78. Wesley Little, Couples Therapist
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
"You can make a career shift at any time. Because why not pursue something that you think would make you happy?" —Wesley Little
Wesley Little is a licensed professional counselor specializing in couples therapy, and she's here to answer all of my — and your — burning questions. On this episode, Wesley talks about her indirect route to becoming a therapist (including a detour through law school), and the schooling and education required to pursue a similar career. She debunks common misconceptions about therapy, explains why most couples seek therapy together, and shares what she thinks holds most people back from seeing a therapist. Now more than ever, this conversation is so important, and I hope you enjoy it. (Plus, Wesley and her husband are both two-time marathoners. As for whether they have a "perfect marriage" and never fight? I asked. And she answered.)
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What you'll get on this episode:
- How Wesley decided to become a therapist, and what her journey to her dream career entailed (3:10)
- The kind of therapy Wesley practices, and why she decided she wanted to work with couples (9:45)
- Wesley debunks some common misconceptions about couples therapy (13:40)
- Wesley's advice for finding a therapist, and what she says holds most people back from going to therapy (15:10)
- Wesley breaks down the most common reasons couples seek therapy (20:20)
- When is the right time to start seeing a therapist? And how do you get your partner to agree if he or she is hesitant? (29:25)
- Wesley opens up about her own relationship, and how running plays a role in it (38:00)
- Wesley shares whether or not she thinks you should go to bed angry (43:00)
- Wesley answers listener questions! (45:15)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.8 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and I am so excited about today's episode. |
| 0:15.7 | Today I'm talking with Wesley Little. |
| 0:18.3 | Wesley is a couple's therapist, and so we unpack a lot throughout this conversation. |
| 0:23.6 | First, Wesley shares how she became a therapist, which involved the detour through law school |
| 0:28.5 | before finding her true passion. Then she talks about the schooling and education required |
| 0:33.3 | to become a counselor or therapist before going on and answering all of my burning therapy-related |
| 0:38.7 | questions. Then she answers your questions. So many people wrote in with questions for Wesley, |
| 0:45.3 | and I hope you find her answers helpful. I also hope this episode helps clear up any misconceptions, |
| 0:50.8 | concerns, or hesitations you may have if you've never tried therapy or you think it's not for you. |
| 0:56.4 | Without further ado, Wesley Little. |
| 1:03.2 | Wesley, welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I am super excited to have you here today. |
| 1:08.4 | I am so excited to be here, Allie. Thank you so much for having me on. |
| 1:12.0 | All right, so on The Alley on the Run Show, we start off with what I call a warm-up, |
| 1:16.0 | because in theory, that's how we start our runs, right? So tell everyone who you are, |
| 1:21.3 | where you're from, and what you do. So my name is Wesley Little. I'm a licensed professional |
| 1:27.7 | counselor, and I specialize in couples therapy. Right now, I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, |
| 1:34.3 | but I am actually from the San Francisco Bay area. And I know you just took a trip out there. |
| 1:38.6 | I did, and that like, my heart just bursts a little bit. I'm so jealous. One of my friends |
| 1:43.2 | just moved out to San Francisco too, and she keeps posting photos that are like, I'm so lucky to live |
| 1:47.7 | here, and I'm like, you're so lucky I'm going to move in with you. Just wait. Yeah, that's |
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