For Counsellors & Aspiring Students

Career Support for Aspiring Counsellors 

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If you're interested in becoming a counsellor and wondering if the profession might be a good fit, I'd love to help you make a decision and brainstorm potential directions.

 

I've worked with quite a few people who initially feel shy about admitting they are contemplating becoming a counsellor. If you can see yourself moving in this direction but feeling nervous about bringing it up with me, please know that feeling usually lasts 30 seconds. I'm very enthusiastic about helping people understand our profession and evaluate the occupational hazards and how people manage them.   

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The only caveat is that I often teach at Adler University, so I'm unable to support students with writing application statements for Adler or offer support to students currently completing the program. 

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​​​​​Personal Career Support for Counsellors

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I often help counsellors with (1) assessing workplace preferences (for example, choosing between private practice and agency work and deciding on niches), (2) thinking through private practice logistics (if you have benefits that cover RCCs, I'm a free brainstorming partner!), (3) completing job applications, and (4) remembering skills, strengths and reasons for being called to do this work.

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Career-Focused Consultations for General Counsellors 

 

Career counselling is still a bit of a mystery to many people, including some helping professionals. It is often associated with high school career exploration or post-secondary planning, but career concerns show up across adulthood in complex ways.

 

Many adults seek support around burnout, workplace stress, career transition, job loss, return-to-work decisions, professional identity, moral distress, workplace conflict, neurodivergence at work, or the feeling that something in their working life no longer fits.

 

These concerns often overlap with the work of general counselling. They may involve anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, shame, family pressure, identity, values, or major life decisions. At the same time, they may also involve career-specific questions about work fit, labour-market realities, transferable skills, retraining, accommodations, decision-making, and practical next steps.

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I offer consultations (not supervision) to general counsellors who want support thinking through the career dimensions of their clinical work.

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Ethics Resources for Counsellors

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In connection with teaching ethics at Adler University, I often prepare documents for students that counsellors out in practice might find useful. I upload them here for easy access:

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BCACC has been posting and updating FAQ about the upcoming regulation by the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC. This blackline highlights the changes made to the FAQs between March 2026 and May 2026 to help us stay up to date.    

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