Career Counseling and Coaching in Santa Clarita, California.

An adjustment disorder is a poor reaction to an identifiable stressor that develops within 3 months of the beginning of the stressor. There is an impairment in social, occupational, or academic functioning, and/or distress that is in excess of what would be expected. By definition, the disorder resolves itself with 6 months of the termination of the stressor or its consequences. There are many reasons that someone may be struggling with the adjustment of a new life situation. Listed below are several: * New roles in the family home * Getting married * Having children * Changing Roles * Children leaving home * Job loss * Retirement * Death of a loved o....

Clients seeking career counseling are usually seeking more than an increase in their income and benefits package. They are often seeking a path to identify and express their life’s purpose professionally (and personally). In our collaboration, clients and I identify their core values and creative options. Also, together we uncover conscious and unconscious “cognitive constructs” that undermine the active pursuit of their ideal career. Finally, we collaboratively design a flexible plan that embraces their life’s purpose, while cultivating insight, skill and the daily commitment needed to attain a professional (and personal) path that will give them the most intrinsic satisfaction.

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.

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.