Michaela Emory, LMFT | Sage Oak Therapy

What is career counseling?

In career counseling, professionals get to explore their relationships with their careers. There are various reasons why people can feel unhappy about their jobs. A question I often ask is, “Are you getting your needs met?” Oftentimes people just work for the next paycheck, because it is what they are “supposed to do.”

You start feeling burnt out, stressed, all sorts out of balance. Through career counseling in Los Angeles, you can begin to explore your values and needs at the workplace. You get to explore your skills and highlight your expertise. You will capitalize on your strengths so that you can be the best version of yourself at your job.

And maybe for the first time, you start to feel fulfilled in your career.

Find Your Career Purpose

In career counseling, professionals get to explore their relationships with their careers. There are many reasons why someone might feel disconnected or unfulfilled in their job — whether it's burnout, a lack of purpose, or simply following a path they never actively chose. Through career counseling in Los Angeles, you’ll begin to reconnect with your values and examine what truly matters to you in a workplace. We’ll explore your strengths, identify patterns, and highlight the skills and experiences that energize you. Whether you're early in your career, going through a professional transition, or feeling stuck in a role that no longer fits, this is a space to reflect deeply and realign. Together, we’ll work toward helping you feel more confident in your professional identity. You’ll leave with tools and insights to pursue opportunities that not only support your financial well-being, but also offer fulfillment, creativity, and growth. You deserve to feel empowered — not just at work, but in the life you're building through your work.

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How can career counseling help?

Work-related stress can breed low self-esteem and lack of motivation. Now you are avoiding difficult tasks, new situations, and even conversations with coworkers because it’s too much work. Or maybe you feel like they just won’t get it. Here, you finally get the space to just show up exactly as you are. In therapy, you get to just be. With career counseling therapy, you can also learn how to get back up and excel. Career counseling in Los Angeles can help alleviate the emotional labor that your job brings. You can learn how to have boundaries, communicate assertively, or even just release some of the tension you’re carrying through relaxation. Beyond that, you get the opportunity to understand yourself better so you can give yourself better.

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Why is career counseling important?

Why is career counseling important? Our jobs have such a strong influence on our lives from the very beginning. It is safe to say that every 5-year-old in us has been asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Since then (or maybe even earlier for you), you start shaping your life based on that one question. Having a sense of achievement is part of what fuels our self-esteem and the way we see ourselves. Work can bring about very challenging circumstances that make you feel stuck. Through career counseling, you don't only get to explore your strengths, you also start to pay attention to what feels satisfying to you. This can be the catalyst that changes the rest of your life. This can help you get clear on who you are so you can start a fulfilling career.

Our Approach

Feeling stuck and stressed from work? It can feel so overwhelming that you end up avoiding work altogether. As a therapist who specializes in career counseling in Los Angeles, I can help you figure out an action-based plan so that you can manage your job with a lot more balance. In therapy with me, you will not only have someone to hold you accountable for your actions but also guide you to understand what is potentially holding you back. As your therapist, I will guide your thoughts through your earliest memories about ‘what you wanted to be when you grew up,’ your very first job, explore your relationship with money, and so much more. I lead with curiosity, and this same curiosity will allow me to get to know you better and understand you deeper. As you teach me about your life, I can adjust the skills based on your needs.

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