Texas Career Counseling Center
Comprehensive Career Assessments for Students, Young Adults & Career Changers
If you are asking, “What career is actually right for me?” our comprehensive career assessment is designed to provide more than a list of jobs from an online quiz.
We combine a 90-minute evaluation with a Licensed Professional Counselor, structured career assessments, your education and work history, personal goals, lifestyle priorities, strengths, concerns, and professional interpretation to develop individualized career direction and a detailed written report.
Career Direction & Clarity
A Career Decision Is Bigger Than a Personality Test
Career fit depends on more than interests alone. Personality, motivation, work values, preferred environment, communication style, lifestyle needs, education, family responsibilities, stress tolerance, confidence, and long-term goals can all influence whether a career feels sustainable and fulfilling.
Our process brings those factors together so you can better understand not only which career paths may fit, but why they may fit and what you should consider next.
The goal is clarity. You should leave the process with a better understanding of yourself, realistic directions to explore, and a written resource you can use when comparing majors, careers, education options, or a possible career change.
Who We Help
When a Comprehensive Career Assessment May Be Worth It
The assessment is especially useful when the decision in front of you has meaningful educational, financial, or professional consequences.
College Students & Young Adults
For students who are unsure what to major in, are considering changing majors, or want stronger direction before investing more time and money in an educational path.
Parents Helping a Student Find Direction
For parents who want their high-school or college-age student to make a thoughtful decision based on more than guesswork, pressure, or a quick online career test.
Adults Considering a Career Change
For professionals who know their current path no longer fits but are uncertain which skills, interests, values, and work environments should guide their next move.
People Feeling Stuck or Burned Out
For individuals who are dissatisfied, emotionally exhausted, underchallenged, or questioning whether the problem is their employer, their role, or the career itself.
More Than a Career Quiz
Why a Professional Career Assessment Is Different
Free and low-cost career tests can be useful starting points. Our $650 assessment is intended for people who want a more complete evaluation and individualized professional interpretation.
| Typical Online Career Quiz | Motivations Comprehensive Career Assessment |
|---|---|
| Usually relies on one questionnaire or score | Combines multiple assessments with a 90-minute professional evaluation |
| Produces automated or generic career matches | Results are interpreted in the context of your history, goals, strengths, values, and concerns |
| May not account for lifestyle, stressors, family needs, or barriers | Explores the practical and personal factors that influence whether a career is sustainable |
| Often ends with a list of occupations | Includes individualized career themes, considerations, recommendations, and a detailed written report |
| No one to help reconcile conflicting results | Guided by a Licensed Professional Counselor experienced in interviewing and assessment interpretation |
What You Receive
What Is Included in the $650 Career Assessment?
The fee covers the complete assessment process rather than the cost of any single test.
- Approximately 90-minute one-on-one career evaluation with an LPC career counselor
- Detailed custom career and background questionnaire
- Work Values Inventory
- Myers-Briggs personality assessment
- O*NET Interest Profiler
- Review of education, work history, strengths, barriers, and long-term goals
- Professional integration and interpretation of assessment findings
- Individualized career themes and options to research and compare
- Practical educational and career considerations
- Detailed personalized written career assessment report
Assessment Process
Career Fit From Multiple Angles
No single assessment can answer every career question. We use several sources of information to identify patterns and develop a more individualized picture of career fit.
90-Minute Career Evaluation
We discuss education, work history, strengths, stressors, decision-making concerns, goals, preferred work environment, and what you want your future work life to look like.
Work Values Inventory
Identifies what matters most in a work setting, including stability, independence, income, flexibility, helping others, leadership, creativity, recognition, structure, and work-life balance.
Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment
Helps explore work style, communication preferences, decision-making patterns, energy needs, leadership tendencies, and environments in which you may feel most effective.
O*NET Interest Profiler
Connects career interests with occupational themes and real-world career options, creating a practical starting point for comparing possible paths.
Custom Career Questionnaire
Captures information standardized tools can miss, including career concerns, personal goals, past experiences, family needs, lifestyle priorities, barriers, and hopes for the future.
Professional Interpretation
Assessment results are reviewed together rather than in isolation so patterns, contradictions, and meaningful themes can be considered within the context of your life.
Clinical Leadership
Career Assessments Guided by Susan Baker, M.Ed., NCC, LPC-S
Susan Baker is the founder and clinical lead of Motivations Counseling and the Texas Career Counseling Center. As a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, she brings professional interviewing skills, assessment interpretation experience, and a counseling perspective that goes beyond simply scoring career tests.
Career decisions are often influenced by confidence, burnout, family expectations, major life transitions, identity development, motivation, and personal values. Susan's approach considers these factors alongside structured assessment results to help clients make more informed educational and career decisions.
What to Expect
How the Career Assessment Process Works
Get Started
Submit the career assessment inquiry form or call/text our office so we can answer questions and help you schedule.
Complete Your Intake & Assessments
Complete the custom questionnaire and structured career tools used to explore personality, interests, values, goals, and career themes.
Meet With the Career Counselor
Participate in an approximately 90-minute evaluation focused on your history, strengths, concerns, work preferences, education, barriers, and goals.
Receive Your Personalized Report
Your information is integrated into a detailed written report with individualized career themes, options to explore, practical considerations, and recommended next steps.
Questions We Commonly Help With
Career Decisions This Process Can Help You Explore
Texas Career Counseling
In-Person & Telehealth Career Assessments Across Texas
Texas Career Counseling Center provides career assessments and career counseling in Sugar Land, Katy, the Houston area, and by secure telehealth for clients located throughout Texas.
Telehealth makes the comprehensive assessment process accessible to students and adults across the state while still providing individualized professional evaluation and interpretation.
- Sugar Land career assessments and career counseling
- Katy career assessments and career counseling
- Houston-area appointments
- Telehealth throughout Texas
- Students, young adults, and adults welcome
Career Assessment FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the comprehensive career assessment cost?
The comprehensive Career Assessment & Personalized Report is $650. The fee covers the professional evaluation, structured career assessments, individualized interpretation, and detailed written report.
Why would I pay for a career assessment when career tests are available online?
Online tests can provide useful information, but they generally evaluate one dimension and generate automated results. Our process combines several assessment tools with a 90-minute professional evaluation and considers your results within the context of your education, history, values, goals, concerns, barriers, and lifestyle priorities.
Can this help a college student who does not know what to major in?
Yes. The process can help students explore educational interests, personality, work values, career themes, and possible career directions before choosing or changing a major. It does not guarantee that one specific major or career will be the perfect fit, but it can provide a much more informed framework for the decision.
Can parents schedule an assessment for a college-age child?
Parents frequently help young adults locate and pay for career assessment services. Because the assessment is individualized to the client, the student or young adult should be willing to participate meaningfully in the process.
Can the assessment help if I am considering a career change?
Yes. Career changers often use the process to clarify which parts of their current career no longer fit, identify transferable strengths and priorities, and compare possible directions before making a major professional change.
What assessments are used?
The process includes a Work Values Inventory, Myers-Briggs personality assessment, O*NET Interest Profiler, a detailed custom career questionnaire, and an approximately 90-minute evaluation with an LPC career counselor.
Can career assessments be completed online?
Yes. Career assessment sessions and professional interpretation may be completed by secure telehealth for clients located throughout Texas when appropriate.
Is career counseling the same as therapy?
No. Career counseling focuses on educational and vocational decision-making. However, the process may also consider confidence, stress, burnout, motivation, life transitions, and other factors that affect career functioning and decision-making.
Ready for More Career Clarity?
Start Your Comprehensive Career Assessment
Whether you are choosing a college major, helping a young adult find direction, considering a major career change, or simply know that your current path no longer fits, the goal of the assessment is to help you make your next decision with better information and greater confidence.
