Career Counseling

Career counseling is a process that assists individuals in making informed career decisions, guiding them to discover and understand their skills, interests, and values. It explores potential career paths and facilitates goal setting. This therapy supports dealing with work-related stress, career transitions, and striking a balance between work and personal life.

I became a therapist later in life, so I have worked in a variety of jobs and industries. One was working at YMCA, where I taught college exploration. At another job, I helped students find scholarships and write college essays. As a DV counselor, I have helped people explore what comes next in their lives, which is often a career change. It can be emotionally beneficial to have a career that brings joy and independence, and there are numerous resources to help people find what that is for them.

Many adults struggle in their careers. Many of my clients have a unique way of operating in the world, I honor that uniqueness by allowing you to fully express who you are, and will encourage you to find and follow your true passion. I help my clients identify the type of work that leverages your strengths so you can get the most out of your career.

I became a therapist later in life, so I have worked in a variety of jobs and industries. One was working at YMCA, where I taught college exploration. At another job, I helped students find scholarships and write college essays. As a DV counselor, I have helped people explore what comes next in their lives, which is often a career change. It can be emotionally beneficial to have a career that brings joy and independence, and there are numerous resources to help people find what that is for them.

I have been working with fellow Fountain House club members for 5 years now with career advice, mainly centering around the peer specialist training platform known as The Academy of Peer Service, in preparation for state peer certification. I'm currently working with the CNY Coalition in the creation of the Peer Exchange and the PE internship program for all New York City clubhouses. I serve as a peer professional development consultant for various organizations and agencies.

Is your job getting you down? Are you feeling burned out, and not sure how to turn it around? Maybe at this point you can't even remember why you accepted the job in the first place. Or perhaps you're an entrepreneur and can't seem to create the work-life balance you'd thought you would have achieved by now. You've noticed that getting through the week is getting harder and harder, and the coping strategies that used to work just aren't cutting it anymore. No worries - I can help!

I specialize in career counseling for women leaders, addressing workplace stress and transitions. Using trauma-informed therapy, CBT, and mindfulness, I guide clients to overcome challenges, find clarity, and thrive professionally. We'll create personalized plans to manage stress and achieve work-life balance. Ready to transform your career? Reach out today!

Careers or potential careers can contribute towards a wide range of symptoms, especially certain working environments that can predispose an individual to higher levels of stress than usual. I served many different populations in search of treatment, with careers being one of the most significant variables that can trigger symptoms of stress, anxiety, and even depression.

This is an area close to my heart. Before becoming a psychologist, I worked as a vocational evaluator and supported employment specialist. I help clients explore transitions after disability, injury, military service, or into college and adult life. I support clients in identifying interests, values, and abilities. My practice also offers vocational and neuropsychovocational evaluations, with in-office referral to Texas Workforce employment specialists when appropriate.

The transition from teenager to adult is under-recognized in terms of the challenges. They include the long journey of building an adult career, adult friendships and mentors, and adult autonomy. I work with you to identify the areas where you are thriving and the areas where you need help. Overall, most people have set deadlines for themselves that are hard to achieve and together we work to break the effort into digestible chunks.

Experience working with individuals cope and manage current professional setting as well as explore new opportunities.

As an anxiety & depression specialist, I see how often these are caused by uncertainty about one's career path. Through coaching and hands-on, validated psychological assessments, I will help you find the career that helps you achieve the ideal trinity: 1. utilizes your strengths, skills, and passions; 2. helps others, from providing a direct service to producing art for others to enjoy; and 3. fulfills you, both emotionally (which prevents burnout!) & financially.

The career counseling I offer is a bit different than helping you determine your life's calling, next career move, or navigating a job search. While I'm qualified in those areas, I specializing in helping others work through how anxiety, self-esteem, confidence, burnout, and people-pleasing are impacting their career performance. I enjoy helping others feel more secure and in control of their job and professional identity by tackling these issues within the specific context of their career.

I believe you are a masterpiece, created by God for an abundant life. It isn't going to be a life free of trials and struggles, but it will be a plan full of amazing and fulfilling purposes. In the career counseling you will receive from me, we will work together to help you see how God specifically made you match the purposes He has for you. And we'll help you not just identify your best job, but how all the roles in your life are meant to work together to help you fulfill those purposes.

This is an area close to my heart. Before becoming a psychologist, I worked as a vocational evaluator and supported employment specialist. I help clients explore transitions after disability, injury, military service, or into college and adult life. I support clients in identifying interests, values, and abilities. My practice also offers vocational and neuropsychovocational evaluations, with in-office referral to Texas Workforce employment specialists when appropriate.

Ms. Kurz has taught Career Development and Counseling at Antioch University Seattle at the graduate level. Her students learned about the theories of Career Counseling as well as practical tips on how to coach a client through career transitions, promotions and pay raises!

At some point throughout our careers, most of us will experience feeling stuck, unmotivated, unsure of next steps or in need of some support navigating a workplace dynamic. Therapy can be a great place to identify and talk through work-related challenges. As a career changer, I have personal experience navigating different kinds of work environments and grappling with my career path.