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Program Overview

Centerpoint Institute fills a unique niche in the community by offering the highest quality, affordable career services with lots of personalized attention. We have helped tens of thousands Look Forward to Monday Again. We provide workshops, retreats, individual counseling, and career testing facilitated by our faculty and staff at our Seattle offices located in Laurelhurst, near the University of Washington.
If you are a dues-paying UW Alumni Association Member, be sure to tell us when registering by phone to ensure you receive your discount (available on many of our services).

Workshops

LifeWork Renewal

A Day to Reevaluate, Re-Energize, and Renew Your Life and Career

Learn a "map" to help you navigate the changes you’re experiencing and gain a fresh, new perspective on your life and work.  [Read More]

Passion Search

Finding a Clear, Enthusiastic Vision for the Future

A 22.5–hour, facilitated group experience in self-exploration. This series includes a follow-up group session scheduled several weeks after the formal Passion Search process to ensure that you are building your passions into your life! You will also receive a certificate for a one-time reduced-rate follow-up individual counseling session.  [Read More]

Early Career Passion Search

Meaningful Career/Life Directions in Your 20s and Early 30s

Early Career Passion Searchâ„¢ is a 25-hour group experience specifically designed for those in their 20s and 30s, who want to be in the company of peers.

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Passion Search for 50+

What is your vision for this stage of your life, your “next chapter”? What if you don’t want to just retire and play golf? This workshop helps you step back, and figure out how to add more meaning and purpose into your “Encore Career”.  [Read More]

Clarify and Communicate Your Vision

There is one, essential thing you need for success. Some call it an elevator speech, others call it a mission or vision statement; no matter what you call it, your success hinges on delivering it effectively.  [Read More]

Exploring Options

Following Your Passions, Finding Where You Will Thrive

A practical, hands-on, 21-hour workshop to help you begin exploring career and job options. You will also receive a certificate for a one-time reduced rate follow-up individual counseling session.  [Read More]

Networking Reframed

A Sterling Process with a Tarnished Reputation

A 3-hour workshop to learn the most valuable, but most often misunderstood, of all career exploration and job search techniques.  [Read More]

Job Resource Clinics

Finding Your Fit

Our Weekly Job Resource Clinics focus on the individual and unique job search needs of those who attend.  [Read More]

Career Forums

Discussion of Various Career Paths and Issues

Panel discussion of various career paths and issues. Attendees are welcome to ask questions and share experiences after the formal presentations. All forums are videotaped and added to our library collection. All attendees receive a packet of resources to take home.  [Read More]

Transform Your Inner Critic

Learn to clearly identify the ways your inner critic works against you, how to transform self-criticism into an asset and let your true self take action. This workshop is great for anyone who has an inner critic…isn’t that all of us?  [Read More]

Getting Unstuck

A six-week exploration to focus on untangling the internal resistances which are preventing you from feeling really alive and taking steps towards creating a passion-filled life and career.

You’ve read the books, made the lists, done the exercises…you know your strengths backward and forward but still nothing grabs you. Every option seems impractical and filled with obstacles. This workshop is not focused on the external blocks to getting what you want. Instead, it helps you become more aware of the internal blocks to clarity, passion, or action.  [Read More]

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Support Circles

Coming Together, Sharing Together, Working Together, Succeeding Together…

Centerpoint Support Circles are small groups of people who meet regularly to support each other through career and life changes. They do this by sharing resources, and creating a mutual structure for giving continued attention to their individual growth processes. Some groups come out of a shared experience in one of Centerpoint’s Workshops or Retreats; others form "from scratch," with a shared desire to have more support in their transitions.  [Read More]

The Retreat

Re-invent Your Life and Career!

An intensive four and one half day retreat combining a rich group experience with individual attention to find a vision for your life and work.  [Read More]

Individual Counseling

Centerpoint Career Counselors are experienced, caring professionals who are dedicated to helping you with any aspect of the career process, from how to move gracefully through transitions, finding your passions, as well as the nuts and bolts of resources, job search strategies, and career ideas.  [Read More]

Career Testing

Career Assessment Tests: Review and discuss the results from two career assessment tests, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory. Meet with a career counselor one-on-one.  [Read More]