Career Counselling and Coaching in Victoria, British Columbia.

Nearly all clients quickly identify issues with their jobs and careers. What's worse, they usually are the source of a great deal of stress which can manifest as anxiety, panic, depression, or fatigue. This is not surprising. Our jobs are not only important for financial reasons, even though that is usually a necessity. But they are also a trigger and stage for our deeper emotional struggles and traumas. And they are places where we are judged--and where we may judge ourselves. Counselling is an opportunity to unpack and process all of the baggage we may place onto our working lives, as well as a good place to search for and uncover our true callings and vocation.

Are you unsure of what career path to take? Are you thinking of switching careers? Both of these situations can be anxiety provoking, scary and confusing. Talking to a trained therapist can help you get clearer about your goals and your options for reaching them. I will help you get in touch with what you really feel passionate about doing for a living and I will guide you through the steps needed to translate your passion into a reality.

At times, we have the need, either by choice or by circumstances, to change our job or career. I will help you look at your lifestyle, interests, experience and generally what excites you in life to see how to reach for your dreams in a concrete way. With support and a step by step plan, we will examine the possibilities that can help you find more meaning and purpose in your life, your activities, and the way that you earn money and pursue ways to feel accomplished and in tune with your own inner life.

You may be considering career choices or changes and need some guidance and feedback. Your career affects your relationships and your family. For example, working away from home may bring extra income but also problems that make you need to review decisions and priorities. You may be experiencing burn out or a feeling of being overwhelmed and may need to look at some strategies to manage and balance your life better. You be feeling stuck or discouraged in your job and, regardless of your age, wonder what options you have. There may be situations or conflicts at your work that are distressing you and you would like some coaching to deal with them.

Whether you are considering a career path, a change to your current employment situation or have recently experienced a job loss, you may be facing a complicated decision. I can help you to explore your interests and passions, as well as stressors that you have experienced in previous employment. Gaining more insight into who you are, what's important to you and the barriers that you have faced, can inspire new choices and directions.

Are you stuck in a job that makes you bored? Are you not using your full potential and skills? Are you climbing a ladder and surprised that you are not feeling any better about yourself? I can help you with these and other career related problems. Therapy can be an extremely effective way to quickly deduct what is getting in the way for you to make the changes to feel happier in your career.

The world is going through a critical shift. There is a need for innovation, consciousness and solution based ideas. If you find yourself in a career that does not bring you satisfaction, then consider that possibly you are meant to serve the world in a different capacity. The internal questions always remain the same. Who am I? Why am I here? Do I have a purpose within my lifetime? Our careers take up more than one third of our time and energy. If happiness eludes you then engaging in dialogue about the matter can bring about needed and desired changes. It begins with identifying one's most pervasive thoughts and beliefs - which may turn out to be most surprising to you.

In order to find the ideal career one must explore and utilize one's passions. The best type of work is that which seems like play. You want to be able to say, "Not only do I love this, but I get paid to do it!" Sharolyn's action-oriented approach helps you identify your career oriented passions and maximize your potential within them. Contact her to begin your career search today!

While most career counselors love to give you capacity based profiles of what your talents and interests are for your best bet career choices, Grey Matters international believes that most people make predictably irrational decisions and then after making them learn way to make them fit into their identities using various types of rationalizations and strategies. We are able to assist folks in career counseling type settings by giving a deeper look at their decision making profile so they can better understand where the core frustration or desire is coming from in the world of work. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

I am honoured that you are interested in my services and I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I have been described as slightly non-conventional in the counselling world, which suits me perfectly, and also tends to suit youth who are trying to stand up to the force of the problems in their life. I am very comfortable working with this population, and I feel fortunate that I can connect with teens the way I do, conventionally or in a way that makes sense to them.

My approach to career counselling and planning is taken from the now famous resource Designing Your Life. We apply Design Thinking to reframe obstacles to opportunities in creative ways that may be impossible to imagine now. Then we design plans to give you the inspiration and practical experiences that prove what career decision will bring you the greatest happiness, fulfillment, and reward.