Mental health careers – Question and answers – Alston Yan

I can truly say that working in the mental health sector is one of the most rewarding careers. I've had client told me that how I helped them with their drug and alcohol use and how I improved their mental health and quality of life above all.

However, to me, the things that matter the most about my work is that we create a safe space for our clients to tell their stories without judgment. We help them to see things through a different lens and we empower them with new perspective and new positive coping strategies.