I believe that career counseling should aim to help you understand how your life matters to you and other people. Your life story has a theme that matters, because on one hand, it gives meaning and purpose to your work. It makes you care about what you do. On the other hand, what you do and contribute to society matters to other people. This belief, that what you do matters to others, is important in how you feel about yourself.

I believe career counseling is about turning a personal concern into a public strength and even a social contribution. The essential activity entails articulating what your preoccupation is and discussing possible solutions in the form of occupations. This involves helping you to construct interests. My job as a career counselor is to help you create interests, rather than assesssing interests with inventories. I help you create interests by showing you how potential occupations address your preoccupations.