~ Over ten years experience providing Career Counseling services to wide spectrum of job seekers, including professionals, executives, trade-impacted manufacturing & service sector workers, individuals re-entering the workforce, individuals with mental health diagnoses, persons with disabilities, and ex-offenders. ~ Social justice advocate for clients with disabilities as well as re-entry clients~ Encourage and motivate individuals to reach their career goals.~ Educate job seekers in 21st century job search strategies to remain competitive.~ Perform outreach to community agencies within Fairfield County, including schools, youth groups, libraries, professional networking groups, businesses, substance abuse recovery centers, and offender re-entry programs.~ Ten years experience providing services to employers and businesses, including recruitment and training development programs.~ Career goals include branching out to other areas of counseling, including general mental health, family, trauma, and substance abuse counseling.~ Integrate theatre experience, mental health, and career counseling arenas.~ Influence and hopefully change the hiring process overall, which I perceive as a very flawed, unethical, and bureaucratic process, where employers often overlook qualified candidates.Specialties: Professionals & executives seeking career guidance and support, manufacturing and service workers impacted by outsourcing of labor to foreign countries; former offenders, persons in recovery, individuals with disabilities or mental health diagnosis.