When work changes more than your job
Redundancy can interrupt routine, confidence, status and the way you understand your role in a family. Even when the decision is described as commercial, the personal effect can include anger, shame, relief, fear or a loss of direction.
You do not need to minimise the effect because other people have also lost work. We start with your experience and the part that feels most pressing.
- Waiting for a decision, consultation or notice period to end.
- A difficult departure, rejection or loss of professional identity.
- Pressure about money, providing or explaining the change to other people.
- Uncertainty about applying for similar roles, retraining or taking a different direction.
- Strain at home, withdrawal or a shorter temper since work changed.
Separating the practical problem from its impact
Some parts of redundancy need employment, benefits, debt or legal advice. Counselling has a different purpose. We can examine what the event has brought up, the conclusions you are drawing about yourself and how you want to respond while the practical work continues.
My earlier career included more than 18 years in agency recruitment. That experience helps me understand recruitment processes and workplace language, but this remains counselling rather than CV writing, job placement or career coaching.
Deciding what comes next
You may want another role quickly, or you may need time to reconsider what work means to you. We can look at urgency, values, responsibilities and the choices that are realistically available without forcing the conversation into a single life plan.
Where useful, we can agree a practical step to try between conversations and review what happened. That may involve a boundary, a conversation at home, testing an assumption or making space for a decision.
Appointments
Start with a free welcome call to discuss what you want to work on and whether counselling fits. Phone and video appointments are available across the UK, with in-person appointments in Southport.
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Questions worth asking.
Isn't this more of a career coaching issue than counselling?+
I feel embarrassed even bringing this up. Is that normal?+
What if it wasn't redundancy - just a career I've fallen out of love with?+
Can counselling help while I am still waiting for a redundancy decision?+
Does counselling include CV writing or job placement?+
Start with a conversation
Book your welcome call.
Choose a day and time in the calendar below. You can ask me questions about how I work and tell me what you would like support with. There is no obligation to book counselling afterwards.