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Ronita Herron
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, PLPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Saint Louis, MO 63112
I have experience supporting clients through transition/adjustment, career counseling, depression, anxiety, family/relationship issues, parenting and more.
Life gets hard and sometimes we just need a little support. Together, we will work through the obstacles have come your way. You deserve to live your life to the fullest and you don't have to face the challenges of life alone.
I have experience supporting clients through transition/adjustment, career counseling, depression, anxiety, family/relationship issues, parenting and more.
Life gets hard and sometimes we just need a little support. Together, we will work through the obstacles have come your way. You deserve to live your life to the fullest and you don't have to face the challenges of life alone.
(314) 697-1897 View (314) 697-1897
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Kevin Crosby
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Columbia, MO 65202
While earning my degree, I gained valuable experience in career counseling and substance use counseling.
If you feel overwhelmed due to past trauma or an uncertain future, no matter the cause of anxiety, depression or psychosis, I am here to help you find the path to the abundant life you are after. I am available to work with children, teens, and adults. I can provide individual, couples, and group therapy. As social beings, I believe that all our relationships influence who we are and who we are to become. That is why I will focus on building a dynamic therapeutic relationship from the start. If this is what you are looking for, then you have found the right therapist. I specialize in men's issues, autism, and couples concerns.
While earning my degree, I gained valuable experience in career counseling and substance use counseling.
If you feel overwhelmed due to past trauma or an uncertain future, no matter the cause of anxiety, depression or psychosis, I am here to help you find the path to the abundant life you are after. I am available to work with children, teens, and adults. I can provide individual, couples, and group therapy. As social beings, I believe that all our relationships influence who we are and who we are to become. That is why I will focus on building a dynamic therapeutic relationship from the start. If this is what you are looking for, then you have found the right therapist. I specialize in men's issues, autism, and couples concerns.
(573) 284-2903 View (573) 284-2903
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Janza Preston
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
O Fallon, MO 63366  (Online Only)
I have created a genuine, engaging therapeutic relationship with clients and apply my skills to provide a healing course of treatment. My experience includes individual sessions involving substance abuse, schizophrenia, developmental disability, career building, depression, and suicidal ideation. My goal for the clients is to enhance their basic emotional, behavioral, and spiritual skills to attain peace in the midst of their storm. Thus, enabling them to apply wisdom in current and future situations.
I have created a genuine, engaging therapeutic relationship with clients and apply my skills to provide a healing course of treatment. My experience includes individual sessions involving substance abuse, schizophrenia, developmental disability, career building, depression, and suicidal ideation. My goal for the clients is to enhance their basic emotional, behavioral, and spiritual skills to attain peace in the midst of their storm. Thus, enabling them to apply wisdom in current and future situations.
(636) 422-5993 View (636) 422-5993
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Katie Holman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Chesterfield, MO 63017
While you're the expert on your life, my job is to help you explore your feelings, gain insight, and learn to trust yourself.
Are you or your child feeling anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, depleted? I'm here to help. I am accepting new clients and will respond within 48 hours. I see ages 7 and up and my specialty is helping women, parents, and adolescents cope through challenges, gain confidence, improve relationships, find joy, and overall feel better. My approach is client-led in a non-judgmental space to help you discover solutions in a style that's calm, kind, and engaging. My training and experience include anxiety, parenting, perinatal/postpartum mental health, conflict resolution, life/career transitions, school issues and emotional regulation.
While you're the expert on your life, my job is to help you explore your feelings, gain insight, and learn to trust yourself.
Are you or your child feeling anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, depleted? I'm here to help. I am accepting new clients and will respond within 48 hours. I see ages 7 and up and my specialty is helping women, parents, and adolescents cope through challenges, gain confidence, improve relationships, find joy, and overall feel better. My approach is client-led in a non-judgmental space to help you discover solutions in a style that's calm, kind, and engaging. My training and experience include anxiety, parenting, perinatal/postpartum mental health, conflict resolution, life/career transitions, school issues and emotional regulation.
(314) 582-3204 View (314) 582-3204
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Keith Weaver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Saint Peters, MO 63376
I have done many things throughout my career and keep coming back to doing therapy.
I am dedicated to helping people improve their lives, achieve more of a meaningful life, and realize their inherent potential and highest goals. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Missouri. I primarily work with young adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, career issues, relationship and marriage problems, and other life challenges. I also work with a lot of business professionals working with balancing careers and businesses. I am an empathetic and compassionate counselor, that works to motivate clients to work on their improvement.
I have done many things throughout my career and keep coming back to doing therapy.
I am dedicated to helping people improve their lives, achieve more of a meaningful life, and realize their inherent potential and highest goals. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Missouri. I primarily work with young adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, career issues, relationship and marriage problems, and other life challenges. I also work with a lot of business professionals working with balancing careers and businesses. I am an empathetic and compassionate counselor, that works to motivate clients to work on their improvement.
(636) 306-1203 View (636) 306-1203
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Anthony F. Pickens
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Saint Louis, MO 63112
I work with families and individuals ages 12 and up who are seeking support with daily life challenges related to emotional, relational, spiritual or career concerns.
I work with families and individuals ages 12 and up who are seeking support with daily life challenges related to emotional, relational, spiritual or career concerns.
(314) 912-3085 View (314) 912-3085
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Rise to Wellness, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Olivette, MO 63132  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
​Are you feeling motivated to invite new experiences into your life?  Are you looking for a space to explore your ideas and create a pathway forward?  Are you looking to expand your career or personal life and seek more structure as your start this new adventure?  Do you have a new mental or medical health diagnosis or know someone close to you who does?.
I am informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a basis for emotional processing and behavior change. I am deeply committed to respecting each person's individual experience and work to identify tools and interventions that fit the needs of each person. I believe in an integrative health model exploring the mind, body and environment. I believe that exploring the use of mindfulness techniques can have powerful positive effects with individuals who are open. My aim is to support individuals into awareness of their personal strengths and to encourage growth and healing from within, despite the external circumstances.
​Are you feeling motivated to invite new experiences into your life?  Are you looking for a space to explore your ideas and create a pathway forward?  Are you looking to expand your career or personal life and seek more structure as your start this new adventure?  Do you have a new mental or medical health diagnosis or know someone close to you who does?.
I am informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a basis for emotional processing and behavior change. I am deeply committed to respecting each person's individual experience and work to identify tools and interventions that fit the needs of each person. I believe in an integrative health model exploring the mind, body and environment. I believe that exploring the use of mindfulness techniques can have powerful positive effects with individuals who are open. My aim is to support individuals into awareness of their personal strengths and to encourage growth and healing from within, despite the external circumstances.
(314) 370-2633 View (314) 370-2633
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Katie Lorenz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Saint Louis, MO 63129
I also work with people experiencing depression, ADHD, behavior disorders in children and adolescents, special needs, job loss, grief, and abuse.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Weighed down by anxiety? Difficulties in relationships or tensions with your children? I can provide you with tools and teach you how to use them, which can help to provide a more satisfying life and to help you become a healthier individual. I am driven by a passion for improving the lives of others and work diligently to provide a custom approach to meet client’s needs. I want to help individuals discover their true identities and God-given gifts, potential, and purposes in life. My approach is to provide empathy and challenge and help clients move toward transformation to make necessary changes.
I also work with people experiencing depression, ADHD, behavior disorders in children and adolescents, special needs, job loss, grief, and abuse.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Weighed down by anxiety? Difficulties in relationships or tensions with your children? I can provide you with tools and teach you how to use them, which can help to provide a more satisfying life and to help you become a healthier individual. I am driven by a passion for improving the lives of others and work diligently to provide a custom approach to meet client’s needs. I want to help individuals discover their true identities and God-given gifts, potential, and purposes in life. My approach is to provide empathy and challenge and help clients move toward transformation to make necessary changes.
(314) 907-1834 View (314) 907-1834
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Holly Jacobs
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, PLPC
Verified Verified
Saint Peters, MO 63376
I bring my personal understanding of the day-to-day stress that comes with work place challenges and career management.
There are times when all of us need to talk. We really need another person to just truly listen and hear what we have to share. I am so glad that you are taking that first step in researching therapists, and I’d like to assist you in your journey of life. My name is Holly Jacobs and, I am a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri operating under the Supervision of Dr. Brenda Bryant. My areas of emphasis include, individual, couples, adolescent and teens counseling, and I believe in an integrated, person-centered approach to counseling, delivered in a safe and judgment-free environment.
I bring my personal understanding of the day-to-day stress that comes with work place challenges and career management.
There are times when all of us need to talk. We really need another person to just truly listen and hear what we have to share. I am so glad that you are taking that first step in researching therapists, and I’d like to assist you in your journey of life. My name is Holly Jacobs and, I am a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri operating under the Supervision of Dr. Brenda Bryant. My areas of emphasis include, individual, couples, adolescent and teens counseling, and I believe in an integrated, person-centered approach to counseling, delivered in a safe and judgment-free environment.
(636) 251-4578 View (636) 251-4578
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Laura Adamgbo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, RPT-S
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63117
Are you going through a major change in your life? Divorce, remarriage, blending a family, new job, new baby? Have you hit a road block in your career? Is anxiety keeping you from living an enriching lifestyle? Do you have unresolved trauma? Do you have a difficult to manage child? I can help you with these sudden roadblocks. During these transitional phases of life, we need a support system to help us gain strength, resilience and maintain a healthy living. I use EMDR, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in working with adult clients and play therapy with my child clients. I act as an advocate, sounding board and gentle challenger.
Are you going through a major change in your life? Divorce, remarriage, blending a family, new job, new baby? Have you hit a road block in your career? Is anxiety keeping you from living an enriching lifestyle? Do you have unresolved trauma? Do you have a difficult to manage child? I can help you with these sudden roadblocks. During these transitional phases of life, we need a support system to help us gain strength, resilience and maintain a healthy living. I use EMDR, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in working with adult clients and play therapy with my child clients. I act as an advocate, sounding board and gentle challenger.
(314) 925-1850 View (314) 925-1850
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William Arrington
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Saint Louis, MO 63101
Perhaps you're in a relationship, family, or job where everything is always your fault. You're made to feel not good enough, that you have to try harder despite the other never taking accountability. You have difficulty expressing yourself in fear of the other person throwing it back in your face. Perhaps this mounting pressure from those relationships have made you give up, anxious, or just feel stuck. You don't know who you are anymore—you’ve been told how to think and feel. You may feel like you’re in a fog or just don’t know how to get back on track to the way things used to be.
Perhaps you're in a relationship, family, or job where everything is always your fault. You're made to feel not good enough, that you have to try harder despite the other never taking accountability. You have difficulty expressing yourself in fear of the other person throwing it back in your face. Perhaps this mounting pressure from those relationships have made you give up, anxious, or just feel stuck. You don't know who you are anymore—you’ve been told how to think and feel. You may feel like you’re in a fog or just don’t know how to get back on track to the way things used to be.
(314) 907-0747 View (314) 907-0747
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Kevin Kohnke
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Saint Peters, MO 63376
Kevin J. Kohnke is a Licensed Professional Counselor who knows what it is like to struggle with depression and anxiety, and he is eager to walk with you to address your mental health needs. Kevin has walked along the side of persons with many mental health concerns including but not limited to; depression, anxiety, communication, parenting, anger issues, PTSD, Life transitions, career coaching and grief.
Kevin J. Kohnke is a Licensed Professional Counselor who knows what it is like to struggle with depression and anxiety, and he is eager to walk with you to address your mental health needs. Kevin has walked along the side of persons with many mental health concerns including but not limited to; depression, anxiety, communication, parenting, anger issues, PTSD, Life transitions, career coaching and grief.
(636) 466-8603 View (636) 466-8603
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Jordan M Watson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC, CPBA
Verified Verified
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
The belief that you can have a meaningful career is the first step to finding one...Sean Aiken. Hi there! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor who specializes in Career Counseling. Career counseling is meant to provide wellness, satisfaction, and empowerment in your place of work. Topics that are typically discussed are designed to give you a better understanding of yourself and the world of work in order to make career, educational, and life decisions. My goal is to help you overcome your daily professional stressors.
The belief that you can have a meaningful career is the first step to finding one...Sean Aiken. Hi there! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor who specializes in Career Counseling. Career counseling is meant to provide wellness, satisfaction, and empowerment in your place of work. Topics that are typically discussed are designed to give you a better understanding of yourself and the world of work in order to make career, educational, and life decisions. My goal is to help you overcome your daily professional stressors.
(314) 582-0379 View (314) 582-0379
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Toby Simers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Granted, problems can feel daunting: Pushing past gut level FEAR, SADNESS, ANGER; Reinventing your CAREER; Staving off a potential DIVORCE; Co-PARENTING together; Recovering from real HURTS; Blending a FAMILY; Feeling more comfortable SOCIALLY; Growing in LIFE, etc.
I seriously enjoy working toward that day when you can say to me, "I really think I'm doing BETTER!" So, I look forward to walking alongside you toward significant growth in your life and relationships. Often that means working through the anxieties, thoughts and traumas that have been part of your current and past struggles. As well, it can mean focusing on a STRATEGY for "what's the next right step". I believe you can borrow from my HOPE, borrow from my INSIGHT and borrow from my EXPERIENCE as we create your own plan to make "better" days.
Granted, problems can feel daunting: Pushing past gut level FEAR, SADNESS, ANGER; Reinventing your CAREER; Staving off a potential DIVORCE; Co-PARENTING together; Recovering from real HURTS; Blending a FAMILY; Feeling more comfortable SOCIALLY; Growing in LIFE, etc.
I seriously enjoy working toward that day when you can say to me, "I really think I'm doing BETTER!" So, I look forward to walking alongside you toward significant growth in your life and relationships. Often that means working through the anxieties, thoughts and traumas that have been part of your current and past struggles. As well, it can mean focusing on a STRATEGY for "what's the next right step". I believe you can borrow from my HOPE, borrow from my INSIGHT and borrow from my EXPERIENCE as we create your own plan to make "better" days.
(636) 442-4799 View (636) 442-4799
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Katherine Kline
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CRC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Saint Charles, MO 63304  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, career issues, grief and loss, anger substance use issues, and major life changes including growing older and adjusting to a new normal.
My name is Dr. Katherine Kline and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) as well as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) located in Saint Louis, Missouri. I hold a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Counselor Education from Michigan State University. I have over 13 years of experience in the counseling profession and I have worked with a wide range of populations to include, teens/ adolescents, and adults that present with a variety of issues and concerns.
I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, career issues, grief and loss, anger substance use issues, and major life changes including growing older and adjusting to a new normal.
My name is Dr. Katherine Kline and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) as well as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) located in Saint Louis, Missouri. I hold a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Counselor Education from Michigan State University. I have over 13 years of experience in the counseling profession and I have worked with a wide range of populations to include, teens/ adolescents, and adults that present with a variety of issues and concerns.
(636) 228-6698 View (636) 228-6698
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Apiphanie Lujan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
O Fallon, MO 63366  (Online Only)
I am passionate about working with individuals who are struggling with anxiety, depression, setting goals, career changes, grief, break ups, infidelity, coping skills, substance use, transitioning, and much more.
A little about me, I am a licensed professional counselor. I received my Masters degree in Counseling and my Bachelors degree in Psychology. I know that reaching out for counseling is very difficult. It takes so much courage to talk with someone about the amount of help that is needed. I use a strength-based approach that will focuses more on positive characteristics and contributions while tackling any barriers to success. I will help identify boundaries and provide insight to issues that may be withholding clients happiness. I empower my clients so they are able to cope with stressors in a healthy way.
I am passionate about working with individuals who are struggling with anxiety, depression, setting goals, career changes, grief, break ups, infidelity, coping skills, substance use, transitioning, and much more.
A little about me, I am a licensed professional counselor. I received my Masters degree in Counseling and my Bachelors degree in Psychology. I know that reaching out for counseling is very difficult. It takes so much courage to talk with someone about the amount of help that is needed. I use a strength-based approach that will focuses more on positive characteristics and contributions while tackling any barriers to success. I will help identify boundaries and provide insight to issues that may be withholding clients happiness. I empower my clients so they are able to cope with stressors in a healthy way.
(314) 396-8854 View (314) 396-8854
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Jake Bava - Sandhill Counseling
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, PLPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63128
The world we live in today can be chaotic and scary. The constant stress and worry about your relationships, physical and mental health, career, and more can feel overwhelming to the point of completely shutting down. Some days you may even feel like falling asleep and never waking up again. This is not the life you thought you would live. Instead, you were hoping for comfort, security, confidence in yourself, and joy that radiates from deep within your soul. You want relationships that support you and meet your needs and desires, a career that feels satisfying and the ability to look in the mirror and smile back at what you see.
The world we live in today can be chaotic and scary. The constant stress and worry about your relationships, physical and mental health, career, and more can feel overwhelming to the point of completely shutting down. Some days you may even feel like falling asleep and never waking up again. This is not the life you thought you would live. Instead, you were hoping for comfort, security, confidence in yourself, and joy that radiates from deep within your soul. You want relationships that support you and meet your needs and desires, a career that feels satisfying and the ability to look in the mirror and smile back at what you see.
(636) 434-1892 x1022 View (636) 434-1892 x1022
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Joelleen Lowe
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63101  (Online Only)
Do you need to find peace of mind, calm? Are you ready to find a sense of happiness in your life, enhance your career abilities, improve relationships or let go of past emotional baggage? I help people learn to manage stress more effectively, improve relationships, set healthy boundaries, learn new coping skills, rewire old ways of thinking/feeling, and resolve any past events that are still weighing you down. I help people overcome PTSD, anxiety and depression. Ask about EMDR intensives - one large block of EMDR to overcome a significant portion of trauma in one session (requires self-pay for intensives only).
Do you need to find peace of mind, calm? Are you ready to find a sense of happiness in your life, enhance your career abilities, improve relationships or let go of past emotional baggage? I help people learn to manage stress more effectively, improve relationships, set healthy boundaries, learn new coping skills, rewire old ways of thinking/feeling, and resolve any past events that are still weighing you down. I help people overcome PTSD, anxiety and depression. Ask about EMDR intensives - one large block of EMDR to overcome a significant portion of trauma in one session (requires self-pay for intensives only).
(417) 487-4119 View (417) 487-4119
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Hilary Kelly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63144
It takes courage to walk in and sit down with someone to share your story. An honest story that includes stress, anxieties, sadness, grief, and emotional suffering. My intention as a therapist is to create a safe and inclusive space for clients. This space allows individuals to open up and be present with the emotions, thoughts, and feelings that make up the human experience. I currently specialize in working with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship issues.
It takes courage to walk in and sit down with someone to share your story. An honest story that includes stress, anxieties, sadness, grief, and emotional suffering. My intention as a therapist is to create a safe and inclusive space for clients. This space allows individuals to open up and be present with the emotions, thoughts, and feelings that make up the human experience. I currently specialize in working with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship issues.
(314) 804-2286 View (314) 804-2286
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Aunyã McElroy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Florissant, MO 63033
Waitlist for new clients
Are you in the process of defining your life and who you are? Do you suffer from depression and anxiety that sometimes causes you to feel drained and overwhelmed? Do you find it hard to maintain relationships? Manage Your Emotions? Engage in Self-Care? Through therapy, I will provide a non-judgmental space for you to process it all and work through ways for you to become the best version of yourself. Are you ready to lean into your growth?
Are you in the process of defining your life and who you are? Do you suffer from depression and anxiety that sometimes causes you to feel drained and overwhelmed? Do you find it hard to maintain relationships? Manage Your Emotions? Engage in Self-Care? Through therapy, I will provide a non-judgmental space for you to process it all and work through ways for you to become the best version of yourself. Are you ready to lean into your growth?
(314) 501-5684 View (314) 501-5684

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How do I know if I need career counseling?

Determining whether a career counselor is needed involves assessing one's current career and identifying what changes can be made to improve one's overall quality of life. In particular, feelings of loss of motivation, fatigue, anxiety, depression, procrastination, or ongoing levels of high stress can all be indicative of a need for career-related counseling. In addition, individuals changing jobs may want the decision-making support or self-reflection opportunities provided by a career counselor.

Who can benefit from career counseling?

Anyone can benefit from the self-reflection, skill development, and stress management techniques that career counseling can provide. However, individuals who are feeling overwhelmed or burnt out with their current job and individuals considering a major career change may particularly benefit from career counseling to improve their wellbeing. Additionally, individuals who are facing issues in their current job, such as coworker relationship challenges or not meeting performance goals, may benefit from the perspective that a career counselor can provide. College-age or young professionals may also uniquely benefit from career counseling as they make key decisions surrounding education and job training that will impact their career trajectory.

How long does career counseling typically last?

The length of career counseling can vary greatly depending on the needs of the individual and what type of support they are seeking. Career coaching or advising services—which serve clients in a specific, goal-oriented capacity—often last for a shorter duration and are sometimes only a single session or a few sessions in length. In contrast, career counseling as part of a more integrative therapeutic relationship with a counselor may last longer, particularly if the issues faced by the client are longstanding and/or more complex in nature; in such cases, individuals may expect therapy to last multiple months or longer.

How to prepare for career counseling?

Clients can prepare for career counseling sessions by outlining the specific topics they would like to address with the counselor, such as current job challenges or hopes for the future of their career. Compiling one's thoughts on such topics often requires reflection on one's career and future goals, which in itself can be beneficial for session preparation. Clients may also want to put together a list of questions they would like to ask the counselor, particularly if the career counselor they are seeing has particular expertise in a given career area. Conducting research into potential future jobs, training opportunities, or support resources in one's area may also help clients prepare for career counseling by providing them with a background of what resources are available in their area.