About Us

At WorkLife Wellness Lab, we are educators at heart that understand that mental wellness and career success are deeply interconnected.

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Our Origin Story

WorkLife Wellness Lab evolved out of two decades of professional experience led by our founders expertise in Adult Career Development and Vocational Recovery with people seeking a more sustainable way of doing life while doing career. Click here to learn more about our journey to now.

  • In 2018, HD Career Consulting LLC was created by Bree who had a desire to reshape what career development supports looked like She began her career in adult career development within higher education. She learned quickly that many career services primarily focused on traditional students. Individuals who were already working while attending school, with intersectional experiences that did not fit conventional student development models, were often under-supported. These same programs were typically under-resourced, failing to address the complex needs of adults navigating their career development amidst various responsibilities and life circumstances.

    In 2018, she left higher ed and launched HD Career Consulting LLC with a focus on helping adults who work get unstuck and find meaningful and sustainable work. MyHDCareer.com emerged from that initiative in 2020, offering individualized coaching through a proprietary career development planning and search framework called the #1job1offer. This coaching system remains integral to our programs today.

    In 2023, we transitioned to a holistic support model and rebranded from MyHDCareer.com to WorkLife Wellness Lab. Our approach addresses the adult working experience from a restorative and holistic perspective. We have integrated the values of wellness, empowerment, and systemic support into our services and mission, ensuring that our clients receive comprehensive assistance tailored to their unique situations.

    Bree developed and tested every aspect of the programs offered, building them from the ground up using her subject matter expertise in adult career development and program design. She drew on evidence-based practices from various fields, including career psychology, learning and cognition, behavioral psychology, and theories of emotional wellness. Her commitment to integrating these diverse disciplines creates a robust framework that fosters growth, resilience, and fulfillment within career paths has served hundreds of adults a each year.

    Today, What started as a team of one back in 2018, has now blossomed into a team of 5. We look forward to serving you right where you are at so you can cultivate a WorkLife journey that takes you to where you want to be, one sustainable and authentic step at a time. We have a passion for teaching holistic, authentic, and sustainable strategies in work and life.

    We specialize in helping adults who are working or seeking to work, particularly those navigating neurodivergence, living with a chronic impairment, or who have experienced WorkLife burnout. Our goal is to assist individuals in reframing and reinventing their work and life experiences to align with their unique needs and aspirations. Through tailored assessments and expert guidance, we promote sustainable strategies that foster authentic living, enabling clients to achieve a fulfilling balance between personal and professional realms. Our flexible support options ensure that each client receives the individualized attention necessary to thrive in their specific circumstances.

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Meet Our Team

We leverage 50+ years of combined expertise in helping professions and people work, coaching, and therapy to help you overcome to social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and environmental obstacles that leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and burned out so you cand lead a more sustainable and authentic WorkLife Journey.

  • Bree is a master's-prepared workforce & career development professional with 17+ years of experience in workforce development, specializing in guiding professionals through career changes and transitions. She is the creator of the #1Job1Offer Principle. Bree’s expertise includes vocational rehabilitation counseling, neuro-inclusive career coaching, work adjustment, job analysis, vocational assessment and disability. She is also a counselor in training.

Executive Director & Founder

Assessments, Skills Training, Coaching, & Therapeutic Services Provider

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  • Helen is a fully licensed clinical social worker & therapist with 20+ years of combined experience supporting mental wellness, specializing in chronic illness, neuro-inclusive counseling, and trauma-informed care for adults experiencing change and transition in work and life. Helen provides therapeutic services. Helen is also our clinical supervision supervision and practice compliance Consultant.

Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Clinical Supervision & Compliance Consultant

Therapeutic Assessments & Services Provider

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  • Bea has 10+ years of disability advocacy experience. She is a Association for Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) certified Supported Employment Specialist and excels in job readiness, job search support, and workplace disability advocacy. Bea takes the lead on all aspects of job search, is an excellent job market researcher, and is responsible for monitoring and maintenance support throughout the job search services process.

Career Coach I

Coaching Services Provider

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Independent Contractor

Billing and Records Support

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Laura, BSW