Career Counseling and Coaching in Plandome, New York.

Our chosen professions impact every aspect of our lives. Our qualified career counselors provide counseling to traditional aged students who are unsure about what direction to take in their career goals or who are excited about their new chosen careers. We assist adults who have experienced downsizing, been fired, are laid off, are underemployed, or are reaching retirement. We guide those who are generally unhappy with their career paths. Career dissatisfaction can lead to depression, anxiety, and decreased self-worth. Our experienced counselors assist people to have a more enjoyable, richer, fulfilling work lives. We want to help you find your passion. Attain your goals for both personal and financial satisfaction.

Are you feeling stuck in your job? Do you have a boss who you cannot tolerate? Are your co-workers irritating you on a daily basis? Do you need a change? Whatever the issues you are experiencing, therapy can help you gain a better understanding of them and together we can work toward the goal you want to reach.

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.

Earning a living is a major part of our lives; ideally it should be fulfilling as well as providing for material needs. If you are unhappy in your work life, there are many approaches and choices that can radically improve it. Sometimes it is a matter of altering attitude and motivation so that you exude energy not resignation. Transitioning to a new position of responsibility can call for flexibility in modifying work habits, and handling interpersonal relationships. Engineering a career change is more possible than most of us realize, but there are intimidating challenges. Recognizing when one is in a dead end is occasionally necessary; especially if you've invested years of effort.

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.

My professional experience in career counseling is to offer guidance, inspiration and support in the desire to and process of making change. I am not in the position to oversee your seeking employment, but will address your needs to enrich your working experience and set goals through this transitional stage. Whether you are beginning to enter the workforce or are looking to shift direction in your career path or retire, emotional exploration of possibilities and support through the process will make a difference.

Finding or changing a career requires understanding your own values, skills and goals, and what the job market is like. Here are some questions that should be answered: are you suited to entrepreneurship or is steadiness a priority? Do you follow managers easily at a job or do you need to be given leadership responsibility and trust? What kind of skills do you have, what kind of income do you need. Above all, what will motivate you so you feel that you are using your full potential? A lifetime of both working for others, and running a consulting business for 30 years, means I can help you navigate the important and greatly varied world of work, finding meaning and earning income each day.

Work is an enormously important part of our lives. As is often said, we spend more hours of our lives at work than anywhere else. So making that work as good as it can be is vitally important to our health, sanity, and general well-being. Yet that, like so many things, can be easier said than done. I can help you explore your upbringing and education, your personal values, needs, and desires, along with ambitions and fears to help you find and succeed along a well-chosen professional path. This kind of support and guidance is just as important for someone just embarking on a career as it is for someone well along the path. It's never too late to take control of your direction.

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.

Do you feel like lack of social confidence, anxiety, and poor social skills are keeping you back at work? Or maybe you are just starting your career and selecting jobs that won't require talking much to others or socializing, because you just feel so anxious even thinking about that. Do you dread group work, social events, speaking out in meetings, parties and networking? I have good news for you! Social confidence is a learned skill, one you can learn just like any other. You just need the right information, some support and feedback and the drive to try some new things. The rewards are potentially very large, especially at work. Level up your career and your life!

Learning how to navigate the professional world can be more than daunting. We are given the skills and tools we need to actually complete jobs, but not the training to learn how to navigate the political and ever changing professional world. In counseling with me, you will gain insight into your hopes for the future, as well as the fears that might hold you in what is currently comfortable. From there, we will set practical and achievable goals both for the short and long term, helping you to realize your perfect or dream career!

I see careers as extensions of who we are as people. If you are trying to decide whether it’s time to make a change, or need guidance on better determining your next career steps, I offer support and provide a safe place for you to do that. I love helping clients evaluate their interests, skills, and abilities, and then walking through the development of realistic goals. Please note that I do not provide specific aptitude tests or achievement assessments.

Having been in corporate america for several years, I understand the challenges trying to figure out "what to be when I grow up." Even though, you are grown up, you may feel guilty for wanting to jump ship and try something new. We can work together to redefine a path where you will find personal satisfaction and fulfillment. Your job should not be an anxiety producing event since it consume most of your day. Your job should be rewarding and fulfilling. We can work together and define a career path that will enliven and fulfill you.

Being happy and satisfied at work can be so rewarding, but this can be a stumbling block if you are not in the right line of work. Thinking about a career change can be a big undertaking. Going back to school may not be an option for you because of all of the financial obligations that you have. Together we will evaluate your interests, skills, and abilities. We will look at your background, education, and training, to help develop realistic goals.

You may be experiencing a block or a rut in your career or wanting to make a big change, but having a difficult time getting traction or making forward movement. Some times, it can be due to earlier childhood experiences of how you see yourself or it can be something in the present, that is affecting your life. I work closely with you to gain clarity of your past and your present behaviors. We work together to change negative self beliefs, introduce and build in powerful, positive self messaging. We work towards creating focused goals to create your vision of your life in the future.

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.

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.

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.

My primary focus in career counseling is to help clients better negotiate their business and workplace relationships. Helping clients acquire the ability to set appropriate boundaries with colleagues is at the forefront of the therapeutic work. With this in mind, ongoing exploration and clarification of developing appropriate relationships in the workplace is of the utmost importance.

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.

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 will explore who you are and how that is or is not congruent with your career path. Through this exploration you will unlock new ideas to explore such as career satisfaction, skill development, career change options, management problems, and job stress. I will work with you to discover what may help your career growth, increase contentment, or help you have more fun in your job.

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.

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.

When you think about it, our careers often define us as individuals. In a large sense, we are defined by what we do. We work with individuals who are dissatisfied in their current work or careers. We help our clients process why they are unhappy and collaboratively establish a workable plan to realign their objectives with their career path. For those with an entrepreneurial bent, we can help you transition from working for someone to working for yourself. Call us now to schedule a first appointment with one of our career counselor.