​ A Counseling & Professional Development Private Practice

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Empowering YOU to re-construct the future YOU deserve ​

Individual Counseling  

I believe anxiety gets in the way of identifying our unique signature strengths, which are required to restore authentic happiness. This can lead to getting stuck in life. Individual counseling seeks to reconcile the root cause that often cripples their perception of "how" to fix their problem.

Our Hope-Focused counseling approach is designed to identify and resolve their issues, so that life may be  repurposed, focusing on what truly matters both in their personal and professional lives .

Intentional Change: clients learn “how” to confront their problem and discover "why" change matters.

Results: our proven counseling methods produce positive results, which  alter "how" they see themselves, pathways to circumvent and address their issues, and enhance well-being.
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Effectiveness: the efficacy of our work allows clients to adopt a new way of living and envision "how" that becomes life changing.
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Professional Development
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We are all born with talented minds.  However, Gallup (2020) found that only 31% of the workforce are engaged in their work, meaning  69% are discontent. This results in lower measurable levels of productivity and happiness.  As a result, individuals often wonder if there is more to life than simply showing up for their job. They simply want to find a pathway which, is more fulfilling and connects them with what they do in life!
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Problem: 
Grasgreen (2013), cites Busteed, former executive director of Gallup Education, who argues only 28.3% of college graduates say they "are engaged in their jobs," citing 2 reasons:  (1) students were without clear career paths in college and or (2) they were lacking strong mentorship, all of which resulted in their disengagement or getting stuck in life. 

Additionally, Eberle (2018) argues many turn to career coaches who have neither graduate school education nor the training to assist those who with their career search. They often attempt to discover answers to these questions  by engaging in coaching programs that use personality and or interests assessments by merely matching their results (Grutter, 2012) . However,  these are based on the paths others have pursued and "how" they've done it (Savickas, 2009). 

​They can never explain the purpose or "why" of those pursuits, nor can they  project an accurate reflection of "who" they are as individuals  (Savickas, 2009). Importantly, they cannot reveal "what" distinctive gifts they were born with, nor "how" these abilities will support divergent professional paths (Grutter 2012).

Solution:
In response to this, our Hope-Focused Intentional Change Model ® is a strengths based approach that concentrates on an integrative process that guides individuals through their stress, to bridge this disconnect, and develop what resembles their vocational calling in life (clear pathway thinking). In effect, our clients become architects who co-construct pathways towards lives that have a sense of purpose (Savickas, 2005).

Purpose is found through a  Hope-Focused  process that integrates a subjective validation of “why” a life path has meaning and an objective assessment of "how" their inborn abilities may support them on that journey. Our integrative counseling  allows our clients to work through uncertainty to embrace the insight they require. This allows for a constructive process to ensue, developing a clarity of purpose, and the willpower that inspires the motivation to develop and own an acton plan they co-constructed, which becomes transformative. ​

As individuals, we all long for an understanding of “what” we are naturally good at, “how” we may deploy our gifts in a way that expresses our uniqueness, and offers a path in life that impacts the lives of others. This is accomplished by engaging in a process of self-reflection, leading to self-clarity. This enhances self-esteem, and promotes self-efficacy, all of which elevates levels of hopefulness. Self-clarity reveals "how" these may be manifest in a purpose-driven life. Significantly, this elevates a sense of hope, which transforms "what" we think (attitude), "why" what we do feels right (emotions), and "how" this impacts our response during stressors we encounter on our journey, including turning points in life (behavior).

From our graduate research and over 12 years of counseling and professional career development experience, we have learned that our clients yearn to discover three basic things about themselves:  
 
 1. "What" do they really want to do professionally and will it allow them a chance to reflect our uniqueness in "what" they do?

2.  Does"what" they do in life matter or is it just a job?  
 
3. "What" gifts or competencies are they endowed with and "how" can they support a pathway to an abundant life?

Our Mission: 
Our mission as trained counselors and professionals in career development is to work with individuals in the discovery of "what" makes them exceptional. This process empowers them to confidently express their individuality in the world of work. We want them to re-discover "who" they are, "why" their interests are a reflection of themselves, and "how" their inherent abilities will support them in fulfilling a life that truly matters. It is about re-framing an attitudinal approach to living that is abundant and meaningful. Ultimately, what individuals hope for is an avocation that feels less like work and more like engaging in "what" they are called to do in life.

Explore How Our Counseling Might Serve Your Needs

STUDENTS/PARENTS
Are you a student who feels lost thinking about post-graduation plans? Or are you a concerned parent wondering if you have prepared your child for the future that will allow them to channel their gifts in the world of work?

 ADULTS IN      TRANSITION
Our In Transition program recognizes that individuals are looking for a lifeline, for a partner to work with them to fine tune an understanding of what pathway will offer them a sense of purpose and an opportunity to flex their strengths in work that truly matters. 

COUPLES THERAPY
​Often life gets in the way of relationships and marriages fragment. We strive to bring coupes hope through therapy, which offers pathways to reconstruct  and restore what has been lost. Are you a  worried that you’re not finding joy? We can help. 

ADDICTION & RECOVERY
Are you stuck or find yourself using substances to relieve your stress? Are you looking for a  pathway to restoring meaning in your life? Our Hope-Focused approach compliments therapeutic treatment programs and offers sustainable continuity for individuals to stay the course. ​
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SPIRITUAL COUNSELING
​​​​Do you long for answers to questions that secular counselors cannot seem to provide? Our Hope-Focused spiritual and vocational development approach awakens an inquiry and an understanding of your role in this world, your inborn gifts, and how to share them with others in something that truly matters, in what  begins to resemble your calling in life.

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