Journey To Licensure

About Journey To Licensure

SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL & GROUP COACHING &; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION. Journey To Licensure provides licensure exam prep, professional mentoring and wellness consultation to social workers. Individual & Holistic Wellness Coaching to social workers taking the master level and clinical examinations. This services includes a self-care assessment and plan that incorporates mindfulness stress reduction techniques and coping skills to manage daily stressors while maintaining focus on licensing exam preparation. Group Coaching to social workers in a group setting, peer support.

Publisher

Journey To Licensure ®️

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2023

Latest episode

22 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

343 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Aug 2025

   Season_2 - 175 - Your Test Is Your Testimony: Tiara Johnson’s LCSW Victory

   After three years of setbacks, test anxiety, and self-doubt, Tiara Johnson finally saw the word PASS on her LCSW exam screen. In this powerful conversation with exam coach Shara Ruffin, Tiara shares her journey from tears of failure to triumph, how she learned to manage anxiety, and the mindset shifts that helped her succeed. Her story is a reminder that resilience, structure, and belief can turn your hardest battles into your greatest victories.

2. 

   21 Aug 2025

   Season_2 - 174 - Sayida’s Next Chapter: From Licensed to Liberated” - (Part 2):

   In Part 2 of Sayida Farmer’s journey, we catch up after she passed her LCSW exam — to explore what life looks like after the win. Sayida opens up about the emotional shifts, renewed confidence, and what it really feels like to move from surviving to thriving. She shares the inner healing that continued well beyond test prep — and how she’s now stepping fully into her calling. 🎧 In this follow-up episode: Sayida reflects on what passing meant to her identity How she overcame imposter syndrome post-licensure Her advice for others stuck in cycles of fear, doubt, or delay This is more than a success story — it’s a liberation story.

3. 

   21 Aug 2025

   Season_2 - 173 - Sayida’s LCSW Comeback: Passed After 20 Years - Part 1

   In this powerful episode, Sayida Farmer opens up about her 20-year journey to finally passing her LCSW exam. After failing the exam three times in the past by just five points total, Sayida faced major hurdles: severe test anxiety, sensory sensitivities, possible undiagnosed ADHD, and deep-rooted self-doubt. She joined Journey To Licensure with the hope of finally breaking the cycle. With trauma-informed coaching, structured accountability, and emotional support, Sayida rebuilt her confidence and developed new ways to study that worked with her neurodivergent brain — not against it. Listeners will learn: • How Sayida’s mindset shifted after decades of academic trauma • The coaching tools that helped her score higher on practice exams • The emotional moment she realized she passed her official LCSW exam on June 6, 2025 • Why support, strategy, and believing in your growth make all the difference Sayida’s story is not just about passing a test — it’s about reclaiming identity, building resilience, and proving that it’s never too late to succeed.

Who has been a guest on Journey To Licensure

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Georgia James
• Ashley
• Naomi
• Tiffany Lennox
• Shara

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

112,020

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

99

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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