“Carrie is a remarkably perceptive and insightful person with an incredible ability to cull the key issues from conversation. Her strategies have proven to be extremely effective and I am very grateful for her help.” –Program director
“It forced me to articulate what I want and I what I need and realize through that articulation process, that the two things do not necessarily differ. Setting a goal and being held accountable for it was extremely helpful. Our session helped me take the first baby step forward in a plan. A ball has started rolling in thinking about my future and deciding what it will look like, rather than just waiting for it to happen to me.” –Teacher/career changer
“Carrie is a careful listener whose focused, concrete feedback propelled me towards change.” –Musician/career changer
“When I started working with Carrie, I felt very restless about my future and unhappy with my current career. I was looking for help in getting ‘unstuck’ and having someone to hold me accountable for change so I would stop spinning my wheels! Carrie was recommended to me by my therapist. I liked her warm and engaging manner and I could tell she was really listening because of the thought-provoking questions she would ask or comments/reflections on my answers. I liked Carrie’s approachable yet persistent manner. I appreciated her creativity and the use of visualization as well as the variety of tools she provided. Several of the techniques have stuck and I still rely on them at times.
Carrie helped push me to explore some possibilities and to make progress in creating positive change in my life. She helped me to reframe some ‘stories’ about myself and to reconsider how I view myself. Now I stop to reflect on how I am thinking about myself and why if I notice I am criticizing myself. I am much more conscious of using coping strategies to deal with work stress. I have explored some career options in depth. I am more conscious of my stress and how to manage it. I am also much more conscious of fear and I’m able to step back from it more objectively. I have a deeper understanding of fear and how/why it operates as it does in my life. Carrie is warm, engaging, creative, and a great listener. I recommend her to career changers, people trying to cope with stress and change, and any people looking for support in making major changes in their lives.” – Editor/career changer
“Before talking to Carrie, I felt anxiety about looking for a job. It felt like an overwhelming task since I’ve been out of the workforce for over 10 years. Carrie was an excellent listener and gave good feedback. She made me think about my situation in a different way. Actually to my surprise, my ‘aha’ moment was when I verbalized that I didn’t think there was anything unique about me in terms of applying for a job. I said, ‘I don’t think there’s anything particularly different about me. Lots of people have the skills I have. There’s nothing special about me.’ As a result of working with Carrie, I feel less afraid to deal with getting a job. It set the wheels in motion, showing me some truths about how I think about my situation. Truths that I’ve never verbalized or even thought about previously.” –Stay at home mom
“I walked away from our meeting not only with concrete and manageable steps to take, but also with a new sense of optimism about my career options, and a completely new view of what I bring to the table. She is empathetic, professional, and has a real ability to see in you what you can’t see in yourself.” –Career changer
“Carrie has a unique ability to make someone feel like they are one of the best people on the planet – but that because they are so great they should work that much harder, since they obviously have the ability to become even better.” –Parent
“Carrie helped me articulate my intentions and goals in my own language. I felt like I had new ways to frame what I was doing and concrete tools to use. Carrie brought an incredibly positive and receptive attitude to our work together.” –Multimedia artist