Transform Your Work Life with Dynamic Reflections

Burnout and Career Development.

For the vast majority of us, we spend most of our lives at work. In fact, on an average workday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that an employed individual will spend nearly an equivalent amount of time sleeping and engaged in personal care as they will working (bls.gov, 2023).

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If we spend so much time there, we should feel as though we belong.

How do we find our place in our workplace?

How does one make meaning in their career?

The workplace is full of various personalities, worldviews, communication styles, and individuals with ethical levels that range from the amount of sapling to that of a great oak. There are a lot of workplace issues that can crop up even in a job that we have historically felt like we belong. 

Common Workplace Issues May Include:

  • Work-Life Balance
  • Harassment (sexual, verbal, etc.)
  • Lack of training
  • Less job security
  • Few growth or promotion opportunities
  • Discrimination
  • Poor job fit
If You Can Relate,

Perhaps you have experienced symptoms of burnout or career stagnation.

Mental Health and/or Coaching

Depending on the issue, mental health intervention or coaching may be appropriate tools to address workplace issues. 

If you are struggling with not knowing if your job is the right fit, or maybe not knowing what job you are really interested in doing just in general, perhaps you would benefit from participating in psychological assessments designed to assess for career aptitude. These kinds of assessments are made to assist you in learning about your interests and pairing your personality and thinking style with what you are interested in to help you identify potential jobs or careers that could be good fits for you. The assessments are not perfect and are meant to serve as guides and tools. 


Psychotherapy is helpful for identifying our values. It can connect us to a deeper meaning and give us the sense of belonging. Therapy can assist us in processing through stressors associated with poor management, discrimination, fear from lack of job security, and other emotions that can show up associated with work. Psychotherapy can provide you with skills to develop alternative ways in which you can manage tension and distress thereby navigating to a happier state of being. 

Coaching is helpful for individuals who generally have a lot of coping skills for managing these concerns in general. Coaching can assist individuals in identifying knowledge gaps and to create plans of action for addressing those gaps. If you are highly motivated, with a need for short-term action-oriented focus on results, then coaching is likely the path for you. Coaching is not a place where you will delve into significant emotional stressors, so if your workplace concern has been creating more emotional reactions then therapy may be a better fit.