Career counseling, sometimes called career coaching, helps individuals make informed career decisions. This type of counseling is led by one of our Fredericksburg therapists who is trained to provide career development support.
Career counseling works to help you navigate your professional career and offer valuable information, such as required skill sets and/or education, regarding a particular position you may be considering. The following are common focuses of conversation that will help your career counselor best help you:
- Job environment preferences
- Growth potential
- Career goals, short- and long-term
- Personality type
- Desired lifestyle
- Potential earnings of a given career
Career counseling can last for weeks, months, or even years. It all depends on the goals that you're looking to accomplish and whether you continue to want/need that partner to reach your goals. Either way, our career counselors are here and ready to help you get on the right track.
Deciding on a career or a change of profession later on in life can be daunting experiences for anyone at any age. Another problem many face is uncertainty. For example, they won’t know for sure whether they’ve made the right choice or not until after they have tried it. Just because we think a certain career is a good fit, that doesn’t mean it is; it just means we think it is, at the time. It may well be a perfect fit too but it might not also, and that’s the point.
Remove Frustration
Anyone who carries too much uncertainty around in their head is in for a painful and frustrating experience. With big decisions to make in life, like careers, sometimes it’s better to let others step in and help. Career counseling is a service that can see in people what they are unable to see in themselves. They won’t do the work for you, but they do offer the tools necessary so that you can make better decisions and start off on the right path.
Resolve Conflicts
One of the main problems people run into when trying to decide on a career are the internal conflicts. These are the conversations that go on inside the head; conflicts that don’t usually come to any decisive conclusions. Some of these internal conflicts will include:
- Constant mind changing
- No point in applying for this or that because I’m not good or qualified enough
- Not wanting to enter a career that is different from my major
- Family or partner wants me do this ‘A’ but I want to follow the path of ‘B’
- The most enjoyable jobs are the lowest paid occupations
- The best jobs are in places I don’t want to live
As you can see, there can be more questions than answers when it comes to finding the perfect career fit. Again, this is where vocational counseling and guidance can step in and help.
Fredericksburg, VA career counseling services are here to help. Call us at 540-322-5424 and schedule an appointment today and explore all your options with one of our career guidance advisors.
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