Career Counseling and Coaching in Los Alamitos, California.

In today's economy more people are questioning their career options and choices than ever before. Companys are closing and retirement plans have gone away leaving many very qualified people out of work and needing to come up with a back-up plan quickly. Let's talk about what your goals are and uncover blocks that may be keeping you from reaching those goals. We'll discover what you really want to do with your life and figure out a way to start you on that path.

Yes , we are equipped to do testing to determine your areas of strengths and weaknesses. We can help empower you to understand reasons you have struggled and teach you better coping skills in order to discover your true passions. We would like to help you find your career path through personality assessments and psychotherapy. We want to help you find your dream job and enjoy your career path.

All too often, we end up in jobs without purpose that leave us feeling “stuck.” Many people find they don’t know how or why they ended up in their career and wonder if there could be more satisfaction in their professional life. Together, we will explore your values through both assessment and discussion and what makes work meaningful to you. From here, we can strategize and develop a plan using solution-focused techniques to get you “unstuck” and feeling more fulfilled and satisfied in your career.

The two major areas of life are work and love. We must deal with them both well to be happy. If you are in need of help with your career path, job stress or satisfaction with you work we can help. We have trained professionals who have many years of experience in career counseling and helping people find greater meaning in their work lives. In this complicated world of career challenges you may need a professional who is skilled in this area to come along side of you. We have resources to help you if you give us a call.

Unlike many other counselors, I have worked extensively in the corporate world and even own my own computer consulting business and counseling practice. I have over 25 years experience in the computer field and I am also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I not only understand personality fits for particular careers, but I also understand the politics of the corporate world. Furthermore, I understand the psychology of marketing yourself, which is a critical skill in terms of getting a job in this down economy.

As a mental health professional I understand how important having the right employment is to your happiness. Through our professional therapeutic relationship I can assist you in determining how your experiences , personal strengths and weakness, balanced with personal interests, might best be suited (or not) to certain professions/career choices. I can provide guidance and support in understanding what matters to you personally, and help you make better informed decisions.

Together we can think through what it is you really want to do, and what viable possibilities the circumstances present, and where the two overlap. Whether you're in quarterlife, midlife, or late adulthood, you'll find our sessions to be a secure base from which to venture out and try new ways of getting your work needs met. I am an MFTI and a clinical associate in psychoanalytic training, not a career counselor.

We spend the majority of our time at the workplace and so when we love our job, we have a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment. When we either don't have one or don’t love the one we have, we struggle greatly. My approach to career counseling is simple. Let's figure out what factors are important to you in life. Is it structure? Is it flexibility? Do you prefer working with a team or by yourself? Do you like to be creative? Do you like working with people? Once we figure out who you are and what you need to feel fulfilled, we can then find a career that caters to those desires.

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.

In career counseling we talk. I work quickly and sharply, without fluff, to get right to the heart of cracking your career code. Whether you have just graduated, have made it through your first few years of working in the professional world, are returning to work, or miserable in your current line of work. You are needing assistance with a broader, long-term career plan that includes creating a vision, setting goals and objectives, networking, and fitting next-action steps into your planner.

Most people will have very different multiple careers in their lives. This can be very confusing and frightening. We all want to make the right choices. We want to be happy in our work and make enough money to live the life style we desire. We want to make as few mistakes in our choices as possible. We will work to clear the clouds by getting closer to understanding our needs and desires. We will set action goals, identify targets, evaluate results and continue refining the process until we are satisfied with the results.

I will help you gain awareness of your career goals, expectations, needs, and explore what is working, or what needs to be addressed to improve job fulfillment, productivity and satisfaction. Fine-tuning your communication skills, and identifying your strengths will empower you find the job that is best suited for your needs, skill-set, interests and desires.

Today, with the economy in trouble, people are having a wide range of employment issues, from difficulties finding work and career selection to conflicts with employers and charges of sexual harassment. As a psychologist, I offer a variety of serves to facilitate a clarification of goals of priorities, including career interest testing to match current skills and aptitudes. I also provide sexual harassment seminars for local companies.