Career Counseling and Coaching in Bethesda, Maryland.

For so many people in our area, career is an important part of your identity! That's why it can be so difficult when our careers no longer inspire and satisfy us. My training as a couple and family therapist enables me to look at your career struggles from the lens of your relationships-- both with others and with yourself. Let's work together to set new career goals and brainstorm strategies to attain them. Career counseling can make a difference!

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.

You might be dealing with a loss of career direction, feeling stuck and unsatisfied in your job situation, or an outright career “crisis” with anxiety provoking changes. In all of these situations you can benefit from career counseling with a licensed professional counselor who also has over 20 years of human resources management experience in various types of organizations. Developing a collaborative alliance with a professional counselor who offers this dual perspective (managing both the internal emotional/cognitive factors and the external work and market place realities) can enhance your ability to make thoughtful, strategic decisions with meaningful progress towards your career goals.