South East Career Guidance - South East Career Guidance

1-1 Career &
Guidance Counselling

South East Career Guidance supports students and young people, and helps them to make informed, meaningful choices about their careers.

Who We Are

At South East Career Guidance, we provide expert guidance to individuals at all stages of their career journey, from Transition Year students to adult career changers. We specialise in helping clients make informed and meaningful career decisions.

Our services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, including Transition Year and Leaving Certificate students, College graduates exploring their options, and adults seeking to change or advance their careers. We offer a comprehensive appraisal of personality, aptitudes, interests, abilities, and life experiences to support our clients in identifying and achieving their career goals.

Barry is a graduate of UCC, UL, and NUI Maynooth. With over 20 years of experience in Second-level education and ELearning, Barry brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his guidance practice.

As a member of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC), Barry is a qualified Educational Guidance Counsellor and is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) as a Registered Test User (RQTU), qualified to administer and interpret aptitude and personality assessments. He also holds a Diploma in Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Whether you’re a student planning your future, a recent graduate seeking direction, or an adult considering a career change, South East Career Guidance is here to support you every step of the way.

What We Do

We offer 1-to-1 in-person, or online (Zoom or MS Teams) career consultations to Second Level, College graduates and Career changers.

We produce individualised Career reports. These provide feedback on your Aptitudes, Personality, and Career values.

Second-Level

CAO/UCAS/EU
University/College choices

Study Skills

Learning Preferences Assessment

Leaving Cert Subject Choice

Individual Career
Guidance Program

With parent/guardian feedback

Third-Level

Postgraduate Studies

Aptitude, multiple-intelligences & work-aspirations/motivations assessment

Career Choice

Course Change

Interview Preparation

Testimonials

“The guidance my son got from Barry in relation to potential college courses was so good. Great in-depth analysis of his personality traits which in turn gave us a wide and varied selection of potential courses. Barry’s attention to the task was excellent with his follow up calls giving us more options was very much appreciated. I would highly recommend Barry to anyone who needs advice and options for their educational future.“

Kevin O'Hanlon

“I came to Barry as a 30 year old who was at a crossroads. I wasn’t sure where I wanted to take my professional career. After listening to my dilemma, Barry suggested I try the Career Profile questionnaire, after which he helped me interpret my results. This was so important for me as it showed me what I valued in a career as well as what roles would suit my personality. Barry was instrumental in getting me on the right track in my professional life. I highly recommend Barry to anyone who is struggling to find the right career for them.”

Patrick Fox

“Barry was very good when helping me decide a college course. He provided me with a range of options and possible career paths which I had never thought of. I would strongly recommend contacting Barry if you are uncertain about college and the courses available to you.”

Sam Morrissey

“Barry helped a lot with the choice of my course and and gave great advice on how to move on through college.”

Michael Morrissey

Get In Touch

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087 7544 614

info@southeastguidancecounselling.ie

Tel: 087 7544 614

Email: info@southeastguidancecounselling.ie

SOUTH EAST

CAREER GUIDANCE

1-1 Career &
Guidance Counselling

South East Career Guidance supports students and young people, and helps them make informed, meaningful choices about their careers.

“If you want to have your dream career, you must follow your passion.”
– Warren Buffet

Who We Are

Based in Tramore, Waterford, we have provided one-to-one career and guidance counselling to many students from Transition Year to 6th year. We appraise the personality, aptitudes, interests, abilities and life experience of each person that we meet.

Barry Rush is a graduate of U.C.C, U.L and N.U.I Maynooth. He has experience in industry where he worked for Thomson Learning as an Instructional Designer of learning content. He has worked in Second-Level education for 18 years.

A member of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC), Barry is a trained psychometrician accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA) as a Registered Test User (RQTU), qualified to administer and score Aptitude and Personality tests.

What We Do

We offer one-to-one in-person, or online (Zoom or MS Teams) career consultations to secondary school students and Third Level students.

We produce individualised Career Profile reports. These provide feedback on your Aptitudes, Personality, and Career values.

Career Profile Report