Career counseling for North Carolina and Colorado
Build a life that works for you
Career counseling for women and neurodivergent adults navigating promotions, new parenthood, layoffs, workforce re-entry, and other major life transitions. Together, we’ll use practical strategy, design thinking, and sustainable systems to help you move forward with more clarity and less overwhelm.
Does this sound familiar?
What used to work isn’t working anymore.
Maybe you’ve had a promotion, a new child, a recent layoff, or you’re trying to re-enter the workforce after time away. On paper, you should be able to figure this out. But instead, you feel overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure what comes next.
You don’t want to settle for another “good enough” job just because it’s familiar. But you also don’t want to blow up your life without a clear plan.
And if you’re ADHD or autistic, you may be realizing that this isn’t just about choosing a career path. It’s about building a way of working, planning, and living that’s truly sustainable for you.
You are worth more than your job
Imagine…
Waking up with more clarity, energy, and direction
Knowing what kind of work actually fits your strengths, values, and season of life
Feeling confident in your decisions instead of second-guessing every next step
Creating a career that supports your life — not one that takes over it
Having systems, structure, and breathing room that make work feel sustainable
How I can help
Career counseling can help you move from constant stress and uncertainty toward more clarity, confidence, and sustainability.
Together we will…
Get clear on what you want, what you need, and what actually works for you
Identify your strengths, values, and skills so you can stop guessing and start making informed decisions
Explore career options that make sense for your real life, not some idealized version of it
Rework your systems, routines, and calendar so you can function with more consistency and less overwhelm
Build more calm, clarity, and self-trust as you figure out what’s next
So you can…
Make career decisions with more confidence and less spiraling
Stop settling for work that drains you just because it feels familiar
Create a more sustainable relationship with work, time, and productivity
Have more energy for your relationships, health, and life outside of work
Move forward in a way that feels grounded, intentional, and actually doable
Here’s what we’ll do together
This work is about more than finding a different job.
If work has become a source of dread, confusion, or constant stress, the goal isn’t just to escape your current situation. It’s to understand what isn’t working, what you need now, and how to build a career that fits your values, strengths, and real life.
Together, we’ll create a practical path forward — one that helps you recover from what’s drained you, make thoughtful decisions about what comes next, and build a more sustainable relationship with work.
In our work together, we may…
Heal from the impact of a stressful or toxic work environment
Rebuild confidence after unemployment, burnout, or career disruption
Clarify what kind of work fits your strengths, values, and capacity
Create a clear, sustainable path forward in your career and daily life
What we’ll work on
Career counseling can help you…
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Clear, concrete ways to calm stress when your mind and body get stuck in fight, flight, or freeze
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A renewed sense of clarity and confidence about your life, your work, and what fits
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Better balance between your personal and professional life, with boundaries you can actually hold
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Time management strategies and systems that support sustainable success at work and at home
Questions? I’ve got answers.
Frequently asked questions —
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Career counseling is a therapy-based service that helps you better understand yourself, your work patterns, and what’s getting in the way of building a career that fits. It can support you in navigating burnout, toxic work environments, self-doubt, stress, big life transitions, and the emotional impact of job loss or career change.
This work is especially helpful if your relationship with work has started affecting your mental health, your sense of self, or your day-to-day life.
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Career counseling and career coaching can overlap, but they are not the same.
Career counseling is therapy. It makes space for both the practical and emotional sides of work-related stress and career change. In career counseling, we might explore burnout, anxiety, people-pleasing, confidence, nervous system overwhelm, toxic workplace experiences, or patterns that keep you stuck.
Career coaching is more focused on strategy, goals, and forward movement. Coaching may be a better fit if you’re ready to take action and want support with things like decision-making, accountability, job search strategy, interviews, leadership growth, or career planning.
If you’re not sure which one fits best, that’s okay. We can talk through it together.
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Career counseling may be the better fit if:
Work has been affecting your mental health
You feel burned out, overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck
You’re trying to recover from a toxic work experience, layoff, or major transition
You want to understand your patterns, needs, and capacity more deeply
Career coaching may be the better fit if:
You want support making a plan and following through
You’re focused on clear professional goals
You want help with job search, interviews, leadership, or career advancement
You’re looking for accountability and strategy more than therapy
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Yes. I specialize in supporting ADHD and autistic clients in creating a way of working and living that actually fits them.
That means we’re not just asking, “What job should you do?” We’re also looking at how you function best, what kinds of systems support you, what drains you, and how to build a career path that feels more sustainable in real life.
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Not at all.
A lot of my clients come in knowing what isn’t working, but not yet knowing what would fit better. That’s normal. Our work can help you get clearer on your strengths, values, needs, and next steps without forcing a rushed answer.
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Yes. In fact, that’s often when this work is most helpful.
Sometimes the goal is not just to find the next job. Sometimes it’s to rebuild confidence, make sense of what happened, recover from chronic stress, and figure out how to move forward in a way that doesn’t repeat the same pattern.
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Yes — though I’d say it a little differently.
I help clients build a more sustainable relationship with work, time, energy, and capacity. That can include boundaries, calendar systems, prioritization, decision-making, and rethinking the expectations that have been running the show.
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You are not alone.
Many of my clients are smart, capable, and used to figuring things out. But a promotion, new child, layoff, diagnosis, or other major life change can push old coping strategies past their limit. This work helps you stop blaming yourself and start building a better fit.
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The first step is to reach out for a consultation. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in, what kind of support you’re looking for, and whether career counseling or career coaching makes the most sense for you.