Gallison Consulting

Education and credentials

• Master's degree in Counseling from Portland State University.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon; follows the Code of Ethics of the Oregon Board of Counselors and Therapists.
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), focusing on vocational rehabilitation, disability, and adjustment.
• Undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology from Reed College.

Experience and focus

• Background in crisis-line volunteering for suicide and veterans hotlines.
• Volunteer work with organizations such as William Temple House, Habitat for Humanity, the Oregon Food Bank, and local riparian restoration teams.
• Additional coursework in:
• Issues affecting veterans.
• Group facilitation.
• Overcoming oppression and confronting racism.
• Ecopsychology and the healing effects of nature on the human psyche.
• Technology-sector experience in roles at Adobe, Nike, and MGM, and ongoing work with Person-Centered Tech supporting therapists' use of technology.
• Focuses on career, purpose, and identity with clients across the lifespan.
• Works with people who want to improve their current job, find a career more aligned with their values, or confirm their existing direction.
• Addresses how anxiety and depression can impact work and purpose, alongside practical career assessment and job search tasks.

Aaron also maintains a separate practice as Trailhead Counseling, LLC, in addition to partnering with Dave at Gallison Consulting.

• Clarify interests, strengths, and values.
• Identify directions and options.
• Find viable opportunities that fit your unique needs and goals.

Change your job

• Support for planned job changes or after a layoff.
• Help answering questions such as "Should I stay or go?"
• Upgrade your resume and target your cover letter.
• Search the job market effectively and research employers.
• Prepare for interviews and salary or offer negotiations.

Advance your position

• Anticipate opportunities and plan for advancement.
• Identify factors that may be limiting recognition or progress.
• Prepare to ask for a raise or promotion.

Gallison Consulting focuses on insight plus concrete action so you can move toward work that is more satisfying and sustainable.

Email

• Aaron Good, MS, CRC, LPC: aaron@gallison.org
• Dave Gallison, MS: dave@gallison.org

Office locations

• Aaron Good: 1906 SW Madison St, Suite 301, Portland, OR 97205
• Dave Gallison: 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd, #307, Portland, OR 97219

The website also notes that Gallison Consulting provides career counseling in Portland, Hood River, The Dalles, Bend, Eugene, and throughout Oregon.

Telehealth

• The practice indicates that clients are currently being seen virtually via secure telehealth.

Free initial consultation

• Prospective clients are invited to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see if Gallison Consulting is a good fit.
• You can request this consultation using the "Schedule Now" button on the website or by contacting the practice by phone or email.

Gallison Consulting works with individuals who want to choose, change, or advance their careers.

Typical client situations

• Choosing an initial career direction.
• Deciding whether to stay in or leave a current role.
• Recovering from a layoff or job loss.
• Making a midlife career change.
• Seeking a more meaningful or satisfying line of work.
• Planning for advancement, promotion, or a raise.
• Strengthening job search skills, networking, interviewing, and negotiation.
• Exploring how anxiety, depression, or other life challenges interact with work and purpose.

Geographic area

• Based in Portland, Oregon.
• Provides career counseling in Portland, Hood River, The Dalles, Bend, Eugene, and throughout Oregon.
• Services are available in Oregon via phone or video, with the website noting periods when all clients are seen virtually via secure telehealth.

Lists Temple, Madison, Palo Alto, Portland, and University as a location. Names Oregon, Bend, Eugene, Portland, and The Dalles as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

• The number of meetings depends on your goals, how big a change you are making, and how much time and energy you can devote between sessions.
• A focused career issue, such as a resume upgrade or interview preparation, is often addressed in roughly four meetings.
• A broader career change may take twelve or more meetings.

What to expect

• Sessions focus on clarifying your direction and then taking concrete steps toward your desired future.
• Between sessions, clients typically complete agreed-upon homework, such as networking outreach, informational interviews, or application work.
• Gallison Consulting combines:
• Career counseling to clarify what you may want to do next.
• Coaching to support job search strategy, targeting employers, resumes and cover letters, interview preparation, and negotiation skills.

The exact length and structure of counseling are tailored to your situation and goals.

Education and credentials

• Master's degree from the University of Oregon with a combined emphasis in Counseling, Psychology, and Health Education.
• Recognized as a Master Career Counselor (MCC) by the National Career Development Association (NCDA).

Experience

• Over fifteen years of experience in career counseling, job search consulting, and executive coaching.
• Particular strength in preparing clients for informational interviews and helping them gain access to contacts at desired organizations.
• Experience includes:
• Directing a university career center.
• Providing outplacement services for large employers such as US Bank, Hewlett Packard, and Motorola.
• Managing a private vocational rehabilitation office.
• Director-level roles in nonprofit social services, higher education, and healthcare administration.
• Work as a behavioral health care provider.

Industries and clients served

• Has worked with clients from college through retirement.
• Experience across many sectors, including healthcare, education, nonprofit, high tech, construction trades, self-employment, law, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, retail, food service, aerospace, energy, and manufacturing.

Professional affiliations

• National Career Development Association.
• Oregon Career Development Association.

The website includes testimonials describing Dave as a highly connected, insightful, and supportive career counselor.

• Focus on both career questions and the whole person, including personal growth and relationship issues that affect work.
• Emphasis on insight plus concrete action, helping you move toward work that feels meaningful and sustainable.
• Exploration of your daydreams and life experiences as a way to map an effective career plan.
• Skilled, perceptive listening to identify options and potential obstacles.
• Strong focus on networking and informational interviews to reach the hidden job market.
• Support with practical tools such as job search strategy, employer research, resumes, cover letters, interviews, and negotiation.

Use of assessments

• When indicated, Gallison Consulting can use major career and personality assessments, including:
• Strong Interest Inventory.
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

This approach is designed to help you get hired or get ahead at any stage of your career development.

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