Career Counseling Therapists in Portland, OR
The combination of personal and career counseling is designed to connect you with your core values, interests and traits.
Passionate about working with individuals who want to explore and connect with a more authentic sense of self as a basis for defining their lives, work lives and roles in the larger community. I offer a blend of personal and career counseling to provide a holistic approach to career and life planning. My typical client is interested in finding direction and fulfillment, but is overwhelmed or discouraged. Focusing on personal issues or mental health concerns can reduce barriers to moving forward. We can work on defining purpose and direction, handling stress and tackling career exploration and job search.
The combination of personal and career counseling is designed to connect you with your core values, interests and traits.
Passionate about working with individuals who want to explore and connect with a more authentic sense of self as a basis for defining their lives, work lives and roles in the larger community. I offer a blend of personal and career counseling to provide a holistic approach to career and life planning. My typical client is interested in finding direction and fulfillment, but is overwhelmed or discouraged. Focusing on personal issues or mental health concerns can reduce barriers to moving forward. We can work on defining purpose and direction, handling stress and tackling career exploration and job search.
My background for this a PHD in Applied Psychology (specifically decision science, which I also teach at PSU) and a career counseling degree from Switzerland.
Are you facing a big decision in your career or personal life? Or maybe you want to make better daily choices to reach your goals? As a decision coach, I’ll help you think through major decisions that shape your future, and I'll help you align your behaviors and habits with your goals and deepest values. I'll be excited to support you through this process.
My background for this a PHD in Applied Psychology (specifically decision science, which I also teach at PSU) and a career counseling degree from Switzerland.
Are you facing a big decision in your career or personal life? Or maybe you want to make better daily choices to reach your goals? As a decision coach, I’ll help you think through major decisions that shape your future, and I'll help you align your behaviors and habits with your goals and deepest values. I'll be excited to support you through this process.
I utilize leading assessments to determine best-fit career paths while helping you build connections with professional networks and resources.
I work with individuals and groups to discover and apply their unique strengths and values, with a well-defined career exploration plan. My approach is holistic, balancing the support you need with the action steps to move forward. In our work together here's what you can expect: Maximize strengths and skills for higher career and life satisfaction and increase confidence in implementing objectives that advance your career. We also work on reducing stress and gaining clarity on attaining your goals while using key marketing tools like resume, LinkedIn and cover letters to gain confidence with interviews and negotiations.
I utilize leading assessments to determine best-fit career paths while helping you build connections with professional networks and resources.
I work with individuals and groups to discover and apply their unique strengths and values, with a well-defined career exploration plan. My approach is holistic, balancing the support you need with the action steps to move forward. In our work together here's what you can expect: Maximize strengths and skills for higher career and life satisfaction and increase confidence in implementing objectives that advance your career. We also work on reducing stress and gaining clarity on attaining your goals while using key marketing tools like resume, LinkedIn and cover letters to gain confidence with interviews and negotiations.
Aaron L Good
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, CRC, LPC, CCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97205 (Online Only)
Looking for help finding a new career? Trying to apply to new jobs but feeling like your skills are out-of-date? Do you want to stay at your current job but want to focus on your strengths? A professional career counselor might help - let's collaborate on figuring out what might work for you.
I provide mental health and career counseling to individuals and couples dealing with life's challenges. Do you want to understand more about yourself, about your identity, about the way the patterns you've learned in the past might no longer be serving you? Do you deal with the challenges of depression, anxiety, guilt, past trauma, and grief or loss? Come on in and we can explore all of it in a supportive environment.
Looking for help finding a new career? Trying to apply to new jobs but feeling like your skills are out-of-date? Do you want to stay at your current job but want to focus on your strengths? A professional career counselor might help - let's collaborate on figuring out what might work for you.
I provide mental health and career counseling to individuals and couples dealing with life's challenges. Do you want to understand more about yourself, about your identity, about the way the patterns you've learned in the past might no longer be serving you? Do you deal with the challenges of depression, anxiety, guilt, past trauma, and grief or loss? Come on in and we can explore all of it in a supportive environment.
Do you want to find a new career direction, grow a solo business, thrive at work or complete a creative project? But, you feel stuck. With a Master's in Counseling and a certificate in Human Resource Management, I can help you set goals, break them into doable tasks, and provide support so you'll steadily you ahead.
Do you want to find a new career direction, grow a solo business, thrive at work or complete a creative project? But, you feel stuck. With a Master's in Counseling and a certificate in Human Resource Management, I can help you set goals, break them into doable tasks, and provide support so you'll steadily you ahead.
Maddie Gregory
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97202 (Online Only)
My background in both trauma counseling and career counseling has launched me into a career centered around helping individuals find their paths, explore their potential, and create fulfilling futures that feel deeply connected to who they are.
Hi, I’m Maddie. Licensed therapist, career counselor, and your very own personal hype-man as you navigate big transitions and changes in your life. As someone with a background in trauma informed care, I know the concept of exploring purpose, navigating transition, and being motivated for change can feel incredibly scary, overwhelming, and outright impossible at times. Together, we will take the necessary steps to guide you through self-reflection, identify clear, tangible goals, and create a plan for your next steps that feel manageable and purposeful. You deserve a life that is ALL the things, but most of all reflective of you.
My background in both trauma counseling and career counseling has launched me into a career centered around helping individuals find their paths, explore their potential, and create fulfilling futures that feel deeply connected to who they are.
Hi, I’m Maddie. Licensed therapist, career counselor, and your very own personal hype-man as you navigate big transitions and changes in your life. As someone with a background in trauma informed care, I know the concept of exploring purpose, navigating transition, and being motivated for change can feel incredibly scary, overwhelming, and outright impossible at times. Together, we will take the necessary steps to guide you through self-reflection, identify clear, tangible goals, and create a plan for your next steps that feel manageable and purposeful. You deserve a life that is ALL the things, but most of all reflective of you.
Dr. Michelle Millis Chappel
COACH, BS, MA, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97202 (Online Only)
Are you feeling overwhelmed by a life transition or stressed out in a job or lifestyle that doesn't fit who you are? I'm a Cognitive Psychologist and Life Coach with a Ph.D. from Princeton who has helped thousands of clients find their true callings and flourish in meaningful lives and careers using their greatest gifts. I create a safe environment for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, challenge limiting beliefs, discover your unique superpowers, and take practical steps to create a life that's true to you. Together we can make a plan to overcome work and life challenges and find a path that brings you more joy and success.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by a life transition or stressed out in a job or lifestyle that doesn't fit who you are? I'm a Cognitive Psychologist and Life Coach with a Ph.D. from Princeton who has helped thousands of clients find their true callings and flourish in meaningful lives and careers using their greatest gifts. I create a safe environment for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, challenge limiting beliefs, discover your unique superpowers, and take practical steps to create a life that's true to you. Together we can make a plan to overcome work and life challenges and find a path that brings you more joy and success.
Sarah Verducci
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97215 (Online Only)
I specialize in working with anxiety, life changes, career direction/work-life balance and people working in tech.
I provide modern, compassionate psychotherapy for adults and college age individuals. My approach helps you think about your thinking, align your life with your values and leave behind unhelpful patterns of behavior. I draw from mindfulness based therapies, resulting in less emotional reactivity and a higher quality of life. For next steps head to my website sarahverducci.com and fill out a new client interest form.
I specialize in working with anxiety, life changes, career direction/work-life balance and people working in tech.
I provide modern, compassionate psychotherapy for adults and college age individuals. My approach helps you think about your thinking, align your life with your values and leave behind unhelpful patterns of behavior. I draw from mindfulness based therapies, resulting in less emotional reactivity and a higher quality of life. For next steps head to my website sarahverducci.com and fill out a new client interest form.
Code 4 Counseling PDX
Professional Counselor Associate, MEd, MAC, LPCI, QMHP-R
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97230
I have worked with people for over 30 years in: Emergency Services, At-Risk Teens, Victims of Crime, Career Changes, and with survivors of grief.
The therapeutic experience should encourage one to live a more satisfying and meaningful life. Everyone has a unique journey through this world and the sum of the experiences along the way (good or bad) make us as individual. Sometimes we get lost, hit bumps, or even get overcome with a tidal wave of things that we need help getting back on our path or creating a new one.
I have worked with people for over 30 years in: Emergency Services, At-Risk Teens, Victims of Crime, Career Changes, and with survivors of grief.
The therapeutic experience should encourage one to live a more satisfying and meaningful life. Everyone has a unique journey through this world and the sum of the experiences along the way (good or bad) make us as individual. Sometimes we get lost, hit bumps, or even get overcome with a tidal wave of things that we need help getting back on our path or creating a new one.
Heather Rose LeCompte
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97229
My integrative approach incorporates coaching techniques, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion, Internal Family Systems, career counseling strategies, and other evidence-based therapies.
Living with ADHD can be overwhelming, affecting various aspects of your life. Despite trying different strategies to cope, you may still struggle with stress, feeling overwhelmed, self-sabotage, and low self-confidence. My clients seek practical tools to manage their ADHD and overcome these challenges, aiming to thrive personally, professionally, and in their relationships.
My integrative approach incorporates coaching techniques, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion, Internal Family Systems, career counseling strategies, and other evidence-based therapies.
Living with ADHD can be overwhelming, affecting various aspects of your life. Despite trying different strategies to cope, you may still struggle with stress, feeling overwhelmed, self-sabotage, and low self-confidence. My clients seek practical tools to manage their ADHD and overcome these challenges, aiming to thrive personally, professionally, and in their relationships.
Kris M Prochaska
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97205
What makes you unique? Why are you here, and why do you feel clarity and confidence with some people (and in certain situations) and with others it's a struggle? No, there's nothing 'wrong' with you, and I know how it can feel that way, especially when things get challenging. My specialty is showing you what's "right" about you and offering grounded, practical tools you can use right away to transform your inner world and your outer results with loved ones and on the job. I especially love working with professionals who would like to feel successful in ALL areas of their life, not just at home or at work.
What makes you unique? Why are you here, and why do you feel clarity and confidence with some people (and in certain situations) and with others it's a struggle? No, there's nothing 'wrong' with you, and I know how it can feel that way, especially when things get challenging. My specialty is showing you what's "right" about you and offering grounded, practical tools you can use right away to transform your inner world and your outer results with loved ones and on the job. I especially love working with professionals who would like to feel successful in ALL areas of their life, not just at home or at work.
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I recognize the importance of emotions and feelings that you have been experiencing, and it is my goal for us to discuss your struggles in a safe place, and explore possible strategies during our time together. My specialty is disability and psychological adjustment, work and career-related issues, cultural adjustment, and life transitions.
I recognize the importance of emotions and feelings that you have been experiencing, and it is my goal for us to discuss your struggles in a safe place, and explore possible strategies during our time together. My specialty is disability and psychological adjustment, work and career-related issues, cultural adjustment, and life transitions.
I work with clients who are struggling with some aspect of their professional situation. Challenges include making career choices, dissatisfaction in the current career, dealing with stress or difficulties with colleagues or superiors, desire for a change or finding it hard to combine work and healthy living. Issues can range from vague dissatisfaction to ready-to-tackle plans. I offer talk sessions as well as a more structured approach that includes professional psychometric assessments. My clients range from young persons making their very first career decisions to experienced professionals.
I work with clients who are struggling with some aspect of their professional situation. Challenges include making career choices, dissatisfaction in the current career, dealing with stress or difficulties with colleagues or superiors, desire for a change or finding it hard to combine work and healthy living. Issues can range from vague dissatisfaction to ready-to-tackle plans. I offer talk sessions as well as a more structured approach that includes professional psychometric assessments. My clients range from young persons making their very first career decisions to experienced professionals.
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
Jennifer Gray Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97206 (Online Only)
You don't need to persist in a state of constant career-related stress and anxiety.
Overwhelmed and exhausted with your business, you're now prepared to courageously reinvent a life you're absolutely passionate about! You aim to break free from the trap of comparison and perfectionism. You're eager to restore self-belief and break the chains of destructive cycles. You want authentic connections in every role. You wish to replace anxiety with strength and calm within. You aspire to be audacious and bold in a financially secure and liberating career. You're ready to revive your true essence: lively and inspired. You can go from Uncertain to Confident, Anxious to Calm, and Wanting to Fulfilled.
You don't need to persist in a state of constant career-related stress and anxiety.
Overwhelmed and exhausted with your business, you're now prepared to courageously reinvent a life you're absolutely passionate about! You aim to break free from the trap of comparison and perfectionism. You're eager to restore self-belief and break the chains of destructive cycles. You want authentic connections in every role. You wish to replace anxiety with strength and calm within. You aspire to be audacious and bold in a financially secure and liberating career. You're ready to revive your true essence: lively and inspired. You can go from Uncertain to Confident, Anxious to Calm, and Wanting to Fulfilled.
I'm all about helping people become more of themselves. If you are looking to discover and implement your own unique path forward, I may be the right counselor for you. I work with individuals and couples to resolve anxieties, manage the impact of chronic illness, and unravel old and constricting patterns, as well as resolve relationship conflicts and deepen emotional intimacy. Every person has strengths they are not yet aware of, as well as capacity to develop the skills and awareness needed for their life situation. It's my job to support your growth and flourishing, as well as deep self-care.
I'm all about helping people become more of themselves. If you are looking to discover and implement your own unique path forward, I may be the right counselor for you. I work with individuals and couples to resolve anxieties, manage the impact of chronic illness, and unravel old and constricting patterns, as well as resolve relationship conflicts and deepen emotional intimacy. Every person has strengths they are not yet aware of, as well as capacity to develop the skills and awareness needed for their life situation. It's my job to support your growth and flourishing, as well as deep self-care.
I have experience working with a diverse clientele and specialize in the following areas: anxiety, depression, women's mental health, pregnancy-related issues and family-building efforts, relationships, adult ADHD, grief and loss and career development.
I believe that each of us has an inner wisdom that can guide us through life's most difficult challenges. At times our inner voice is strong and clear, whereas at other times it is faint and obscure. Psychotherapy can help us discover and clarify who we are, what we need, the direction we want to go and the form we want our lives to take. I assist my clients in clarifying their thoughts, feelings, perceptions and values, ultimately resulting in positive changes in their relationships and lives.
I have experience working with a diverse clientele and specialize in the following areas: anxiety, depression, women's mental health, pregnancy-related issues and family-building efforts, relationships, adult ADHD, grief and loss and career development.
I believe that each of us has an inner wisdom that can guide us through life's most difficult challenges. At times our inner voice is strong and clear, whereas at other times it is faint and obscure. Psychotherapy can help us discover and clarify who we are, what we need, the direction we want to go and the form we want our lives to take. I assist my clients in clarifying their thoughts, feelings, perceptions and values, ultimately resulting in positive changes in their relationships and lives.
Gia Buckberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97209
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with women, single parents as well as adults who may be questioning the direction of their current life or career paths.
*CURRENTLY FULL AND NOT ACCEPTING PATIENTS AT THIS TIME *I partner with individuals who essentially are at a crossroads in their lives. Whether it be a major change in their family dynamic or a career shift, transitions may be challenging and these may warrant additional support. As a counselor who uses a life coaching approach, I look forward to supporting individuals who want to see results, be inspired to go further distances and reclaim their internal joy.
I specialize in working with women, single parents as well as adults who may be questioning the direction of their current life or career paths.
*CURRENTLY FULL AND NOT ACCEPTING PATIENTS AT THIS TIME *I partner with individuals who essentially are at a crossroads in their lives. Whether it be a major change in their family dynamic or a career shift, transitions may be challenging and these may warrant additional support. As a counselor who uses a life coaching approach, I look forward to supporting individuals who want to see results, be inspired to go further distances and reclaim their internal joy.
Mary Wells Pope
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97212
Witnessing this powerful reconnection to self is the reason I love my job.
For most people, strong relationships are an important indicator of health and well-being. When we feel stuck in old patterns that no longer serve us, our connection to others suffers too, which can turn up as depression, anxiety, or simply feeling alone and disconnected. By reconnecting with our essential gifts and strengths through the therapy process, we in turn can offer more to family, friends, and community.
Witnessing this powerful reconnection to self is the reason I love my job.
For most people, strong relationships are an important indicator of health and well-being. When we feel stuck in old patterns that no longer serve us, our connection to others suffers too, which can turn up as depression, anxiety, or simply feeling alone and disconnected. By reconnecting with our essential gifts and strengths through the therapy process, we in turn can offer more to family, friends, and community.
Casey Campbell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97211 (Online Only)
My job as a counselor is to help people identify, articulate and ultimately process these difficult emotions.
I have over 10 years of experience helping people change. Change can be scary, challenging, exhilarating, and fulfilling. I help facilitate change by developing a close therapeutic relationship with clients and by utilizing evidence based therapies, and my well developed intuition to identify the source of your problem and the best pathway forward. I specialize in treating motivational difficulties, depression, anxiety, and self defeating behaviors. I also help with existential issues, such as finding meaning, discovering passions, and developing and sustaining close relationships.
My job as a counselor is to help people identify, articulate and ultimately process these difficult emotions.
I have over 10 years of experience helping people change. Change can be scary, challenging, exhilarating, and fulfilling. I help facilitate change by developing a close therapeutic relationship with clients and by utilizing evidence based therapies, and my well developed intuition to identify the source of your problem and the best pathway forward. I specialize in treating motivational difficulties, depression, anxiety, and self defeating behaviors. I also help with existential issues, such as finding meaning, discovering passions, and developing and sustaining close relationships.
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Career Counseling Therapists
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.