In-Person and
Online Career Counselling Services
What is Professional Career Counselling?
Our career counselling services are designed to help you make career decisions you can feel clear and confident about, regardless of where you are in your journey. Our proprietary and structured process helps you to explore your strengths, values, interests, and goals to make intentional and informed decisions about work, so that you can find fulfillment and success! Through expert guidance, practical tools, and personalized strategies our team of Registered Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and Counselling Therapists are here to help you create a sustainable path forward.
Why Career Counselling is Important for Career Growth
Making intentional decisions about your work allows you to find clarity and fulfillment in your career. However, it’s not always easy to decide on a path that’s best for you. Professional career counselling can help you grow and progress in your career by overcoming the following:
- You know you want to make a career change but feel uncertain about how to move forward
- You have career ideas but feel stuck and are struggling to make a decision
- You’re questioning your career choice and wondering if there might be a better option for you
- You’d like help identifying what career options best suit you
- You feel overwhelmed about re-entering the workforce
- You’re unsure about your career plan after high school or post-secondary
- You want support with planning for your retirement or semi-retirement
What to Expect from Career Counselling
Our proprietary career planning services and process is designed to:
- Assess your skills and strengths, interests, personality, and values
- Foster valuable insights on what you need to be fulfilled in a career
- Expand your career possibilities and narrow these options to the best choice for you
- Challenge your assumptions and increase your awareness of new career options to consider for your future growth
- Help you feel confident taking the next steps toward your career goals with an action plan in hand
Why Choose Canada Career Counselling Services?
Tailored Career Counselling for Professionals and Students
- Career support at every stage: We work with clients ages 15 to 65+ to find career success at any stage of work and life, from high school through retirement.
- Individualized support: Work one-on-one with the guidance of Registered Psychologists, Psychotherapists, or Counselling Therapists through a personalized process designed and adapted to your unique needs.
- Sessions designed to fit your lifestyle: We offer in-person sessions in Calgary and Toronto, as well as online appointments across Canada, to best meet your needs through secure online video meetings.
Our Expertise in Canadian Career Counselling
- Backed by psychology: Our team is trained as both career practitioners and mental health professionals, meaning we’re uniquely positioned to help you with career decisions and challenges, along with the emotional and mental health aspects that often accompany career change.
- A history of success: We have a long history of successful outcomes, working with thousands of Canadians since 2009, including professionals from across industries, high school and university students, as well as recent graduates.
- Diverse expertise: Our diverse team of career counsellors are located across Canada and bring a range of psychology and business experiences and specializations to their work, meaning we can help with a variety of concerns across any geographical location. More information about our team members can be found here.
- Proven processes: Our proprietary career counselling process has been honed since 2009, and we continue to update our tools and techniques based on research and findings in our field of psychology to ensure you’re getting the best possible services and solutions.
Integrated Mental Health Therapy Services
Because career decisions don’t happen in a vacuum, it’s not uncommon for mental health and other challenges to come up in career counselling discussions. Because our Career Counsellors are also Registered Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and Counselling Therapists, they are skilled at supporting wellness across all areas of work and life, including:
- Stress and stress management
- Confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth
- Managing change and transition
- Assertiveness and boundary setting
- Interpersonal and relationship challenges
- Emotional wellness and mental health
- Anxiety and depression
An added benefit of working with our team of registered mental health professionals is that our fees may be reimbursed or partially covered by your extended health care or benefits plans.
Steps to Start Your In-Person or Online Career Counselling
Reach out to us today to arrange a free consultation call, where we’ll help you determine what type of change and guidance is most needed to support and increase your career growth and satisfaction.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What benefits can I expect from Career Counselling?
- Increased clarity around your career direction
- Confidence in making career decisions or a career transition
- Learning how to make an informed career decision, which will help you with any future career changes
- A greater sense of purpose through self-insight and aligning career choices with your values
How does online Career Counselling work?
Our online career counselling sessions allow you to access services through a secure video platform or via phone call, providing you with convenient, flexible, and accessible meeting options. Once an online session is booked, you’ll receive simple instructions to join the virtual meeting space, regardless of where you’re located in Canada.
Is Career Counselling about testing? Will the tests tell me what I should do for work?
The “testing and telling” approach is a misconception about Career Counselling. No test can tell you what to do. Instead, assessments provide information about you, which can help you to better understand yourself and to make decisions. Some of the assessments we administer do include career options, which can be a good starting point for your career exploration.
At Canada Career Counselling, we are certified in a variety of valid and reliable psychometric assessments. We use assessment results, in-depth interviewing and discussions, and our proprietary Career Counselling Workbook to help guide the process. Throughout Career Counselling, we also use a variety of reflections, exercises, and activities that provide further clarity and ensure you are not only a collaborator in the Career Counselling process, but also the outcome, so you feel confident about the choice you’ve made.
My teenager is in grade 12 and confused about what to do. I would like you to point them in the direction of a viable career. Can you help?
While we do work with students in grades 11 and 12, we do not “point them” in a given direction, per se. Like our clients who are already in the workforce, our goal is to help clients choose a career path that is the best possible fit for them and therefore we explore a broad range of options throughout the Career Counselling process. Our goal is to ensure that all clients have clarity and confidence in the next steps of their career, whether that be post-secondary or the workforce.
Because Career Counselling requires time, effort, and insight, we make sure to speak with each client individually to determine their readiness and level of commitment for Career Counselling. We encourage ownership over one’s own career planning and recommend parents support (rather than manage) their child’s career planning process.
How do I know if I need Career Counselling or another kind of support?
Most clients come to us when they are feeling unhappy or unfulfilled at work and are considering a career change. However, it’s not always the case that changing your career path is the solution. Sometimes, a change in organization, supervisor, or your approach to work can also make a difference. In other cases, support with emotional wellbeing (e.g., anxiety, depression, motivation) is most valuable. Reach out to us for a complimentary consultation call, where we’ll discuss both your needs and options for next steps. Whether that be through career counselling, career coaching, or personal counselling, we’re here to help.
What kind of follow-up or ongoing support do you offer to clients after their initial Career Counselling sessions?
Once some clients finalize and feel confident about their career decisions, and have a plan of action, they are comfortable to end sessions. Other clients choose to:
- Work with one of our Job Search Strategists to get support implementing their career plan
- Continue working with their counsellor to address other concerns
- Shift to Career Coaching to navigate career challenges
- Reconnect with their Career Counsellor in the future, as needed
Can you help me with specific career-related challenges, such as negotiating a salary?
Yes, we can! Support related to negotiating salary and preparing for job interviews are part of our Career Coaching and Job Search Strategy services. Through Career Coaching we can help you navigate challenges in your current role, or help you to develop and progress in your career.
How do I know if I am ready for a career change?
Signs that you are ready for a career change include feeling unfulfilled in your work, and often thinking about doing something different. You may be confused, uncertain, unsure, unhappy, and seeking greater meaning and purpose from your career. Oftentimes, our clients have tried to figure out the next steps of their career themselves but find this decision confusing and overwhelming. If you’re questioning your readiness for change, book a complimentary consultation with one of our Career Counsellors today!
Extended Health Coverage
While Canada Career Counselling is a private organization that provides fee-based services, many benefits/extended health plans provide coverage for sessions and assessments with our registered practitioners.