This is the first step in an engagement and there are a variety of avenues to get started. Dilip Saraf has identified 14 categories of transition needs for clients (from the Unemployed to the Fresh Graduates), each with  a different starting point and has a unique need. Although some needs are common across a category of clients, each benefits from a different intervention beyond this general need. Additionally, each client has a pace of working with which they feel comfortable. Dilip Saraf works collaboratively to deliver cost-effective solutions in each case. If finances are limited, we'll work with you to give you the most-needed boost at a price that you can afford; you simply cannot afford to continue doing what is not working, hoping that eventually it would work. In such cases the opportunity cost is enormous and the emotional toll, incalculable. A battered psyche is your worst enemy!