Career Counselling and Coaching in Bowmanville, Ontario.

Ever feel like you’re in the wrong job at the wrong company? You are not alone, surveys show that over half of all workers do. Most people however never do anything more than complain about it, so congratulations for your first step! Clients find very affirming to have a third party to reflect back an accurate image of what you can do best, to give you the confidence necessary to make the career move you want. I am trained and certified in a many different of assessment tools and counselling techniques that allow us to identify the most fulfilling career path for different profiles and personalities. We maintain a personal contact with clients either face to face or online.

Understanding which career you are best suited for can feel like an overwhelming process. With the support of a therapist, you can explore your individual strengths, skills, and values and how these may apply to a fulfilling career. You can also work collaboratively on developing a course of action to pursue your professional goals. Book a free consultation to explore if we are a good fit for therapy.

I provide individual and group counselling to people of all ages. By building rapport, trust and mutual respect, a learning environment is created within which frank discussions between the clients and I can take place. We assess their past experiences and qualifications. With further analysis of their inner motivations, natural talents, skills and potential, they are able to establish clear, specific goals for themselves. Their dreams finally become achievable as they map out the concrete steps they will be taking to move from present circumstances into the careers of their choice.

I work with my clients to explore their values, passions, strengths and interests. I can help clients increase motivation and break through barriers that prevent them from reaching fulfillment of their talents and potential. Together, we work to develop an action plan and take steps that advance you to a career that evokes joy and satisfaction.

Who benefits from career counselling? You might be a student looking for direction or a person considering a career change. You may also be looking to delve deep and assess your talents, skills, interests, personality or learning style. Learning more about who you are and how you want to spend the next decades of your life are all considerations in career counselling. Assessment tools can be very helpful in making informed career choices and developing a personalized career path but are best utilized along with an experienced counsellor. Psychotherapeutic tools such as EFT and Mindfulness Based approaches can provide depths of understanding one's self.

Experience personalized healing with our empathetic, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed therapy approach. By integrating evidence-based techniques tailored to your unique needs, we create a safe space for profound transformation. Whether you're navigating trauma, cultural identity, or other challenges, our holistic approach fosters healing and growth. Break free from limitations, cultivate resilience, and achieve your psychotherapy goals with us. Start your journey to lasting well-being today.

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!

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.

Even the thought of building a career can feel overwhelming. There are so many options, so many steps, and it be hard to know where to start. While I do not offer support regarding career counselling, at Psychotherapy Collective, our online clinic, we have therapists who are available to offer a free 15-minute consultation to see if they are the right fit for your journey. Visit https://www.psychotherapycollective.ca/our-team

I can provide strategies for you to find new or different employment successfully. I'm not only a registered psychotherapist but I'm also a success coach. I have a PhD in leadership and policy and a background in business. I've had many jobs and careers from modelling, personal training, to a Bell operator and a Purolator driver. I've been in retail sales, and sold photocopies, PR, and software. I've been a teacher of primary/junior students, and professor in sales, and a professor in graduate education. I have owned a restaurant, and a tutoring company. I am sure I have missed something! I'm reinventing myself once again looking to be an author! Let me help you find your way!