Career Counseling Therapists in Boston, MA

Life is a journey! The past few years have been a whirlwind of emotion with so much loss, change, and uncertainty. Finding a soft place to land and making sense of life and so many unknown feelings can be challenging. Awareness of what you need is the first step, and I will be present, to listen and guide you back to your chosen path. It is never too late to restart or go in a different direction and no one needs to do that alone.

Ready for a career or side hustle that offers more meaning but uncertain about first steps? Want to live your "why"? Let's unearth your life purpose & get clarity on your career path, so you can be of service to others. When you take care of yourself holistically and feel balanced in life, you find balance and contentment in your career. I am here to support you. I come equipped with 18 years of career coaching, HR & recruiting experience. I’ve also been in your shoes and understand your struggle. I partner with high-vibing individuals who embrace a positive mindset, exude a can-do attitude, and emphasize personal growth.

My clinical work is psychodynamically oriented, client-centered, and culturally aware. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to inform my work, incorporating psychoeducation, mindfulness, and narrative/storytelling techniques when helpful to my clients. I have trained in community mental health and as a Victim Witness Advocate, and I am currently a postgraduate Fellow at Clinical Alliance Services, LLC.

With coaching, you are not alone. My strength-based coaching approach is rooted with a blend of evidence-based methodologies and practical insights garnered through my 20-year career in leadership, Doctorate in Leadership development, and ICF and Gallup Strengths coach certifications. The focus of your guided coaching journey is empowering you to look inward and bring awareness. You are the leader - I am the guide.

I am dedicated to helping my clients build bridges to a healthier, happier life. Are you going through a big change? Life calls us into constant change. Whether planned and joyful or unexpected and grief filled: changes in relationships; parenting; or career - they take their toll on each of us. Healing through grieving, stretching, adjusting, and growing can be blocked when you feel overwhelming emotions, when you are fearful and avoidant of what is to come, and when you simply don't know how to move ahead. I listen to, support, and teach my clients to help reduce anxiety, depression, and stress that comes with life transitions.

Do you need to make a change? As a Career Counselor and Life Coach, I love helping people of all ages to design new life chapters infused with meaning and purpose. I believe that people are happiest when they are fully engaged in work that fits them and is a positive part of a well-lived life. Through a process of exploration, identifying goals and developing a plan, it is always possible to create positive change. Regardless of whether the goal is to perform better in your current role or to find a new one, let me help you to design a life you love.

Join my three or six month coaching program to transform your career and life today! I apply counseling, coaching, and consulting techniques as I guiding you through my 4 steps process. My approach is based in Positive Psychology, Mental Fitness, Life Coaching, and Career Development principles. Are you willing to closely inspect your values, needs, interests, and skills to create realistic goals that will result in your most satisfying life and career? If you are ready to be happier, don't wait! Call me for a free consultation to learn more about the outcomes you can expect from working together. look forward to hearing from you!

Many people come to therapy feeling stuck or trapped in patterns of behavior or relating, and often hopeless about freeing themselves from these patterns. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process and that we, therapist and client, can work together to become aware of these recurring themes, restore hope, and formulate a pathway to alter whatever is holding you back from having the life you want. This work involves sifting through the past to create the relationships, career, and life clients seek.

I am a therapist because I believe we should be creators of our lives and not consumers of others' expectations. Working collaboratively, you and I will explore where you feel stuck and make moves toward a more fulfilling life. As an artist and a queer feminist, I am a great therapeutic fit for folks who want to build an authentic life amidst the confines of the dominant social order. I love working with adults as they navigate life changes in relationships (broadly defined!), career, and family; and I love working with teens as they navigate school, neurodivergent diagnoses, and identity.

I have been a psychologist for 30+ years during which time I have provided psychotherapy primarily to gay male professionals and students. I have longstanding and ongoing clinical, research and teaching experience relevant to the many developmental issues which confront gay men across the lifespan including coming out, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, career challenges, substance abuse, sexual behavior, HIV/AIDS and successful aging .

I am a psychotherapist, passionate about psychotherapy and the impact it can have on our societies. Trained in and from the UK, my passion for psychotherapy stems from my own experiences with therapy and the powerful impact it made on my own life as well as those around me that I hope to bring into my work. I have a reflective style that I bring into the therapeutic environment in order to achieve deeper and more authentic connections with my clients.

Vanessa Wood, LICSW, is a dedicated mental health professional with over 10 years of experience in the field. She is a graduate of Boston University and has been an active practitioner in the mental health world for more than a decade. Throughout her career, Vanessa has worked with a diverse range of populations, including adolescents, teens, young adults, adults, and older adults. Her extensive experience spans various settings, allowing her to adapt her therapeutic approach to meet the unique needs of each individual.

I’m a firm believer that you don’t need to wait until things get really bad to start therapy. If you're a college/graduate student, young adult, or professional dealing with anxiety, depression, identity development, life transitions, relationship issues, academic and career issues, or burnout, you're not alone! I take a warm, collaborative, and tailored approach that’s flexible to meet your needs and goals. The foundation of my work is a multicultural-feminist perspective that positions you as the expert of your own experience.

Whether you are an individual, couple, or family, I encourage reflection, curiosity, and learning to understand yourself and others with compassion, creativity, and calm. I welcome diverse ages, abilities, and sexual and gender identities and invite the complexities of culture, ethnicity, and race. My general approach is relational, attending to who and how you are in relationship to yourself and with others. I also enjoy working with trauma, grief, young and aging adults experiencing significant life transitions, and chronic illness.

I support my clients to heal and grow. People evolve at their own pace. Therapy supports individual needs. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, Life Coach, and mentor, I use strength based, supportive therapy with an emphasis on self-awareness, emotional regulation, life skills, interpersonal skills and leveraging personal values. My practice is built on evidence based, trauma informed, positive psychology, mindfullness, ecotherapy and emotional intelligence. I and here to provide a therapeutic atmosphere for you.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work. I provide therapy to individuals and families to help overcome life stressors. My goal in therapy is to help you gain new skills to navigate current challenges, past trauma, and develop more healthy relationship patterns moving forward.

Accepting new clients! I believe we all have innate inner strength & wisdom to navigate a wide array of situations life may send our way, but there are times when we need additional support. I offer a safe, supportive space where you can learn to look within yourself to access these resources. I work with clients who are interested in exploring barriers, and creating healthy coping skills in order to engage in their present life and progress forward.

As a psychotherapist, I am continually committed to providing a safe and supportive experience for my clients. Using traditional and more current modalities I work to help people address behaviors that may affect interpersonal, relational, and career challenges. All are welcomed in therapy to learn new ways to manage the obstacles to personal social and occupational wellbeing. I work with people around longstanding issues of depression and anxiety, relationship difficulties, as well as adjustment to educational and career transitions.

I specialize in guiding clients either through life and career transitions, or when they're just feeling stuck. Whether you're navigating a shift in your current personal or professional path, or craving a more purposeful direction, our collaborative journey aims to bring clarity, resilience, and transformative strategies to your life. I hold a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from New York University, Business from George Washington University and I am clinically certified in Holistic Health and Nutrition from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.