Career Counselling and Coaching in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.

Are you looking for a change in your career? Or perhaps just starting out and not sure what you want to do? Get guidance and coaching around your values, and beliefs and strategize how to get the career you want. Looking at any negative thoughts that might be holding you back from the career you want will help you work through confidence and self-esteem issues too. Let's set a goal together and get you moving in the direction of your dreams.

In an uncertain and ever-changing world, career decisions seem more confusing and complex than ever. Whether graduating from high school, transitioning to a new job, or rethinking careers, career counselling is a worthwhile enterprise. It can be facilitated as a singular focus or it can be integrated with personal counselling. As careers impact health and well-being and vice versa, self-discovery is an integral part of the process. Passions, interests, skills, strengths, talents, and experiences all contribute to realizing our purpose. And, uncovering what it means to live purposefully, may transform how well career choices are processed.

I have worked extensively over the years in the field of rehabilitation - helping people to get started or restarted on their career path. While testing can sometimes be useful - most often what people need is a period of time where they can explore their goals and objectives for their career in light of the over 40,000 occupations in the Canadian Dictionary of Occupations. Aptitude and interests of course are helpful but motivation and career choice often respond best to a program of work sampling, job shadowing, and other exploratory techniques. Whether you are just starting out, struggling in school, or want to make a mid career change in direction, career counselling can help!

If you are transitioning to a new stage of life or a new career, counselling can help you get clear on your values and non negotiable that will guide your decision making process. I can help you get clarity about these things and identify next small steps for you to take to help you move in a direction that lines up with your goals. When you are in a season of change, counselling can help.

Some people believe that career is one of the major components of life. Whether you decide to be a homemaker or a corporate lawyer the vocation you choose in part determines how others see you and how you see yourself. It is undoubtedly where you spend much of your time and energy. I will be your advocate in helping you find a fulfilling career. Using readily available resources we will look at interests, exceptionalities, and educational programs to help you meet your goals.

Are you feeling lost over where to go in your career? Do you find yourself stuck debating practicality vs. what you really want to do? Is it hard to even connect with what you want to do at all? These dilemmas, as well as the overwhelm that comes with career transition, are the sort of issues I am glad to help you with. Working with me means unpacking your deeper identity, helping you to better understand who you are and what you want from life. From here, we consider the ‘nuts and bolts’ of how to prepare for career transition, including organizing your day and addressing the inner-critic. I look forward to chatting with you about achieving your dream vocation.

If you are trying to determine what career path to follow. If you are facing a career transition and/ or feel that you are in a crisis during any of the above listed, you have come to the right person. I have experience in helping people through career transitions and will use a narrative approach as way to help you ignite your passion. I use a non-judgemental and client centred approach to counselling.