Career Counselling and Coaching in Victoria, British Columbia.

Whether you are considering a career path, a change to your current employment situation or have recently experienced a job loss, you may be facing a complicated decision. I can help you to explore your interests and passions, as well as stressors that you have experienced in previous employment. Gaining more insight into who you are, what's important to you and the barriers that you have faced, can inspire new choices and directions.

My approach to career counselling and planning is taken from the now famous resource Designing Your Life. We apply Design Thinking to reframe obstacles to opportunities in creative ways that may be impossible to imagine now. Then we design plans to give you the inspiration and practical experiences that prove what career decision will bring you the greatest happiness, fulfillment, and reward.

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.

It is one thing to embark on a new career path, and a whole other to find the sweet spot of purpose, contribution, vitality and practical stability that leads to a really fulfilling vocation. The latter requires the courage to allow, shape and stay with a vision and the skills to navigate the inevitable peaks and valleys in confidence that are natural to the process. It is necessary to develop the ability to structure your own time toward your goal, maintaining the stability necessary to take new opportunities and creative risks. I offer coaching for those motivated to move into this place.

You may be considering career choices or changes and need some guidance and feedback. Your career affects your relationships and your family. For example, working away from home may bring extra income but also problems that make you need to review decisions and priorities. You may be experiencing burn out or a feeling of being overwhelmed and may need to look at some strategies to manage and balance your life better. You be feeling stuck or discouraged in your job and, regardless of your age, wonder what options you have. There may be situations or conflicts at your work that are distressing you and you would like some coaching to deal with them.

In order to find the ideal career one must explore and utilize one's passions. The best type of work is that which seems like play. You want to be able to say, "Not only do I love this, but I get paid to do it!" Sharolyn's action-oriented approach helps you identify your career oriented passions and maximize your potential within them. Contact her to begin your career search today!

As one approaches change or beginning in one;s career it is important to link ones choice to something that also fulfills deeper needs and skills. I guide clients through a process of recalling a number of moments in their lives when they were satisfied and pleased with the outcomes of their actions. From this we can deduce a career path that will allow the client to express their greatest assets. Sometimes a person may be out of synch with their current work environment but otherwise on the right track.

At times, we have the need, either by choice or by circumstances, to change our job or career. I will help you look at your lifestyle, interests, experience and generally what excites you in life to see how to reach for your dreams in a concrete way. With support and a step by step plan, we will examine the possibilities that can help you find more meaning and purpose in your life, your activities, and the way that you earn money and pursue ways to feel accomplished and in tune with your own inner life.

I have had many careers, deviated from each plan, and fallen off every ladder. I've been lucky that I could afford to, and now I blaze my own path. I would be an educator if educators were more honest, but in our culture, they are trainers, and they cannot guide you. Guidance comes only from your heart and, while you may think you cannot afford to listen to it, I am here to say you must. The risk in your career is not that you might fail, it's that you won't find it. Once you find what fulfills you, there is no question you will succeed. So few people find a fulfilling path, and so few are committed. If you have your path and can commit, you have already succeeded.

Whether you're choosing a post-secondary program, are partway through a program, recently graduated, are established in your career, or are looking for a career change, Gravitate Counselling Inc. can help. Our counsellors can help you explore your career goals, clarify your work values, manage work related stress, address symptoms of burn out, improve your relationships at work, develop better work-life balance, explore and implement clear boundaries, and build resilience to help you take care of yourself in high pressure work environments.

I am honoured that you are interested in my services and I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I have been described as slightly non-conventional in the counselling world, which suits me perfectly, and also tends to suit youth who are trying to stand up to the force of the problems in their life. I am very comfortable working with this population, and I feel fortunate that I can connect with teens the way I do, conventionally or in a way that makes sense to them.

To incorporate an SFBT approach to help clients identify their own resiliency from a strength based perspective. To use positive psychology language and focus on solution when clients may be wanting to explore other careers or feel stuck in their current one. To assist clients remember and identify past adversities and their history of overcoming situational challenges.

I understand that life transitions can bring about a sense of uncertainty, especially when it comes to your career path. In our career counseling sessions, we'll take a holistic approach, exploring your skills, interests, and values to help you make informed decisions. We'll also look at practical aspects like resume building and interview techniques. While change can be daunting, it's also an opportunity for growth and new beginnings. Together, we'll work to not only navigate these transitions but to also turn them into stepping stones for a fulfilling career and a brighter future.

Whether you are still in school, looking for work, transitioning, or have a position, I provide counselling for all aspects of career. I can support you with personality testing and strengths inventories. I also can coach around interpersonal difficulties, boundaries, and how to get what you want from a job. I work with people who new in their area and leaders in their industry. I believe that finding purpose and meaning in work is a major life task.

Career counselling has never been more important because our life journeys have never been more complex. Individuals change careers now more than ever; there’s an incredible amount of options in a rapidly changing landscape. And yet, there can also be stifling logistical constraints, a lack of opportunities, and precarious markets. I want to help you find a place where you feel accomplished, confident, valuable, and satisfied—but I know that is easier said than done. I can help you experiment, cope, succeed, and find a path that feels right. I work particularly well with students, young professionals, and graduate students.