Career Counseling and Coaching in Plandome, New York.

Sigmund Freud noted that people generally need two things to live a good life, one is love and the other is work. In the love category this could be the love of family, friends or community. In the work area the need is to have something one does on a regular basis that contributes to feeling productive and like you are contributing to the world. Finding the work you love can be worked on in therapy so that you can get started feeling industrious and showing up fully in your life.

As a psychotherapist, I can help you make decisions about your career life. The difference between a career coach and a psychotherapist is that I will help you understand the underlying emotional needs you have and in what ways they are driving your career path in one direction or another. To make a change in career is to acknowledge that there might be conflicting needs for personal stability, adventure, and financial security. Two fundamental questions I will help you answer is "Why do I want to change careers?" and "Why now?"

You spend ⅓ of your life at work - are you spending that time doing what you love? Do you feel stuck in your current job? Do you know that you have potential to do more and feel better, but aren’t sure of what the next step is? Let work together to help identify your passions and strengths that will translate into a career you love, and set goals to help you get there. We are available for a free 15 minute phone consultation to determine whether career counseling with us right for you - to schedule, send an email to info@nassauwellness.com or call/text (516) 387-5143.

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.

Are you in the right field? Do you want to discover what your strengths are? Perhaps you should be going back to school or looking to upgrade your skills on your current job to move ahead. When working with clients, I often find that they don't know what their true value is in the market. They don't know what they are naturally good at doing or how to make changes, or even what else is out there. I can steer you in the right direction and help you attain your employment goals. Sometimes, what you need is confidence, assertive communication improvement, an understanding of what your body language is signaling. I can role play interviews with you and assist with resume building.

Satisfaction with your career is critical. Many people spend the majority of their waking hours at their jobs. Therefore, my career counseling goals are to enable you to not only perform adequately at your job, but to identify your passions and provide you with tools that will help you achieve your full potential. This involves a detailed analysis of your strengths and weaknesses so that you can develop a comprehensive understanding of how to optimally implement your professional skills.

Sometimes, when we are ready to make a change, whether it be leaving a job, working towards a promotion, or even changing career paths entirely, we struggle to make a move we know may benefit us best in the long run. I work with patients to identify their goals and create strategies to best work towards these goals. Many times we have to manage the fear and anxiety associated with change, I can help you to not only overcome this fear, but create a plan to meet your goals.

I don't do formal career counseling, but enjoy counseling entrepreneurs, business men and women, and performing artists. We would help you develop better assertiveness skills, clarify direction, improve motivation, encourage and guide you in negotiating higher salaries and rates, and cope with job/career crisis and change. I have worked with many people who lost their jobs in the current economic downturn. I also have a specialty working with performing artists to help them find satisfying jobs that allow them to pursue their art, and work with them on stage fright, creative blocks, and balancing relationship/work.

What you do for a living is what you do for a life. If you'd like assistence making your career goals corrrespond to your life goals, and to your higher purpose, I can help. If you find yourself at a crossroads in your work life, remember that in this challenging economy, people often find it necessary to change careers as well as jobs more than once or twice. I've helped many clarify their career goals, and find the job they want and need. That's what I did for myself years ago, and what I've done for so many others, and what I can do for you.

At CareerWon, we are dedicated to serving the unique Millennial generation in 4 client groups: High School, College, Recent Grads and Early Career. Our services include determining the best career path, designing a branded resume, interview preparation and effective job search. We believe that the key to success is not only a good education and talent, but also happiness and purpose. People who are passionate about what they do achieve great things --like Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Thomas Edison. At CareerWon, we are dedicated to helping our clients achieve success by harnessing their passion and strengths

We know being satisfied at work is not just about productivity and competency. You may be great at what you do. You may be very successful by every external metric. Or maybe you aren't motivated or aren't stimulated by what you do. You have to find a way to navigate your current position or find a new one that is satisfying and fulfulling. We help clients clarify their values and identify beliefs and behavioral patterns that have interfered with taking the risks necessary to be professionally fulfilled. Your work life is certainly about financial security, but it can do more than put food on the table. It can feed you intellectually, interpersonally, and emotionally.

Choosing a career is one of the biggest decisions we make in our lives. The world is wide open. There are many possibilities, sometimes causing more overwhelm than expected. Im here to help you navigate the process of exploring possibilities, while creating a reasonable, individualized plan of action to help you get clarity and move forward with the next right step in your path of confidently choosing a meaningful career you can succeed in.

Level Up: Maybe you’ve actually been thinking of taking the next steps in your life. Whether it’s more job fulfillment, thoughts of leveling up in your career, as a parent, teen, young adult, or senior and wondering about the future…this is a great time to begin to work on those goals! Through motivational work and looking at your strengths, and building skills, you might just be surprised where you might be able to go with your perseverance and skills!