Early Recollections and Career Counseling: Identity, Adaptability, and Meaningful Work

The use of early memories continues to be a technique used across many counseling specialties. Career counseling is experiencing a re-emergence in the use of early recollections based on their application to narrative approaches. The purpose of this article is to review the uses of early recollections in career counseling and highlight their use in narrative approaches. The article includes a description of collecting and using early recollections to help clients identify strengths and adaptability, develop identity and meaning, and promote understanding of the individual’s unique approach to work.