Workplace Challenges
We spend almost a quarter of our adult life at work. For our time at work, it can provide us with a sense of purpose, structure & satisfaction, as well as enable us to finance our daily living. Sometimes however during our career there may be times when the work that is being done no longer provides satisfaction &/or we are faced with range of work-related issues.
It is during such times that speaking to a professional counsellor may be helpful. Our confidential, client-centred services are provided within a respectful & understanding environment, to enable you to sort through these issues & reach vital decisions that are affecting your life. Professional therapists at Jennifer McDermott, MA, RSW Counselling Services will listen & offer non-judgmental, objective guidance in managing your workplace challenges. We aim to promote self-awareness, understanding & progression towards resolving your concern(s). |
Work-related counselling may be helpful for people experiencing difficulty in the following areas:
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When is the Best Time to Seek Help?
Unresolved work-related problems can create many serious mental & physical health concerns. They can also undermine our personal & professional relationships. If you are feeling overwhelmed, having poor worklife balance, losing sleep, constantly dreading work, starting to drink heavily or noticing repeating problems in your life, it may be useful for you to seek professional help.
For context, many individuals seeking work-related counselling, have current problems or unresolved past experiences in their lifes, which they find difficult to overcome. These work-related challenges & experiences prevent some people from fully moving forward. Counselling helps individuals to work through their issues by providing the necessary support & guidance to overcome their challenges.
Counselling may take time to work, depending upon the nature & number of problems being presented by a client. Sometimes, a single or a few sessions are all that is needed. At other times, longer periods of therapy may be required. In either case, clients usually find counselling a very liberating & empowering process. Initially, they may feel nervous or uncertain on what to expect. However, the experience & feeling afterwards are usually very positive & beneficial.
No matter what your reasons are, Jennifer McDermott will provide an atmosphere where you can feel heard & understood. We will work together to identify the source(s) of your work-related problem & examine healthier ways to improve or better cope with your situation.
How We Can Help
Counselling will progress at the pace in which you feel comfortable. We will explore your work-related concerns & together establish goals for your sessions. Through counselling & psychotherapy services we aim to help reduce symptoms of stress & anxiety, improve mental health, lower levels of sickness, as well as increase job satisfaction & commitment. It is through utilizing your own unique strengths, skills & resources we can work together to overcome your personal obstacles.
Work-related counselling involves talking with a person in a way that helps that person solve a problem or helps to create conditions that will cause the person to understand &/or improve their thoughts, behaviour, beliefs, values or work circumstances. Ultimately counselling is a process in which the counsellor helps you understand the causes of a problem & guides you through the process of learning to make good decisions, and as such, move toward a more fulfilling career.
Work relationships, organizational policies, change & work patterns can all play a crucial role in creating dissatisfaction within our work life. And unfortunately, violence, harassment & bullying can be present in the workplace. In these circumstance, coming to terms with such a significant work-related incident may require additional support from a professional counsellor. Furthermore, since these types of incidents can cause serious unhappiness & dissatisfaction we recommend to potential clients that they seek help as soon as possible.
Often while at work, we also re-enact earlier learned behavioural patterns & find ourselves repeating certain disfunctional ways of behaving. Unforutnatley, these non-productive behaviours we have often learned at early points in our lives can resurface later in our work environments. For instance, if your father was a bully you may feel bullied by your male boss. If you felt second-best to a sibling you may find yourself resenting a colleague. If these or other types of emerging patterns may exist, exploring them can be rewarding & reveal to us a means to achieving who we want to be & how best to handle & resolve conflict in the workplace.
The beliefs we hold about ourselves can also put us under extreme pressure in the workplace. Sometimes we need to challenge our current ways of thinking to stimulate growth & change in our lives. If you are the type of person that needs to please others, has issues around anger, or are constantly striving to be perfect, without meaningful change & growth, you may be more susceptible to stress & be ill equipped to manage a healthy balance in your life.
Providing counselling & work life coaching for stressed employees can also be beneficial. Learning skills related to assertiveness, setting healthy boundries, being able to prioritise & delegate, as well as managing time are all useful strategies for coping with work-related stress & achieving a better balance. Cognitive behavioural therapy may also be useful as it aims to help you reframe your thinking to achieve more happiness & pleasure in your work life.
Depending on your needs, work life coaching may be of benefit to you. This type of service is meant to be a powerful, positive & encouraging process to enhance people's personal & professional lives. Quite simply, with the support of a coach it helps bring you from where you are now to where you would like to be. Work life coaching can really help you achieve your work-related goals. Thus, solution-focused coaching can assist in many areas including, but not limited to, making a decision to change jobs or careers, working towards career advancement, re-entering the workforce after raising children, or recovering from a job loss.
Sometimes our situation, however, may requires building life skills & capabilites related to dealing with anger, shiftwork, chronic pain or illness. Coping & dealing with shiftwork, chronic pain & illness can be especially difficult & challenging. Living with the reality of these situations will never be easy. Sometimes however you may just need a little extra support to help you cope or deal with a difficult period in your life. Our counsellors can be there to help you through these tough times.
Regardless of your personal work-related challenge we utilize a number of therapeutic techniques & approaches to help you build better coping skills, identify solutions, as well as make appropriate decisions related to your work life.
Work-related counselling involves talking with a person in a way that helps that person solve a problem or helps to create conditions that will cause the person to understand &/or improve their thoughts, behaviour, beliefs, values or work circumstances. Ultimately counselling is a process in which the counsellor helps you understand the causes of a problem & guides you through the process of learning to make good decisions, and as such, move toward a more fulfilling career.
Work relationships, organizational policies, change & work patterns can all play a crucial role in creating dissatisfaction within our work life. And unfortunately, violence, harassment & bullying can be present in the workplace. In these circumstance, coming to terms with such a significant work-related incident may require additional support from a professional counsellor. Furthermore, since these types of incidents can cause serious unhappiness & dissatisfaction we recommend to potential clients that they seek help as soon as possible.
Often while at work, we also re-enact earlier learned behavioural patterns & find ourselves repeating certain disfunctional ways of behaving. Unforutnatley, these non-productive behaviours we have often learned at early points in our lives can resurface later in our work environments. For instance, if your father was a bully you may feel bullied by your male boss. If you felt second-best to a sibling you may find yourself resenting a colleague. If these or other types of emerging patterns may exist, exploring them can be rewarding & reveal to us a means to achieving who we want to be & how best to handle & resolve conflict in the workplace.
The beliefs we hold about ourselves can also put us under extreme pressure in the workplace. Sometimes we need to challenge our current ways of thinking to stimulate growth & change in our lives. If you are the type of person that needs to please others, has issues around anger, or are constantly striving to be perfect, without meaningful change & growth, you may be more susceptible to stress & be ill equipped to manage a healthy balance in your life.
Providing counselling & work life coaching for stressed employees can also be beneficial. Learning skills related to assertiveness, setting healthy boundries, being able to prioritise & delegate, as well as managing time are all useful strategies for coping with work-related stress & achieving a better balance. Cognitive behavioural therapy may also be useful as it aims to help you reframe your thinking to achieve more happiness & pleasure in your work life.
Depending on your needs, work life coaching may be of benefit to you. This type of service is meant to be a powerful, positive & encouraging process to enhance people's personal & professional lives. Quite simply, with the support of a coach it helps bring you from where you are now to where you would like to be. Work life coaching can really help you achieve your work-related goals. Thus, solution-focused coaching can assist in many areas including, but not limited to, making a decision to change jobs or careers, working towards career advancement, re-entering the workforce after raising children, or recovering from a job loss.
Sometimes our situation, however, may requires building life skills & capabilites related to dealing with anger, shiftwork, chronic pain or illness. Coping & dealing with shiftwork, chronic pain & illness can be especially difficult & challenging. Living with the reality of these situations will never be easy. Sometimes however you may just need a little extra support to help you cope or deal with a difficult period in your life. Our counsellors can be there to help you through these tough times.
Regardless of your personal work-related challenge we utilize a number of therapeutic techniques & approaches to help you build better coping skills, identify solutions, as well as make appropriate decisions related to your work life.
Jennifer McDermott Counselling Services can assist you with coping with your work-related challenge. You don't have to deal with this alone, we can help, book an appointment today.