Career Counseling and Coaching in Sumner, Washington.

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!

The modern job market is a confusing place and people are changing careers more frequently than ever. Career counseling can support you in identifying the job you really want and the tools you need to get it. Wether your goal is getting a position with more responsibility to provide a better lifestyle for your family or starting your own business, career counseling will be a place of support as you discern your needs, find new resources, and see the process through to the new position you desire.

Humans spend an average of 90,000 hours at work over their lifetimes, so, understandably, there can be a lot of stress and anxiety during career changes or thinking about your future. Through assessments, self-reflection exercises, and personalized guidance, career counseling helps individuals explore various career options, identify potential obstacles, and develop actionable strategies to overcome them.

Career Counseling is a therapeutic process that will help you come to know yourself and the world of work so you can make the educational and career decisions that harmonize with the life you envision. It's so much more than choosing a major or a job. Career Counseling begins by defining what is important to you so you can make decisions for your future, today. From there, you know what knowledge and skills to build, and will be equipped to determine the next steps to achieve your goals. Career Counseling provides support whether you need help to narrow the choices, or to start something new!

Struggling to find a job, a career, or don't have a clue where to begin? Thats okay. Career counseling is a service offered in this practice from a generalist perspective. Supportive resources are offered to you in your exploration of a career choice or transition. Dealing with emotions in career issues is not uncommon, and so you benefit from the opportunity to examine your feelings about leaving a current job, going into a current job, or your self-identity as it applies to your work.

Our careers can often define us, give us purpose, sustenance and direction. When a career ends for any number of reasons, it can leave people feeling lost, alone and stuck. My work with you begins with understanding who you are and how you got where you are. Together, we will talk about what makes you happy and work on a plan to help get you there.

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.