Counselor designs tool to help find better work-life balance
Counselor in Maine says card sort is tactile, interactive
Counselor in Maine says card sort is tactile, interactive
Counselor in Maine says card sort is tactile, interactive
With working from home and the stress of the pandemic, it seems like the lines between work life and home life are more blurred these days. A Maine counselor is offering some help.
Anush Hansen has been dealing with a situation familiar to many parents.
"He's a very resourceful kiddo, but, 'Where's my paper?' 'I lost the signal' 'I need a snack,'" said Hansen.
But finding a work-life balance is her specialty. She is a career and wellness counselor based in Kennebunk.
"When clients say, 'I dread going to work' or 'I’m just trying to survive through the end of the day or through the end of the week,' that's not really how our lives are supposed to be," she said.
With this pandemic, her clients needed her more during a time when they couldn't meet. So she designed a tool anyone can use at home.
"During the day, I would sit at my table, my perch, and focus on the card sort," she said.
A card sort assessment is often used by counseling professionals to help you organize your thoughts. The deck of cards lists career and personal priorities that you sort into what's most important to you.
"A lot of times clients will do a card sort and they'll be like, 'Oh my gosh, no wonder I’m so emotionally exhausted,'" Hansen said.
She says it’s an interactive and tactile way to take a step back and make goals.
"It’s more of a lifelong practice where you assess day to day, week to week, year to year," she said.
You can buy a physical deck of cards or use them online through her website here.