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Career Counselling & Consulting Services

Blu Ripples® offers professional Career Services to individuals and organisations who require career guidance, assessment or in depth research and analysis to help make positive and meaningful career changes and workforce decisions

Discover Blu Ripples

Welcome to Blu Ripples® (pronounced Blue Ripples), a specialist Career Counselling and Career Consulting practice in Port Stephens, NSW. Our revered and established practice stands apart from competitors by offering a comprehensive and personalised service range, including career counselling, career consulting, career planning and reporting, academic planning, psychometric profiling, key transferable skills analysis, and outplacement services.  Our unique approach is designed to guide you in making informed, meaningful, and realistic decisions about your professional and educational journey. We also provide self-care resources, self-care sessions, and personal counselling services to help you manage everyday concerns, stress, and change during your career exploration, job search, work and everyday life.  Explore our eight key services below (click on the icons or arrows) to see how we can support you.

Our Specialist Services

Career Counselling

• High School Students (15+ yrs)• Youth• Graduates• Adults
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Career Consulting

• Resume Writing Services• Selection Criteria Writing• Employment Cover Letters
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Career Planning & Reports

• Career Development Report• Career Interest Foundation Report• Key Transferrable Skills• Labour Market Analysis
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Psychometric Profiling

For Individuals and Organisations:- • Aptitude Testing• Career Interest Testing• Counselling & Wellbeing• Learning Styles • Personality Profiling • Recruitment & Selection• Workplace Personality
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Outplacement Services

• Individual (1 on 1) sessions• Small Group sessions; or• Combination sessions
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Employment Assistance

• Australian Defence - PEAP Services
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Complementing Our Specialist Services

We proudly offer the following services to support our clients on their individual journey:

Self Care

1 on 1 Sessions Aimed To Help You: - • Decompress And Look After You• Identify Productive Coping Strategies• Reduce Stressors In Your Life And Career• Develop, Implement and Review A Self Care Plan Designed To Complement Katherine's Book and Card Set
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Personal Counselling

1 on 1 Sessions to Help You Explore:Personal Concerns That May Be Impacting Your Career, Workplace Performance or General Health and Well-Being.
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Why Choose Us?

Our reputation of excellence has been forged over the years due to our person-centred, strengths based and solutions-focused approach, our down-to-earth nature coupled with our academic and professional background in Career Education and Development, Counselling, Business (Human Resources and Small Business) and Psychometric Assessment. We are committed to actively listening to and understanding your needs, our ongoing professional development, community and industry engagement to maintain relevance, assisting individuals and businesses in overcoming presenting challenges, establishing and achieving realistic goals.

Our Service Location and Range

Commencing in Sydney and relocating to Medowie in 2012, Blu Ripples has served clients locally and beyond. Clients have travelled from near and far to use our services and refer loved ones to us. Our reach extends from Medowie to various local locations including Nelson Bay, Salamander Bay, Anna Bay, Raymond Terrace, Fern Bay, Shoal Bay, Newcastle including Belmont, Beresfield, Carrington, Fletcher, Kotara, Mayfield, New Lambton, Stockton, Upper and Lower Hunter including Cessnock, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Rutherford, Singleton and Thornton, Lake Macquarie including Cardiff, Charlestown, Rathmines, Central Coast including Gosford, Umina Beach and Wyong, Sydney CBD and Metropolitan region, Mid North Coast including Hawks Nest, Forster – Tuncurry, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and further afield to Blue Mountains, Dubbo, Southern Highlands, Queensland, Canberra, Northern Territory, South Australia, Kingston (Tasmania), and Victoria.  

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About

Discover the rich tapestry of our professional and academic background
Katherine Foster Blu Ripples Founder Professional Member CDAA Member of ACA and Published Author

Katherine Foster

Career Development Specialist, Counsellor and Author

Katherine is a nationally registered Career Development Specialist (CDAA) and Counsellor (ACA) who, as a result of confronting and transitioning through many of life’s ripples, is committed to supporting clients through similar periods.

Higher Tertiary Educators have praised her ability to apply practical experience to theoretical and innovative concepts; and her research, analysis and reporting skills whilst maintaining a humble persona.

Clients and mentors describe Katherine as an inspiring, down-to-earth, knowledgeable and empathetic facilitator who listens, connects, extends oneself, and walks beside her clients whilst they are on their career journey with her.

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Katherine's Profile
What our clients say

Testimonials

I came to you seeking to explore career options and pathways and was trying to decide whether I should use my existing skills and knowledge in the same role in a different company or organisation or to change fields altogether and start a new. When I first came to see you, I was highly stressed and you calmed me down in the first Career Counselling session. Over our time together, you willingly shared knowledge with me as well as a laugh or two. I have had great outcomes so far and am interested to learn what is next in our time together.

Career Counselling Testimonial

Hi Katherine,

The Resume you created for me is more in-depth that I expected, it clearly outlines who I am and what I can do. Katherine, Thank You for getting this done so quickly for me.

Resume Writing Services Testimonial

I highly recommend Katherine (Blu Ripples) for all Career Counselling and Consulting products and services.

Katherine’s personal insights into Career Planning, Development and Transition are invaluable; her approach is professional, empathetic and compassionate – I have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone.

Career Planning, Development & Transistion

Exceptional!

I feel that I am currently at a cross roads in my life and subsequently on a journey of self discovery; hence, I sought Blu Ripples (Katherine’s) assistance to help me along my way – professionally speaking. I believe the Career Development Report Katherine (Blu Ripples) produced was exceptional and that it exceeded my precise and extremely high expectations; both the report and verbal presentation were very professional and thorough. I truly believe I got the professional help and guidance I needed. I can definitely say without a doubt that I do not know anyone or of anyone who can do what you do to such a detailed, precise and professional standard. I am so much richer for the experience. Thank You!

Career Development Report

Katherine, you are an enlightened soul I can tell! I am so grateful for the help (Career Counselling and Career Development Report Services) you provided my adult son. I had a deep and meaningful telephone conversation with him after one of his sessions with you and because of his time with you the progress I have seen in him is remarkable I have not seen him like this in such a long time.

Together with the specialist referral you provided he is making progress (from my point of view) – thank you.

While I am in the Northern Territory, I hope one day we can meet up in person.

Career Counselling and Career Development Report

I LOVE the way my Key Transferable Skills Report is written; how you quickly and accurately summarised my experiences into skills such as System Analysis.

The Key Transferable Skills Report will be very helpful in helping me recognise the skills I have when searching for job advertisements online and when I write my Resume.

Katherine, I also love that you have broken my skills down into four key areas for example foundation and specialist skills; the report is pretty good it is more than I could ever come up with. As a result I feel more confident in applying for roles that I may have passed over previously.

Thank you

Key Transferable Skills Report

Hi Katherine,

I contacted you a week ago to purchase and review a few psychometric testing instruments for a couple of 3D Modelling candidates. After speaking with you, I felt comfortable with you and went ahead with your Psychometric Assessment Services. Katherine, you provided great service and feedback, I feel I can go through everything now and make an informed decision. I will definitely use your services again.

Thank you

Psychometric Assessment (Profiling) Testimonial

Hi Katherine,

Just like to say thank you for the training and the time spent on helping me to get ready for the next chapter in my working life….When I came to see you I felt stale and had lost my confidence after a long period working with my previous employer. I am now a Quality Assurance Manager for a Holiday and Hotel accommodation company and very much enjoying it; I am reinvigorated and confident in my new role.

You were a great help; once again thanks for your time.

Outplacement Services

I moved to Port Stephens with two young children and my husband who works in the RAAF last year. At the end of last year, I contacted you to prepare a PEAP Quotation, and after gaining clearance to proceed with the Defence Force, we scheduled an appointment to create a new Resume for me, as I am seeking to commence a new career as a Therapy Aide (my preference is Occupational or Speech Therapy).

Katherine, I actually love the work you’ve done for me, including the Key Transferable Skills Analysis Report) and the Resume is Exceptional.

Thank You

Defence Career Counselling & Consulting (PEAP)

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