Career Counselling and Coaching in Woodbridge, Ontario.

I support clients in navigating their questions and concerns around potential career paths—whether they’re students exploring future options, professionals considering a career change, or newcomers adjusting to a new job market. As a counselor, I guide individuals through a thoughtful process to identify careers that align with their values, strengths, and long-term goals. Using practical tools and tailored resources, I help clients gain clarity, build confidence, and make informed decisions. Together, we explore what feels meaningful and sustainable, so they can move forward with purpose in their career journey.

Our careers are important parts of our lives. People have often said that if you do something that you enjoy, you won’t work a day in your life. However, how do you find and decide on what you enjoy? How do you know what is the best fit for you? As a therapist, I support you in better understanding yourself, your life, and your choices to make career decisions that feel like they align with your most authentic self. I strive to make your opinions and choices clearer to you, while allowing you to take on various perspectives to come to the best decision. My hope is that you leave our sessions feeling confident, empowered, and more knowledgeable on what may be a fit for you. Connect with me to

Career challenges often bring stress, self-doubt, and confusion about direction or purpose. In my work, I offer a supportive space where clients can explore their strengths, values, and meaning in relation to work. Using a trauma-informed, Gestalt and somatic approach, we pay attention to practical goals and emotional experiences, including fears, blocks, and inner conflicts. I help clients clarify priorities, build confidence, and recognize patterns that may affect career decisions. Together, we develop realistic steps aligned with their authentic self. Through this process, clients often gain clarity, motivation, and a stronger sense of direction and professional fulfillment.

Are you feeling lost or dissatisfied in your career path? Perhaps everything seems fine, but just isn't quite enough. Maybe what you were once passionate about has now become life-draining. Having previously worked as a lawyer and held many different jobs, I've been there, and I know the courage it takes to make a change. I work with you to uncover your true potential, and help you chart an achievable course to realize your goals. Together, we unpack where you want to be, and get real about who/what is holding you back. Don't settle for a job that leaves you uninspired. Your dreams await you.

My approach to career counseling is not about personality tests or resume tips. It’s about helping clients navigate the deeper questions that arise when work feels disconnected from identity, purpose, or vitality. Often, career distress signals a deeper misalignment — between the life one has built and the person one is becoming. Together, we explore how attachment patterns, self-worth, relational dynamics, and existential concerns shape how you show up in your professional life. This is not about finding the perfect job — it’s about restoring right relationship with meaning, agency, and the kind of work that supports who you are becoming.

We spend a huge chunk of our lives working, and it's crucial that the jobs we hold are ones that fulfil, challenge, and nourish us. It can be challenging to know what direction to move in, what risks to take, and how to navigate periods of uncertainty or transition. Career counselling can help you outline where your passions lie, what you envision for yourself, and what steps to take to achieve it.

Feeling stuck, burnt out, or unsure about your next step? Career counselling isn’t just for job seekers—it’s for anyone navigating change, clarity, or confidence in their work life. Whether you’re questioning your current path, facing workplace stress, or wanting to align your career with your values, we help you explore your strengths, passions, and possibilities. At Rooted in Resilience, we offer culturally attuned support for racialized professionals and those navigating identity in the workplace. Together, we’ll uncover what fulfillment looks like for you—and build a roadmap to get there.

Career challenges can bring stress, uncertainty, and self-doubt. In our sessions, I provide a supportive space to explore your goals, values, and strengths. Together, we’ll identify obstacles, clarify direction, and develop practical strategies for growth and success. My approach combines evidence-based techniques with a person-centered focus, helping you build confidence, make informed decisions, and create a career path that aligns with your purpose and well-being.

There can be a lot of pressure to figure out one’s career or to decide where one fits within a particular field. Oftentimes this is a winding road rather than a straight route. Within therapy, I will support you in identifying and exploring the values, goals, interests, and passions most important to you so that you can make decisions about your career that feel right to you. I will also work with you to process possible obstacles along the way such as (and certainly not limited to) challenging work dynamics, stress and burnout, and difficulties finding a work/life balance. Contact me or book a free consultation if you wish to learn more.

I offer a personalized approach to help clients discover fulfilling career paths that align with their passions and strengths. I create a supportive environment where clients can explore their interests, skills, and values. Through assessments and one-on-one discussions, clients gain valuable insights into their talents and potential career opportunities. With a deep understanding of their goals and challenges, I provide guidance to navigate career decisions with confidence. The benefits include increased self-awareness, improved decision-making, and empowerment to pursue rewarding career paths that lead to long-term satisfaction and success.

Career counselling is a core focus of my work with my clients. I understand the challenges and nuances of working in a variety of environments across various industries, having spent my career consulting and coaching. My approach is grounded in listening, learning, building and transforming alongside you on your journey to discover, build and evolve your career. Wherever you are at, possibility, hope, empathy, and action are foundations to finding your future path. I bring 25+ years of experience working in corporate environments as a performance and executive-certified coach, with a focus on career and performance growth and development. Let’s work together to achieve your career goals.

So many people are locked into jobs that leach motivation out of them rather than empowering continued growth and capitalizing on a healthy level of engagement. In my work with careers, I often ask tough questions and expect serious consideration of all the alternatives available to you. We'll work to establish outcomes and put our heads together to map out a plan for you that will make the most of your transferable skills and career objectives. In a sense, my approach is a career focused form of life coaching that aims to keep you moving forward while you work to recognize what you really want for yourself and exactly how you are going to make that happen in the real world.

My approach to helping clients in the area of work and career often relates to interpersonal problems in employment settings, difficulties managing work-life balance, and questions surrounding changing careers. Often clients come in with concerns around how to make changes to their employment situation, and they have various anxieties surrounding the risk that comes with making these life changes. In treatment, I help clients address their anxieties and fears, and we work together to seek solutions.

Having been through a number of different careers in my life I have the first-hand experience of knowing what it feels like to go through such transitions. For so many years I couldn't find my passion which created a lot of drawbacks in my life. Today I don't see these as drawbacks but stepping stones to be where I am today. I can help you find your passion through your journey on the path you are creating. We are all writing our own story and this is only a chapter in your book. Consider the possibility of the next chapter to be life changing and your possibilities could be endless.

In today’s world, it is normal to feel confused as to what career path to choose, how to change the one you have right now and how to keep moving forward in the direction of your choice, to reach your goals, to reach your potential. I have worked with many individuals, nationally and internationally guiding them towards their educational and professional goals and dreams.

Kindred Hope Wellness' team assists clients working through career transitions by discussing professional stresses, passions, and motivations in regard to their careers. Another focus is how work impacts all individuals' daily life and relationship. Our team's approach is in building strategies, skills, motivations, and others that suit each client's needs. The goal is for the client to see what path they truly want to take in their career and clients will benefit in feeling a better sense of balance between professional and personal life.

Burnout can leave you feeling depleted, unmotivated, and questioning everything-from your career path to your sense of self. In our work together, we’ll make space to unpack the stress, overwhelm, and pressure you’ve been carrying, and explore what truly matters to you. Clients often say they feel more clear-headed, validated, and empowered to make intentional choices - whether that means setting better boundaries, redefining success, or navigating a career shift. You don’t have to stay stuck; therapy can help you reconnect with purpose and find a way forward that actually works for you.

My approach to career counselling aims to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their careers, maximize their potential, and achieve personal and professional success and satisfaction. It involves exploring and evaluating factors such as interests, skills, values, personality traits, and life circumstances to help clients align their career goals with their personal and professional aspirations. It is a collaborative and client-centered process that considers the individual's unique circumstances, preferences, and goals for their future.

Dr. Strauss offers career counseling through New Leaf Psychology Centre. In order to facilitate decision making, sessions will first assess your current skills, assets and interests. Your level of fulfillment at your current place of work, and obstacles to fulfillment will also be discussed. Potential career changes will be reviewed, with the goal of helping you come to a decision that you are comfortable with.

According to one study, about 75% of the population feels stuck in a job that they find unsatisfying. It does not have to be that way! It is possible to pursue a vocation that maps on to your values, passion, natural abilities and environment. Whether you are new to Canada, just entering the work force, in transition, or functioning with a disability - a career counsellor can help you explore your options, discover your passion, and develop your skills to make good decisions about your future.

Feeling uncertain or stuck in your career can affect your overall happiness. Career counseling helps you clarify your goals, strengths, and values to find a professional path that fits you. Through exploration and planning, you’ll gain confidence and direction to pursue work that feels meaningful and satisfying. Many clients experience greater motivation, purpose, and a renewed sense of possibility in their careers.

Art therapy and counselling support individuals navigating career questions, transitions, or uncertainty. Creative and reflective processes can help clarify values, identity, strengths, and direction, particularly during periods of change or burnout. Therapy provides space to explore both practical concerns and deeper questions around meaning, purpose, and alignment in work and life.

Some of the dominant things which make up our identity as adults are the thoughts and feelings which we associate with our career. Facing a career change then, be it because of choice or circumstance, can often have the power to affect our entire emotional being. Here at Whiteboard we support clients in areas such as personal assessment, goal setting and personality testing in order to help them gain clarity and make sound decisions during transitional times.

We all have goals and dreams about what we'd like to do for a living. But sometimes, those goals can feel out of reach - or we may feel unsure if we're on the right path or even want to change directions entirely. Together, we'll explore your interests, passions, and strengths, and identify any skills or steps you may need to reach your goals. From there, we'll work on building a clear and realistic plan to help you move forward in your career journey with confidence and purpose.

Finding a career has become a confusing and complicated endeavor with the addition of more technology and choices in terms of programs, careers and career pathways. In my sessions you will discover the most helpful career websites,. You will also be able to identify the top three careers that are best suited for you by completing two highly effective career assessments. As your counselor, I will take you through this process step by step. You will also be provided with some helpful contacts and resources to assist you in getting launched into your career.