Career Counseling in Florida
Wesley Chapel, Tampa, Lutz, Dade City, and Nearby Areas
Feeling lost in your career? Burned out at work? Struggling to find purpose in your professional life?
Maybe you’ve been asking yourself questions like:
“Is this the right job for me?”
“Why does work feel so overwhelming?”
“Is it too late to make a change?”
“How can I find more meaning and balance in my career?”
“Why do I feel so anxious and drained at work?”
“How can I find more purpose in what I do every day?”
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.
At Boundless Hope, we understand that career paths are deeply personal. They have the potential to significantly impact mental health and overall well-being. Your career isn't just what you do; your professional role may be a large part of your sense of identity. More than just the source of a paycheck, it can impact your self-worth, relationships, and emotional health. That’s why we offer specialized Career Counseling designed to help you navigate your career journey with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
We don’t just focus on your resume, but on the whole you. What are your passions? What are your challenges? What are your God-given talents? Our seasoned counselors, have a rich background in corporate leadership and are equipped to give you the therapeutic support needed for mental health wellness while thriving professionally.
What is Career Counseling?
Career Counseling focuses on helping individuals identify and achieve their professional goals as both personal contributors and leaders. Career Counseling supports clients in understanding themselves and their career aspirations through reflective exploration, helping them consider employment opportunities that align with their values, interests, and skills. This can empower professionals to reach their potential and overcome obstacles in their career development.
Discuss your current job situation
Consider new career paths
Explore your values, strengths, and aspirations
Reflect on past experiences and future goals
Work through anxiety, burnout, or job-related stress
Navigate career transitions such as switching industries, re-entering the workforce, or responding to job loss
Customized Career Counseling
Unsure about your next career move? Feeling stuck where you are? Career counseling provides a supportive space to:
Ready for change? Career counseling can also be more guided, goal-oriented, and focused on practical strategies to help you:
Set and achieve clear career goals
Build leadership and communication skills
Improve your workplace performance
Overcome challenges like imposter syndrome or team dynamics
Create a strategic, personalized career plan
Our counseling services are tailored to meet you where you are and guide you to where you want to go. We offer customized action plans, career advice, and motivational techniques to help you reach your career goals.
Professional Growth Meets Personal Healing
A career can be a source of fulfillment and pride, but it can also be a source of stress, anxiety, and confusion, especially during times of transition. We understand that career development isn’t just about job titles or promotions. It’s also about aligning your work with your values, navigating uncertainty, and healing from the stress and burnout that often accompany modern professional life.
At Boundless Hope, we recognize that you are more than just your job. However, we also know that every aspect of your life can be impacted positively or negatively by your time at work. That’s why our career support integrates emotional healing with practical counseling to help you thrive holistically. Whether you’re in the early stages of your career, a seasoned professional in transition, or a leader seeking direction, we’re here to walk with you toward a more meaningful and sustainable path.
Therapy is for everyone
Evidence-based strategies from therapy can help anyone perform better, connect more authentically, and respond more thoughtfully in the workplace. For example, the “STOP” skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), originally designed for individuals with intense emotional responses, can help anyone before reacting impulsively in a tense meeting or difficult conversation. Similarly, grounding techniques often used for anxiety can improve focus before a high-stakes presentation, and values-based goal setting from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help clarify professional direction.
At Boundless Hope, we draw on these powerful insights to build resilience, self-awareness, and professional excellence. As Boundless Hope’s founder, Jolene Lantz, says, “Therapy isn’t just for ‘that’ person. Therapy is for everyone!” We are passionate about introducing professionals to the benefits of implementing mental health skills, not just to manage problems, but as avenues of growth.
DISC and Hogan Assessments: Key Tools for Career Clarity
To provide even deeper insight into personality, behavior, and career preferences, Boundless Hope utilizes two highly regarded assessments: the DISC Assessment and the Hogan Assessments. These evaluations are invaluable for understanding personal strengths, weaknesses, and behavioral tendencies in the workplace, which can be pivotal when making career decisions.
DISC Assessment
Based on four key behavioral styles: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness
Commonly used for improving communication, teamwork, and leadership effectiveness
Helps individuals understand their personality, natural tendencies, work style and how to adapt it to others
Leverage strengths and navigate career decisions more effectively
Hogan Assessments
Measures various aspects of an individual’s personality, including their potential for success, leadership capabilities, and derailers
Used in hiring, leadership development, and high-stakes talent decisions
Reveals how individuals typically behave, respond to stress/pressure, and what motivates them
Helps a person understand their career behaviors, allowing them to make informed decisions and enhance their professional growth
Both assessments come with a detailed debrief, where your certified therapist will work with you to interpret the results and create actionable steps based on your unique personality, skills, experiences, and career aspirations.
“Who provides Career Counseling at Boundless Hope?
Cindy Garafolo, our lead Career Counseling provider, brings over 30 years of corporate experience in leadership development and coaching. She understands the challenges of balancing mental health with career success and uses her extensive background to provide a unique perspective. With Cindy, you are partnering with a counselor who understands the complex interplay between career development and mental health. She helps clients overcome the emotional and psychological barriers that might be hindering their professional success. Her combination of corporate expertise and therapeutic skills allows her to address both the practical and emotional aspects of career growth.
“Why can I expect from Career Counseling at Boundless Hope?”
Ready to invest in your career growth and mental health? Boundless Hope is here to support you every step of the way.
Unlike many career services that treat your job and your mental health as separate issues, we integrate both. At Boundless Hope, you’ll work with a clinician who not only understands the pressures of the professional world, but also the emotional toll it can take. With our unique blend of executive and clinical counseling experience, you’ll get the strategic support you need—plus the compassionate care you deserve.
Boundless Hope offers:
A safe space to explore, heal, and grow
Personalized attention, not one-size-fits-all advice
Practical mental health tools and professional strategies
A licensed counselor who understands both mental health and business
Whether you’re navigating a job change, facing challenges in your current role, or simply seeking clarity on your professional path, we can help. If you would like to learn more before making an appointment, email us or call to schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation and begin your journey toward a healthier, more fulfilling career.