Career Counseling and Coaching in Penn Yan, New York.

Careers are integral to the identities of many people, while for others careers are simply means for attaining a happy life. Whether you’re developing your first career or looking to switch careers, I use a combination of assessment batteries and counseling to explore my clients’ goals, preferences, and aptitudes to identify their career path and develop a plan for achieving it.

I help clients clarify their needs rather than needs sculpted through years of compliance with a partner or spouse. The client who is confused or feels lost is asked to slow down the thinking process to get more in touch with the feeling process. This intergrates emotions and feelings and can further guide my client into a path she can be excited about. Now hope comes alive.

While most career counselors love to give you capacity based profiles of what your talents and interests are for your best bet career choices, Grey Matters international believes that most people make predictably irrational decisions and then after making them learn way to make them fit into their identities using various types of rationalizations and strategies. We are able to assist folks in career counseling type settings by giving a deeper look at their decision making profile so they can better understand where the core frustration or desire is coming from in the world of work. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

Max Ermann wrote in the poem Desiderata, “Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession In the changing fortunes of time." Based on interests, talents, skills and education, career counseling can help with the process of exploring options, whether just starting out or at any point in the lifespan when change is needed. Often, old interests lost along the way can reappear with new creative ideas that can lead to pursuing a career path that provides one with greater meaning and purpose in life.

A career is often a major part of one's life, and finding a disconnect between what you do and your values or interests can be destabilizing and painful. I offer in depth discussions on values, interests, work/life balance goals, and lifestyle goals in order to find a career that aligns. All are unique and important components that need to be considered when determining a job switch or addition. It's a big life change and emotional support in therapy throughout the change is incredibly important as well.

Do you wake up excited to tackle your day with passion, or dreading the hours ahead? Many clients come to me initially feeling unsatisfied, bored, and unhappy with their current careers. This leads to so many other issues: relationship problems, depression, addiction, weight gain, and so on. We spend most of our lives working, and for that reason, you deserve to be doing something you love every day. Start working toward a change today by giving career therapy a try. I am here to help you to explore your passions and pinpoint a plan to get you where you want to be. It is never too late to make a change. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Call today!

Level Up: Maybe you’ve actually been thinking of taking the next steps in your life. Whether it’s more job fulfillment, thoughts of leveling up in your career, as a parent, teen, young adult, or senior and wondering about the future…this is a great time to begin to work on those goals! Through motivational work and looking at your strengths, and building skills, you might just be surprised where you might be able to go with your perseverance and skills!

Many clients benefit from Vocational or Career Counseling. Often they do not know career goals or stuck in their present job. Chris Colasuonno has an Master in Business Degree and vast experience providing Career Counseling and Vocational Training. As a Life Coach, many skills transfer over to Career Counseling where we analyze your goals and job path. Chris has counseled many individuals in the Putnam and Westchester County area.