My name is Minda Redburn (formerly Minda White), and as a career development counselor, my goal is to help you chart and navigate your unique career path.
I’m glad you dropped by my website. I invite you to read it through. Then give me a call so we can explore in person what’s needed for you to have the career you’ve always wanted.
I am passionate about what I do and grateful to my clients for allowing me to practice the work that I love. I sincerely desire to assist you in making the full use of your own unique gifts.
Minda (White) Redburn, MA, Career Development Counselor
Phone: (503) 241-6190
PS: If you would like to feel more passion in your work, please call me or click here for a free 55-minute introductory session.
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“Thank you for guiding me, Minda!! I’m working 20 hours per week as a volunteer on a political campaign. I started out doing regular ‘office stuff,’ then moved up to researching, interviewing, and writing. Who knows what is next? I’m not worried!”
- Julie Y., former Mental Health Counselor - recently accepted at the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
Since starting my private practice in 1994, I have counseled hundreds of people at various points in their career lives - recent college graduates to new retirees - and the same concerns and desires pop up again and again.
Does this Sound Familiar to You?
-I wonder where I fit!
-What am I really good at?
-Should I hang on to a job that saps my spirit?
-I’m afraid I’m going to get fired!
-I want work that reflects my values.
-Are they any creative jobs?
-How come my job has gone sour?
-How do I get a job in such a tight job market?
-How do I find an organization that I want to work for?
-Is it possible to support myself and enjoy what I do?
PHILOSOPHY & APPROACH
The strength of my approach is an in-depth self-assessment process that helps you create a clear, specific picture of your ideal work.
I will teach you practical skills and strategies to help you explore the job market. Then I’ll help you implement a successful job search. We’ll work together on the nuts and bolts of networking, writing resumes, preparing for interviews, and negotiating salary.
As an added benefit, I provide personal counseling to help you improve how you feel about yourself, so you can move into focused action. I also provide structure and accountability to help you stay on track until you reach your goals.
“I have accepted a job that I’m pretty excited about. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. You’ve been a tremendous help, particularly with the interview role-playing we did the last session. I felt that with each interview I had, I was getting that much closer to finding another job.“
-Wendy H., formerly worked in non-profit sector, now managing a government grant program
EXPERIENCE
Tap into my 15 plus years of successful corporate experience, my Masters degree training in Counseling Psychology (Lewis and Clark College, with an emphasis on workplace psychology), and my wide network of local contacts that can help you investigate almost any career option.
Before my own mid-life career transition, I managed training and development functions in a number of local firms, such as First Security Bank and Intel. In 1993, I decided to tackle a life-long dream to become a career counselor so that I could help others to create work lives that they truly love.
My background in the corporate world in the Portland, Oregon-area provides me with “road-tested” insights into the local job market, and how the hiring process really works in local organizations.
“Thank you so much for your guidance and support through the ‘searching’ process. I am so grateful for the time I spent working with you. You helped me to see behind doors I didn’t even know were there. You also helped me to get to a better place emotionally.”
- Alex H., former Audiologist, now working with Habitat for Humanity
SELF-DISCOVERY PROCESS
My commitment is to help you uncover and build on the strengths and gifts that already exist inside you. I use a variety of fun, creative activities, exercises to actively involve you in your own “head-and-heart” self-discovery process.
Powerful Career Assessment Tools:
-Family history to identify limiting beliefs and “scripts”
-Work history to begin clarifying work priorities
-Strong & Campbell Interest Inventories to identify key career satisfiers
-Myers-Briggs Expanded Analysis to bring key strengths and stressors into focus
-Personal success stories and SkillScan to clarify favorite job skills
“White (Redburn) delves into a person’s background. ‘I ask for a family history. I want to see if there are beliefs that might be getting in the way,’ she explained. ‘For instance, I had one person whose experiences taught her that she’d be punished if she got too excited about anything. Obviously that’s not good. I’m looking for influences that are whispering offstage.’”
- Schooling For A New Path, The Oregonian, May 1998 (extensive interview)
RESULTS
Insight is wonderful by itself, but it’s even better when insight helps you get to where you want to go. Clients say that the greatest benefit of career counseling is the ease with which they are able to target and pursue satisfying work.
Who Benefits from Career Counseling?
-Burned out managers, professionals, academics, and non-profit employees
-Recent college grads who are frustrated about finding satisfying work
-Smart, creative people who are working below their potential
-Independent types who are searching for an entrepreneurial focus
-People traumatized by terminations or other career set-backs
-Disaffected executives, mid-life fulfillment seekers, early retirees
-Former homemakers who are re-entering the work force
-Those wanting validation for their choice before investing in education or training
“I got promoted, and I have to thank you so much for helping me. It’s my work with you that has really catalyzed all this. Another job has also been offered me. You’ve helped me so much to develop my self-advocacy, and taking risks, and interview skills.”
- Doug C., Chemical Dependency Counselor for adolescents and Rock Musician
PROFESSIONALISM
I participate annually in Continuing Education courses and conferences and practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics adopted by the Oregon State Board of Licenced Professional Counselors and Therapists. I like to share what I learn at these trainings by offering a free e-newsletter. Click here to get helpful tips.
No counselor or process is right for everyone, so I invite you to come in for a free initial session. That way you can make a well-informed decision about whether who I am and what I do will help you to get to where you want to go. Click here for a free introductory session.
Even if you don’t have an immediate need, you may want to bookmark my Website. That way when the need arises, and often it’s urgent, you’ll save time and effort searching for a professional career development counselor.
“I’ve just gotten a new job. It’s a huge opportunity and a huge increase in pay, just an amazing opportunity. It’s from someone I took out to lunch upon your suggestion. Just wanted to say thank you.”
- Stephanie C., former Optical Office Manager, hired as a Representative for a leading optical frames manufacturer
