Career Counseling and Coaching in El Cerrito, California.

I have over 19 years of experience working in IT and corporate settings and I know what it takes to get your self to the next level of finding that career that will make you happy. As your career coach I can help you find the strength and passion for the career of your choice. We will work on aligning your career goals with your skill sets and find that true balance between job satisfaction and personal happiness.

Maybe you are unpleased with your current employer and wanting to look for other options. Maybe you're wanting to become self-employed. Or, maybe you are wanting a total career change. Regardless, finding a career path that provides you with a sense of meaning and purpose can be difficult. In my work, I support my clients in the process of uncovering what it is that lights them up and gives them a reason to wake up every morning.

Do you want work that nourishes and inspires you to grow? Work that gives you more than a paycheck? A career that allows you to leverage your best strengths? Are you wondering what motivates you from deeply within? Starting a new career can feel so daunting. It is like stepping into the unknown. If you think of changing careers you may be scared that you have to start all over. I help you identify transferable skills that you can apply to your new career. Structured exercises between sessions can help you clarify your interests and strengths. We can also address insecurities and limiting beliefs that may hold you back from having the career you want.

Careers are integral to the identities of many people, while for others careers are simply means for attaining a happy life. Whether you’re developing your first career or looking to switch careers, I use a combination of assessment batteries and counseling to explore my clients’ goals, preferences, and aptitudes to identify their career path and develop a plan for achieving it.

It's been said that people have around three careers in one lifetime. But how do you know when it's time to switch paths? How do you know if you want to switch paths at all? You might need a career overhaul, a career tweak, or a career change. The uncertainty is daunting and exciting. "Will I need to go back to school?" "Will I have to take a pay cut?" "How can I continue to bring in income while I'm pursuing my goal?" I will help you identify your skill sets, identify and organize your need to haves and nice to haves, and figure out your next right step.

I help people decide what they want to do with their lives, and make it happen! Over 10 years of experience as a psychologist has taught me the importance of our career choices. You may feel stuck in your current career or paralyzed at the thought of choosing one path over the other. You may have obtained your dream job, only to be struck with a nagging "impostor syndrome" that leaves you feeling anxious an unsure about your competence. The benefit of therapy is that you have someone to talk with, who has studied the experiences and beliefs that hold us back, as well as the ways to overcome them! I am happy to provide a free initial phone consultation to answer your questions. Call me today!

STRUGGLING WITH FINDING THE RIGHT CAREER?Unsatisfied with the current job? Not sure where to go from here? I can help you explore your desires and your options, unleash your personal power , take immediate actions and live your full potential… I utilize well researched methods to help my clients uncover their top personality traits and the type of environment that best match the individual's uniqueness . Call for a free phone consultation session.

Over the years, many of my clients have felt lost and unsure as to their purpose in life. Many find themselves in jobs they are ill suited for and careers which cause them stress and anxiety. Together, we have worked to help them find a path towards fulfilling their purpose. For those who have already found themselves in their perfect chosen career, I help coach these clients to become assertive, diplomatic and professional when interacting with supervisors, colleagues and coworkers.

Are you stuck or unsatisfied in your career? Do you want to make changes in your professional life, but aren't quite sure what that looks like or how to begin? Are you struggling to find the motivation in identifying your strengths/passions and exercising them to their fullest potential? I can help you advance and redirect your career direction by getting you to develop and utilize internal strengths while maximizing your potential for success. Careers aren't something that just happen. They are something that you can create. Despite the various road blocks that you may face, I can help and support you in finding creative ways around those challenges to have the career you want.

I've worked for many years in the corporate environment, first as CEO of a technology company and then as consultant and executive coach. There's excellent research on what skills will help you advance in your career, if you take time to learn them and apply them to the way you work. If you are struggling with work issues or want to plot out your next career move, I invite you to give me a call to talk about how we might work together.

Our careers make up a major part of our life. Careers can be pivotal for creating happiness in life or creating the opposite. In earlier days, people found their first job after high school or college and stayed in that job for the rest of their life. In past decades, the “one job for life” has evolved into six to ten job changing and career changing episodes. Every job change and career change often leads to anxiety, depression, fears, interview panic, lack of self-esteem, lack of self-confidence, somatic reactions and a devastating feeling that includes a lack of self-worth. Being fired and being hired revolve around rejection and the strive to be accepted. Career counseling works to make the above issues more tolerable and rational. It is directed...(view profile to read more)

My second masters is in I/O psychology and I have over 14 years experience in the field of human resources in international settings, in 4 continents. I will assist you in identifying your interests as well as your abilities via a career assessment. I will assist you in making some changes in your life and work balance so that you are able to make a career change if that interests you. I brainstorm ideas with you by looking at areas of interest, given your current work and educational experience. I will create a plan on how you can market yourself and also to develop effective interviewing skills. In addition I will help you through the anxiety involved in making the changes necessary.

We spend so much time at work shouldn't we put some rigorous thought into finding a career that will offer us a positive experience? It seems like it would be easy to figure out which direction to go in when it comes to finding the right career but many people can feel overwhelmed and confused. I will work collaboratively with you to make links between your past and present that will help us to better understand what career might work best for you. Whether you are feeling stuck in your job and want to explore different options or just want to take your current career to the next level our therapy can help generate movement in a positive direction.