Joining the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in 2025 as an associate professor of professional practice, Dr. José F. Domene brings more than two decades of scholarly and professional experience in counselling psychology, career development, and the study of how people navigate work and life transitions within their relational worlds. Before joining SFU, he was a professor at the University of Calgary , where he taught and mentored counselling psychology students and contributed to research on counselling practice and career development across diverse populations.
Dr. Domene is nationally recognized as a scholar-practitioner whose work focuses on two primary domains: the relational contexts of career development and professional issues in counselling and counselling psychology in Canada, including the integration of emerging technologies into psychotherapy practice. Across his research, Dr. Domene is committed to methodological pluralism, collaborative scholarship, and research that is meaningful for practitioners, clients, and communities alike.
Dr. Domene’s recent publications showcase the breadth and depth of his scholarly work. The article “A Thematic Analysis of Obstacles to Workplace Caring as Perceived and Experienced by Working Adults” (2025) is a co-authored qualitative investigation into the obstacles that hinder caring relationships among co-workers, offering insight into the interpersonal tensions that shape workplace well-being and career experiences. His research also explores the emotional and relational processes that underlie significant life transitions. For example, “Emotion in Career-Related Transitions of Young Adult Immigrants: A Contextual Action Theory Perspective” (2025) describes a study grounded in contextual action theory (CAT) that examined how young adult immigrants experience and express emotion while navigating career-related transitions. This work emphasizes the dynamic interplay of relational support, identity, and career action. Similarly, Dr. Domene co-authored “International Students’ Emotional Experiences and Reactions During the Transition to Employment” (2025), a study that highlights the emotional experiences, stressors, and coping strategies shaping international students’ transitions from university to employment.
Across these works, Dr. Domene’s scholarship underscores that career development is fundamentally relational and situated within broader sociocultural systems. His research offers practitioners refined frameworks for understanding how individuals negotiate identity, uncertainty, social context, and relational support throughout their working lives. In addition to his research and teaching, Dr. Domene serves as Director of SFU Surrey Community Counselling, where he supports clinical training, community engagement, and professional development for emerging counsellors.
Dr. Domene is advancing a vision of counselling psychology grounded in relationality, cultural responsiveness, and evolving professional practice within the Faculty of Education. His scholarship and applied work strengthen the faculty’s capacity to advance evidence-informed counselling practice and deepen understanding of how people navigate career and life transitions.
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