Career Transition: The Inside Job

Andrea is a Career Counselor/Coach who specializes in assisting clients in achieving rewarding employment. She works with people from all backgrounds, industries, and stages. Services are provided locally at her Beaverton, Oregon office and by phone and email globally.

Andrea assists clients with the following and uses a holistic, strengths-based approach.

As a Master Career Counselor and National Certified Counselor, Andrea is a lifelong learner and enjoys earning continuing education units. In 2001 she earned a M.S. in Counseling from San Francisco State University and has a B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Santa Cruz. She enjoys dancing, whitewater rafting, board games, racquetball, soccer, and various cultural events.

Anne brings over 25 years of experience to her private practice, offering both career and personal counseling.  What she loves is to help people through career and life transitions.  Whether someone has lost a job and is searching for another, or contemplating a career change or additional education, Anne offers a practical and supportive approach to aid in achieving goals.Through the use of both subjective and qualitative assessments, she assists people to gain a focus by learning more about themselves and the world of work.  Based on their choices, she guides them through the process of direct, in depth exploration of today’s job market in order to find a good fit. Anne offers coaching on job search techniques that work in the current economy, resume editing, help preparing for job interviews, and a women’s job search support group. She has worked as a college counselor with adults, as well as teaching Career and Life Planning and Job Search courses at Marylhurst University, Portland Community College, and Mt. Hood Community College. She also taught in corporate settings for Providence Employee Assistance Program, where she worked as a counselor for over seven years.Anne holds a BA from Western Washington University and an MA from Lewis and Clark College.

Aly is a creative organizational and career consultant with over fifteen years of experience in Training Management, Executive Coaching and Instructional Design.  She has a background in Human Resources and Marketing and has worked in a variety of industries including telecommunications, high technology, manufacturing and non-profit.

Through experience with DBM, a world leader in career and professional development, Aly has coached individuals in career transition for over ten years.  As a Training and Development manager, Aly successfully managed a leadership training program for the supervisors, managers and directors of her company. Other training programs Aly has developed include Mentoring, Silicon Wafer Manufacturing, Communication Skills, Train the Trainer and various Human Resources topics.

She currently teaches career development classes for Marylhurst University and is a past adjunct instructor for Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College and Clark College.

Aly delivers training and coaching in a variety of settings including classroom, one-on-one and online.

A native Oregonian, Aly is well traveled and has trained and consulted nationally. Strong analytical and problem solving skills allow her to quickly identify problems and suggest approaches for solving those problems using best practices. She holds a Ed.M in Adult Education from Oregon State University.

Bruce has diverse industry experience as an internal and external management coach and career consultant. He has been a member of corporate staff as well as line management. Bruce also teaches at the University of Portland, Pamplin School of Business: The Three Questions You Must Answer (multiple times) Throughout Your Career.

Bruce and his coauthor published a chapter on Career Coaching in the Complete Handbook of Coaching (Sage Publications, 2009). The chapter he contributed outlines his model of career management and coaching. His firm, Three Questions Consulting, has provided a holistic appoach that leads to strategic answers to the three career questions:

1. When is it time to move up in your profession or organization?
2. When is it time to move out when the work or organization is no longer a fit?
3. When is it time to adapt your style for greater success?

Bruce has a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, with an emphasis in organizational behavior and psychology.  In addition, he holds an MS in Clinical Psychology and certification in multiple assessment tools.

Gail is passionate about helping individuals find a deeper connection with their life and work life, and has over 20 years experience as a personal and career counselor, teacher of career and life planning, and facilitator of groups.  She enjoys working with people from different backgrounds and all parts of the working world who want to bring their authentic self to work.

Known for developing a whole person approach to career counseling, Gail provides an in-depth assessment and coaching to help you identify and begin to explore options that are a good match for you. Her approach can help you define and clarify a more satisfying direction, because the planning process is based on what really matters to you.  As a personal counselor, Gail also has an interest in helping you deal with issues, internal or external, that are affecting your progress.

Expect to see articles from Gail on everything from encouraging us all to give and request more informational interviews, ways to get unstuck, and overcoming a negative lay-off experience.  She has also written Portland Green Guide to Networking and Jobs with Vicki Lind and will continue to address sustainability and work life issues.

Ms. Nicholson received a MS in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University and a BS in Business Administration from Lewis & Clark College.

Vicki Lind has worked as a career counselor and marketing coach since 1999. Having lived in Portland for most of her life, her roots are deep in the community. Her specialties are creative people and those who seek to improve the health of the individual, community, and planet. She is especially helpful to creative people because she herself is an intuitive, divergent thinker. Her own creative venues include painting, writing, crafts, and gardening.

Vicki’s career counseling draws on a long professional history in education and mental health. She is a kindred spirit to people who care about helping individuals, the community, and the environment. In 2006, she began presenting workshops on Green Careers for The Natural Step Network, the International Association of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) and Green Drinks.  Vicki co-authored Portland Green Guide to Networking and Jobs (2010) with Gail Nicholson and wrote, Finding a Job Worth Having (2010).

Watch for Vicki’s articles about green careers, and how to draw on your spiritual practices and beliefs during career transition and job search.

Her education includes a MS in Education (Portland State University) and a MS in Counseling Psychology (University of Oregon). She also holds a certificate in Human Resource Management (Linfield College).

Vicki’s office is in close-in SE Portland, and she also works with clients at a distance using her handbook, the phone, and e-mail.

Career & Educational Counselor
www.lhcareers.com
510-936-0808
Laura provides comprehensive career services to assist you in obtaining your career, educational,and life goals. These services will help you identify barriers, create solutions, and produce results. Laura employs an eclectic assortment of solution-based, cognitive-behavioral, Socratic, and experiential counseling methods as well as more alternative approaches that incorporate mindfulness and intuition. Her work is grounded in strengths-based positive psychology. Laura stays current with the latest news and research concerning labor market, economic trends, technology and developments in the counseling profession.

Laura has successfully worked with clients of all ages, educational levels, and industries. She conducts hundreds of individual and group based sessions and workshops. Her recent projects include facilitating a Career Re-launch Workshop series for Stay-At-Home Moms and teaching Career Exploration courses at Clark Community College in Vancouver, WA.

Laura holds a Masters of Education in Counseling & Guidance from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from University of California, Berkeley. Her career in education and guidance spans over ten years, more than half of which focused exclusively on adult and youth employment services at UC Berkeley, Ohlone Community College, City of Santa Maria, CA, and Federal Workforce Investment Act program (WIA).