Career Counselling and Coaching in Westlock, Alberta.

Certified Master Life Coach and Cognitive Reflex Conditioning Practitioner with a focus on helping people achieve greater happiness through personal growth and self-awareness. I empower people to change their life from feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, unmotivated, or simply lost with where they are or where they are going. Some are in that space due to a loss, unexpected transition or abuse. Others don’t know why they feel that way. Regardless of how they got there, these feelings can feel impossible to see through. Having overcome difficult seasons in my own life, I have been there. I hold a safe space, without judgement, and with compassion to assist clients in achieving results.

It is one thing to embark on a new career path, and a whole other to find the sweet spot of purpose, contribution, vitality and practical stability that leads to a really fulfilling vocation. The latter requires the courage to allow, shape and stay with a vision and the skills to navigate the inevitable peaks and valleys in confidence that are natural to the process. It is necessary to develop the ability to structure your own time toward your goal, maintaining the stability necessary to take new opportunities and creative risks. I offer coaching for those motivated to move into this place.

Who benefits from career counselling? You might be a student looking for direction or a person considering a career change. You may also be looking to delve deep and assess your talents, skills, interests, personality or learning style. Learning more about who you are and how you want to spend the next decades of your life are all considerations in career counselling. Assessment tools can be very helpful in making informed career choices and developing a personalized career path but are best utilized along with an experienced counsellor. Psychotherapeutic tools such as EFT and Mindfulness Based approaches can provide depths of understanding one's self.

Career counselling is usually a search for something different. A person wants to have an impact or have a purpose in this world. I have some experience helping people in providing life skills as a social worker. Thinking of a persons desire or goals helps to determine a potential career path along with fit with personality. Gaining insight and skills helps a person to move closer to a career.

Career counselling can be appropriate at any age. Sometimes you might need help in finding inspiration and ideas to follow up on. You may need advice because you are contemplating a change of career. People have different perspectives on what their job means to them. For some it feels like a calling and for others it is more a pay check which enables them to do what they really want. Finding a balance between these poles can be an important step in career choice.

Discovering the career that will you will want to get up in the morning for and exploring possibilities that answer "How to I get there? " With 20 years of experience we can help you set goals, find opportunities and support you to obtain your dream career or work through the challenges and road blocks you may currently be experiencing at your current position.

In career counselling, I assist individuals with exploration, change, and development. I help people explore their values, personality characteristics, and strengths. I assist in the transition from school to a career, a change in their current career, or the transition from their career to retirement. I also help people work through career-related struggles and challenges such as stress/burnout, confidence/assertiveness, and work/life balance.

I help clients with addictive behaviours or substance use that is interfering with their ability to achieve a fulfilling career. Through collaborative conversations, clients gain a sense of purpose and direction, overcoming barriers to making meaningful progress in their professional life. Gaining a sense of control over one's life allows for increased confidence and self-esteem. I help clients build the motivation necessary to take steps toward a future filled with passion, thriving, and mental resilliance.

Your career is an important part of your life and your personal identity. Concerns related to your career can impact other areas of life and often increase stress outside of the work environment. You may want to explore a new career, make changes in your current position, discover how to be more productive and satisfied in your work, or be in need of support for conflict within the workplace. If so, then career counselling can offer exactly what you are looking for. I will help you to find solutions for your career concerns, and together we will develop a plan for satisfaction and empowerment in your work life.