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hen Karen Barbee graduated from North Carolina A&T University in 2009, she wasn’t sure yet what she wanted to do – just that she wanted to help people. Karen reflected on her love of connection and curiosity about people’s lives, and it led her to mental health counseling. Karen decided to return to NC A&T to pursue a master’s degree in clinical mental health. “It feels like home,” she says. “It feels like this is exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.” Karen spent several years working for other companies before she opened Renaissance Wellness Services in Holly Springs in 2015.
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