Career Counseling
Most young adults are guessing. They pick a major because it sounds reasonable, take a job because it was available, or drift toward whatever seemed easiest to explain to their parents. For a lot of kids, that works out eventually. For young adults with autism, ADHD, learning differences, or other neurodivergent profiles, the wrong path doesn’t just feel uncomfortable. It can unravel progress that took years to build.
Career counseling changes the equation. Instead of guessing, your son or daughter gets objective data about who they actually are, how they think, what drives them, and where they are most likely to succeed. That’s not a small thing. For families who have spent years navigating systems that weren’t built for their child, having a clear, individualized path forward can feel like a genuine relief.
What Makes Our Approach Different
At Morgan Guidance, career counseling is built around the GS120, one of the most respected psychometric career assessments available. Research published in the Career Development Quarterly found it to be 85% effective with a 94.6% approval rating. It measures interests, values, personality, and aptitude together, then identifies the careers and college majors most likely to be a strong match.
The result is a 26-page report that gives your young adult a real picture of where they fit in the world of work. Not based on what pays well. Not based on what other people think they should do. Based on who they actually are.
For neurodivergent young adults especially, this matters. Most career tools were built with a fairly typical profile in mind. The GS120 goes deeper, and the way we use it goes deeper still. Our career counselor doesn’t just hand your child a report and wish them luck. She works through the findings with them, helps them understand what the data means, and translates it into a plan they can actually use.
Who Career Counseling
Is For
We work with teens, young adults, and adults at any age or stage.
Career counseling tends to be most helpful when someone is:
Finishing high school without a clear direction
Partway through college and wondering if they chose the right path
In a job or major that feels like a poor fit and not sure why
A young adult with autism, ADHD, or a learning difference who needs a more individualized approach to planning
Feeling stuck, lost, or like they’re making decisions based on what others expect rather than what actually fits them
A parent who can see their child’s potential but isn’t sure how to help them find the right entry point
If your son or daughter has been drifting or defaulting to whatever seemed easiest, this process can give them real traction.
What the Process Looks Like
Career counseling at Morgan Guidance is thorough and individualized from start to finish. Here is what to expect:
- An initial interview with our certified career counselor to understand your young adult’s history, strengths, and goals
- A series of online assessments including the GS120
- In-depth analysis of the full individual profile
- Four dedicated career counseling sessions with a certified professional
- A 26-page personality and career matching report your young adult keeps
- An optional small group format for those who do better in a peer setting than one-on-one
By the end of the process, you will have a clear picture of which careers and college majors are genuinely worth pursuing, and which ones are likely to be a poor fit. The goal is not just a list of options. It is confidence and clarity, so your young adult can move forward with a plan that makes sense for them specifically.
Why This Is Worth Doing
Many of the young adults we work with are more capable than the systems around them have recognized. They have real strengths, often very specific ones, and they deserve a career path that actually puts those strengths to use. The GS120 has a track record of surfacing strengths and aptitudes that standard academic assessments miss entirely.
Our career counselor is a certified professional in career development who also has personal experience raising a young adult with unique needs. She brings both the credentials and the lived understanding that make this kind of work genuinely useful, not just technically sound.
Career counseling is available to families anywhere in the United States. Whether your young adult is 16 or 36, it is never too early or too late to get some clarity about where they belong in the world of work.
Let’s Connect
Interested in learning more about career counseling for your teen or young adult? Get in touch for a complimentary consultation and let’s talk about what a good fit looks like for your family.