CAREER & WELLNESS
with Steve Matthews CCS
"Wellness is about balance, and growth. Step by step we become newer, stronger versions of ourselves".
Steve has been coaching since 2014 and graduated a 3 year counselling program in 2019. In 2022 he was accredited CCS with the Career Pros of Canada (CPC), and continues to expand his knowledge in the fields of Career Counselling and Mental Health.
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His experience includes four years in lifestyle coaching and three years in social services. He offers coaching by donation and facilitates supports groups including the Counselling Students Network which he founded in 2017 while in college.
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Steve's work spans many years, but that's not where it began.
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Originally from Africa, Steve grew up with wild animals and hot sunny days. As a student in boarding school, he discovered the importance of community and attributes his love of group work to this period.
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Leaving Africa in his 30's, his next stop was the Caribbean where he found the multicultural environment to be a great teacher. Life in the Caribbean was great, but regulations prevented long term settlement after 7 years.
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Canada has been home since 2008 and life continues to evolve. In 2014 after a job in signage (Steve grew up in manufacturing), he realized his passion was helping people.
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His first coaching work involved a process called psycho-metrics, also known as "personality assessment" (Myers Briggs, Strengths Finder, Birkman, What Color is Your Parachute etc). This process is very helpful if a person is completely "stuck", but as someone who is person centred, Steve prefers to simply ask the right questions (i.e. counselling) and through this process his clients realize who they truly are, and it's often not as bad as they think.
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Steve's clients report warmth, genuineness and patience, but above all they feel heard and supported in their a desire to be successful in life and Steve considers it a privilege to be a small part of their journey.
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