Gui Toledo — Registered Clinical Counsellor
Clinical Career Counselling

Building career direction, confidence, and fit.

Clinical Career Counselling for Immigrants and Global Professionals

Because career decisions are rarely just about work — whether you are rebuilding your career in Canada, questioning what comes next, or carrying the internal cost of leadership pressure.

A 20-minute conversation to understand your situation and find the right next step. No commitment, no pressure.

✓ Join 100+ professionals supported through career transitions in Canada

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Clinical Career Counsellor
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Practitioner

Insurance Coverage & Receipts

In some cases, direct billing is available.

Secure Telehealth

Available across Canada

In Person

Downtown Vancouver, by appointment

Available In

English · Portuguese · Spanish

Who this work is for

The question underneath the question

It is rarely just about work

Is it the role, the field, the company, or something you have not yet been able to name? Most people arrive with a career question and discover it is also about identity, confidence, recognition, or pressure. The work begins by getting that distinction right.

How we CAN work together

Three ways to work together.

Each program is built around a specific kind of question. Most people begin with a free consultation to figure out which one fits them best — and there is no expectation that you arrive knowing.

Career Clarity Pathway

Career Clarity Program

For professionals navigating a career question that is bigger than a job title.

Is it the role, the company, the field, or something I have not yet been able to name?

A focused, assessment-informed starting point — often the right first step for people unsure which program fits.

7 sessions over 6-8 weeks.

Strong Interest Inventory + TriMetrix HD + EQ-i 2.0

Career Roadmap + Personal Development Plan

Canadian Career Pathway

The Canadian Career Pathway Program

For internationally trained professionals rebuilding a career in Canada.

My experience is real — how do I make it legible here without losing who I am?

Built for the part of the rebuild that a settlement office or résumé workshop was never designed to reach.

10 sessions over 12–16 weeks 

Strong Interest Inventory, TriMetrix HD, EQ-i 2.0

Canadian Career Plan + Personal Development Plan

Leadership Insight Pathway

The Leadership Insight Intensive Program

For leaders navigating the internal cost of sustained pressure.

How do I lead at this level without it costing me everything else?

Confidential, clinical-grade work.

10 sessions over 10–12 weeks

Strong Interest Inventory, TriMetrix HD, EQ-i 2.0 and Stress Quotient

Job Benchmark + Leadership Development Plan

Also available: Clinical Career Counselling — flexible, session-by-session support for professionals working through career questions that are also about identity, confidence, transition, or what comes next.

Not sure which pathway fits you?

That is common — and it is not a problem to solve before reaching out. Many people arrive with overlapping questions.

A few signals that may help:

If you cannot tell whether the issue is the role, the field, the company, or something deeper, the Career Clarity Program is usually where this starts.

If your experience is real but Canada is not reading it yet, the Canadian Career Pathway Program is built for that.

If you are still delivering externally but something is straining underneath, and you need a confidential clinical space, the Leadership Insight Intensive is the room for that.

If the question is contained — one offer to weigh, a transition to test, a single piece of feedback — Clinical Career Counselling (pay-as-you-go) may be the right starting point.

The free 20-minute consultation is designed to help you understand your situation and find the right next step. We will use the time to clarify what you are looking for, how I may be able to help, and whether this practice is the best next step — even if the best recommendation is another kind of support.

Book a Free Consultation

A 20-minute conversation to understand your situation and find the right next step. No commitment, no pressure.

Available in person in Downtown Vancouver or via telehealth across Canada · English · Portuguese · Spanish

What clients have in common

The question is rarely just about their careers.

The way you make career decisions is shaped by more than the options in front of you. It is shaped by identity, confidence, pressure, values, recognition, and the story you carry about what work is supposed to mean in your life.

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with industrial-organizational psychology training — and I am also an immigrant who rebuilt my career in Canada in three languages. That experience shapes how I listen, what I pay attention to, and what I know to name.

Most people I work with are not only looking for more information. They are trying to understand what is underneath the question — and what kind of path forward would feel grounded, realistic, and their own.

About Gui

You may be:

Capable, but unseen or misread in your current context

Carrying pressure that other people may not fully see

In transition, without a clear map forward or just questioning your direction, confidence, or fit

This is where the work begins. Evidence-based assessments. Counselling-informed support. Cross-cultural understanding where it matters.

Clinical career counselling
Behavioural insight
Assessment-informed practice
Cross-cultural perspective
Assessment sample report

Strong Interest Inventory

Career interests, patterns, and fit

Illustrative sample reports — not based on real client data

We measure what matters.

When you are stuck, more thinking does not always create more clarity. Validated assessments help turn career uncertainty into something more grounded, interpretable, and actionable.

Understand your patterns

Validated tools covering interests, behaviour, emotional intelligence, motivators, and work-related stress — so you can see what is actually driving the problem.

Name what is actually happening

Clarify whether the issue is direction, burnout, confidence, identity, fit, or transition — rather than continuing to carry it without a name.

Move toward a practical next step

Assessment results feed directly into session work — not reports that sit in a folder, but insight that shapes a clearer, more grounded plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few things worth knowing.

Practical, evidence-based, CLINICAL CAREER counselling-informed

A differentiated, assessment-backed approach
to career and leadership transitions.

Practical, not reactive. Tailored, not generic. Designed for real-life decisions.

Typical career support

  • Generic guidance without much depth or tailoring
  • Advice that may not reflect your specific context
  • Limited attention to identity, culture, or life transitions
  • Helpful starting points, but not always a clear framework for next steps

My approach

  • Counselling-informed and assessment-backed, not just advice
  • Grounded in career development science and behavioural insight
  • Attentive to identity, culture, and the real pressure of transition
  • Informed by professional training and by lived experience of immigration and cross-cultural career transition
  • Built to move you toward clearer direction and practical next steps

For organizations and professional partners

Organizational services.

Alongside individual clinical work, I offer a focused range of organizational services — including talks, workshops, training, assessment debriefs, and organizational psychology consulting. These are grounded in the same evidence-based, behaviourally informed practice that guides my clinical work. Click on the link below to learn more.

Talks, Workshops & Training

Psychological health & safety, cross-cultural communication, leadership development, and assessment-informed practice.

Organizational Psychology Consulting

People data, healthier systems, survey interpretation, succession planning, and action planning grounded in behavioural science.

What clients say.

From professionals supported through career transitions, rebuilds, and leadership work.

★★★★★

"Gui was a key part of my journey in building an international career."

Aline — internationally trained professional

★★★★★

"Gui played an important role in helping me build the international career I have today. He works with heart, cares deeply, and brings real skill to what he does."

Henrique — mid-career international transition

★★★★★

"Working with Gui was a unique experience. He was caring, attentive, and helped me move toward an international remote role that felt aligned with who I am and with my goals."

Klara — mid-career remote work alignment

Professional registration and selected features

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Top 15 Coaches in Vancouver 2022

Cross-Cultural Communication

Psychological Health & Safety Course

Your first step is a free 20-minute conversation.

Whether you are rebuilding in Canada, navigating a career question, or carrying the internal cost of leadership pressure — the first step is a short, honest conversation about where you actually are.