QUALIFIED CAREER COUNSELLOR
One conversation could be all it takes
I’m Sandy Taylor, a career counsellor based in the Perth Hills, but not the usual kind.
I help adults and senior school students figure out what kind of work and environments will suit them in the first place – whether that’s employment, self-employment or a mix of both – and how to get to where they want to be, from where they are now.
I’m not the person to ask about a resume or selection criteria, but I might just be the person you need to see before you start writing one.
Is this for you?
If you’ve considered a bunch of career options and think you’ve found one that feels right, but are now wondering how you will know if you have made the right choice or if you’re good enough to make a go of it, this could be for you.
Or maybe you’re wondering why everyone else seems to have things all figured out while you’re still second-guessing yourself and wasting time worrying about what to do next.
If any of this sounds like you, you don’t necessarily need to have it all figured everything out yet, but you do need to be done sitting with the problem and ready to do something about it.
What kind of advice do I give?
Not generic or based on a quiz.
The advice I give is grounded in a framework I’ve spent years developing called The Complete Picture – eight factors drawn from established psychology that explain why some work suits you and some work slowly kills you. It looks at how you think, what you’re drawn to, how you naturally operate, where you started from, and what’s been getting in your way.
When you come to me for a session, that framework is working in the background whether you know it or not. It’s what lets me ask the right questions and get to something useful faster than you’d expect.
The Complete Picture is out now and available to buy in paperback and Kindle.
Careers Counselling Services
For Students & School Leavers
Finishing Year 12 without a clear sense of what comes next is more common than anyone admits. A single session works through what your teenager is actually built for – not just what they’re good at academically – and produces two or three realistic directions worth exploring.
For Adults
Whether you’re stuck, changing direction, or quietly wondering if there’s something better suited to who you actually are – one session using The Complete Picture framework will give you more clarity than most people get from months of thinking about it alone.
Workshops
Practical, interactive workshops for schools, business associations, and community organisations. Whether the topic is how to write about yourself, how to identify the value you offer, or an introduction to The Complete Picture framework – the starting point is always the same question: what’s different about you, and how do you communicate that clearly?
Does any of this resonate?
If it does and you’d like to stay in touch, I write short, actionable articles on this topic when I have time, which I share on my socials. If you’d like to get a copy in your inbox, leave me your details.
No hard sell, just practical thinking about work, career direction, and making independent work sustainable.
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