Working With Complex Career Decisions
Christine Walker, LPC
Career Therapist for Burned-Out Professionals
I am Christine, a Licensed Therapist for Burned-Out Professionals in Connecticut.
I work with professionals contemplating career questions that don’t have simple answers.
If you’re here, it’s because your situation is complex, and most forms of career support try to make that complexity manageable by simplifying it. That approach tends to create more problems than it solves.
I don’t do that.
As a mother of four, I understand what it means to navigate competing priorities where there are no clean answers, only trade-offs you have to make while managing real consequences. That’s the reality I bring to this work.
I meet you where you are. If you need to leave, we will work on that. If you need to stay and navigate your current situation differently, we can work on that. If you’re not sure what you need, we will start there.
The work we do together will be shaped entirely by your real-life situation, not by a one-size-fits-all process.
My Approach
My work starts with the assumption that the way you’ve adapted makes sense given everything you’ve been dealing with. I don’t treat your current strategies like they’re a problem before we understand the layers and nuances behind them.
I work with people who arrive saying things like, “I think I need to leave,” and I take that seriously. If you need to leave, I will help you do that, and we will proceed from there. As we explore your options, additional factors may come into view if our work reveals dynamics shaping the situation that weren’t apparent before.
From there, I will help you clarify your situation and the options available to you. Then, your decisions will become clearer; not necessarily easier, but more accurately defined and easier to assess.
If you’re looking for tools, mindset shifts, or fast solutions, this probably isn’t a fit.
If you want to be taken seriously and have your situation handled with the respect this stage of your career requires, you’re in the right place.
Finding the right therapist is important.
If you’d like to talk through what’s going on and see whether my work is a fit, you can schedule a consultation.
My Professional Background
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and Nationally Board-Certified Counselor with advanced training in both clinical therapy and career-focused work. I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, along with additional certification in Accelerated Resolution Therapy and career development.
This background allows me to work with the psychological strain and real-world constraints that coexist in corporate careers, without treating one as separate from the other.
My work has been featured in Career Convergence Magazine, Psych Central, Verywell Mind, and Webtalk Radio. I’ve worked with attorneys, executives, producers, educators, and parents in demanding environments, including those at organizations such as Google, Amazon, PwC, and in the entertainment industry.
