Career coaches for retirees
Compare 17 career coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are career change, career clarity and purpose, mid-career and over 50 and new grads and students. They most often work with retirees, professionals and students. Most charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
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Anne Rae
Anne Rae is a career and life coach who helps mid-life career changers, retirees, women returners and IT specialists. She also works as a redundancy coach. Before coaching, she spent more than 15 years in Human Resources at large multinational organisations, and she later taught primary school. She holds a PCC credential and is a certified Co-Active coach with 7 years of coaching experience. She blends systemic and body-centred methods into her work. She lives in south-west London.
Michelle Bracy Medina
Michelle Bracy Medina is a career, life and leadership coach in Washington, DC. She helps recent graduates, mid-career professionals and retirees who feel stuck find direction. She has over 20 years of federal, private and non-profit experience. She works as a Lead Leadership Development Consultant for a large health care organization. She has also held training and professional development roles at the FDA, the VA Office of Inspector General and the GAO.
Trie Angeleva
Trie Angeleva is a career and retirement coach in Jersey City, New Jersey. Trie helps college students, new grads and professionals find and prepare for careers they like. Trie also helps people in or near retirement plan a purposeful next chapter. Before coaching, Trie served as a Deputy Mayor, ran a business, worked as a CIO and taught career preparation at a Big 10 university. Trie has helped hundreds through The Love Monday Method.
CareerCycles
CareerCycles is a career counselling and coaching practice in Toronto and Vancouver. Its team of career counsellors and executive coaches has helped 5,000+ clients with career change, job search, retirement planning and outplacement. Clients meet online across Canada or in person. The practice uses a narrative career assessment built on a client's own stories. It also has published outcome studies and book chapters on its work.
Michelle Bracy Medina
Michelle Bracy Medina is a career, life and leadership coach in Washington, DC. She helps recent grads, mid-career professionals and retirees who feel stuck find direction and purpose. She has more than 20 years of federal, private and nonprofit experience. She now works as a Lead Leadership Development Consultant for a large health care organization. Before that, she held training and professional development leadership roles at the Food and Drug Administration and the VA Office of Inspector General.
Debra Gelinas
Debra Gelinas is a leadership, career, and accountability coach who helps people going through professional transitions, including retirees. She owns Breadwinner Coaching & Consulting. Before coaching, she spent 20 years in higher education leadership, where she managed teams, built partnerships, and created skill-building programs. She holds a doctorate in education and a master's degree in counseling. She is also trained in mediation and human resources management.
Ginger Terrell
Ginger Terrell is a career and business coach in Asheville, North Carolina. She works with high school and college students to save thousands in tuition costs. She also helps mid-career transitioners and people nearing retirement find work they care about. She holds a BS, an MA and an MBA. She states clearly that she is not a headhunter, so she does not place people in jobs.
Djessica Duchatelier
Djessica Duchatelier, who goes by DJ, is a career coach and purpose coach. She helps college graduates, young adults, mid-career professionals, empty nesters and retirees. She also helps people going through major life transitions. She holds certifications in career coaching, mindset coaching and professional goal setting. DJ is an entrepreneur and creativity expert. She offers resume writing alongside her coaching, so clients can get both services from one person.
Judith Lansky
Judith Lansky is a career and executive coach who heads Lansky Career Consultants in Chicago. She helps people change careers, look for a new job, explore a second career, or review their career path. Her clients include executives, recent college graduates, retirees, and people who are unemployed or self-employed. She serves clients nationally by phone, email, and in person. Her LinkedIn profile is ranked in the top 5% most viewed.
Robert Foley
Robert Foley, known as Bob, is a retirement lifestyle coach in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He helps individuals, partners and couples plan a retirement or reset one that is not working. Bob is a social worker by degree, a former HR executive and a past President and CEO. He founded Retirement Lifestyle Coaching. His work covers the mental, physical, social and emotional sides of retirement, and he leaves the money side to a financial advisor.
Connie Challingsworth
Connie Challingsworth is a certified life coach in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She helps people at midlife decide what they want to do with the rest of their life. Her clients include people nearing retirement and people already retired. She founded Positive Life Decisions and works one on one, in groups and in workshops. She has more than 30 years of business experience, many of them in the pharmaceutical industry.
David Bottomley
David Bottomley is a leadership, team and personal coach. He helps new, middle, senior and executive leaders learn to lead, not just manage. He also coaches teams and supports individuals facing anxiety, low confidence and procrastination. David spent 30 years as a manager, leader and board member in UK and international businesses. He holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach credential and trained with Barefoot Coaching. He also coaches people through redundancy, retirement and starting a business.
Linden Wolbert
Linden Wolbert is a virtual business and career coach who helps dreamers, retirees, side hustlers and solopreneurs turn their ideas into real work. Linden quit a 9-5 job in 2005 and built a career as a professional mermaid. That path grew into a product line, a YouTube channel with over 50 million views, two utility patents and a podcast. Linden also chairs a global ocean conservation non-profit.
Julie Gaye Murphy
Julie Gaye Murphy is a life, relationship, divorce, blended family and career coach in Brisbane, Australia. She runs MOJO Your Life Today and helps women build confidence, handle big life changes and find a clearer path. She has a strong focus on women over 50, step-moms and women going through separation, divorce or redundancy. She also coaches retirees and small business owners on staff management and teamwork.
Nancy Collamer
Nancy Collamer is a retirement coach and author of Second-Act Careers. She helps professionals who are at or near retirement plan a retirement that has meaning. She coaches one-on-one by video through her Retirement Discovery Package. She also writes a blog, sends a monthly newsletter and runs webinars. She offers a free workbook with 25 questions to help people decide what to do in retirement. She also speaks to companies, groups and associations.
Ken Russell
Ken Russell is a life, business and career coach in Massachusetts. He works with individuals, executives, business owners and companies of all sizes. He helps clients set goals, plan career moves and grow their businesses. Ken is a certified life coach who has run his own business and worked as a technologist. He also offers business consulting alongside his coaching. His clients include board members, team leaders, new grads, mid-lifers and retirees.
Thene Sheehy
Thene Sheehy is an accountability coach and career coach based in Portugal. She helps people change careers, recover from corporate burnout, and move through big life changes. She also works with people preparing for retirement and people moving abroad. She coaches clients worldwide in English. Her clients include technology professionals, new and existing executives, and new coaches. She holds the ICF Associate Certified Coach credential and offers a free first call.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Rae | Career change and Mid-career and over 50 | $140 to $225 an hour |
| Michelle Bracy Medina | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $100 to $200 per hour |
| Trie Angeleva | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $180 to $200 per hour |
| CareerCycles | Career change and Job search | $100 to $180 an hour |
| Michelle Bracy Medina | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $125 to $175 an hour |
| Debra Gelinas | Career change and Promotions and advancement | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Ginger Terrell | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $110 to $200 an hour |
| Djessica Duchatelier | Career change and Resume and LinkedIn | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Judith Lansky | Career change and Job search | $125 to $200 an hour |
| Robert Foley | Retirement lifestyle coach in Plymouth, Massachusetts | $350 to $500 per hour |
| Connie Challingsworth | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $115 to $190 an hour |
| David Bottomley | Career change | $150 to $250 an hour |
| Linden Wolbert | Career change | $80 to $175 an hour |
| Julie Gaye Murphy | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $95 to $160 an hour |
| Nancy Collamer | Career clarity and purpose and Mid-career and over 50 | $80 to $130 an hour |
Common questions
How much does a career coach cost?
Most career coaches charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
What else do these career coaches help with?
Common focus areas include career change, career clarity and purpose, mid-career and over 50 and new grads and students.
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Last updated September 2026.