Career Counseling and Coaching in Washington, District of Columbia.

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.

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.

Having been an attorney and become a clinical psychologist, I am personally and professionally interested in the area of career development and change. I find clients benefit greatly by examining their current situation, hard and soft skills, options available, and goals in the short, medium, or long term. I do not do formal vocational testing (often vary beneficial for students looking for direction) but work with adults who want to think through the process of career change and understand what may keep them from working in their field of choice.

As we grow and change throughout life, we sometimes need to make major changes. Particularly at mid-life, we experience profound changes in our values and priorities. What you have done in the past may or may not fit you anymore. Or perhaps you have never found your niche. If you are contemplating a cereer change, I can assist you in understanding yourself and your needs, so that you can make an optimal choice in the future.

Are you growing bored, unappreciated or frustrated at work? A person's God-given temperament should always be considered when determining a career path. An assessment will be administered to assist in career/occupational guidance. This assessment will aid in understanding and identifying an individual's strengths, weaknesses, stressors, intellectual energies, decision making skills, and the desire to take on responsibilities. Based on the results of the assessment, and with my guidance, the client will become more aware of careers and/or jobs which may, or may not, serve them well in the areas of emotional and mental stimulation and satisfaction.

It can be very hard to find exactly what you want to do in life. Uncovering one's purpose, though supposedly intuitive, can be elusive and transitive. What's more, messages from friends, family and society can add to the confusion. You may feel like you know what you are doing right now is not quite right, but you are not sure what is the next step. Or the thing you love to do does not fit with other dreams you have for your life. Working together we will unpack the complex pieces of career and purpose, allowing you greater freedom and clarity from which to make decisions. You do not have to know right now what is next, only that you wish things to be different.