fueled my passion to become the voice for them. Several crit...