Contemporary trends such as globalization and social protection erosion have intensified the prevalence of precarity, defined as a state of insecurity and lack of power resulting from intersecting challenges such as financial insecurity and social inequality (Blustein et al., 2024). Providing career counseling services that foster dignified work for clients in precarious situations is demanding because they face an accumulation of adverse psychosocial circumstances, such as caregiving responsibilities, restricted access to education, and precarious work (Choonara et al., 2022). Despite growing academic interest in precarious work, research remains limited regarding the experiences and challenges faced by career counselors when working with clients facing precarity. This gap is critical because social justice-oriented practices represent a crucial support for precarity-prone clients, by helping to mitigate inequalities and promote equitable career development (Hooley et al., 2019). To address this gap, a participatory research project was undertaken, guided by two research questions: (a) how do career counsellors perceive precarity, and (b) which challenges do they face in working with clients facing precarity? Data consists of focus groups conducted over four months with three practitioners who then led a focus groups with four counselors from other institutions to enhance the robustness of the analysis through data triangulation. Preliminary findings suggest that counselors perceive precarity as related to clients' lack of opportunities to either find a job or change occupations due to economic or social vulnerabilities, with psychological effects, which engender greater challenges to practitioners. Counsellors also report the need for more sessions with each client and for interdisciplinary collaboration while navigating structural, institutional, and psychological barriers. The present study contributes to scholarship in applied psychology by exploring the demanding nature of career counseling in precarious contexts through participatory research, thereby fostering critical action among counsellors and institutions to promote well-being and social sustainability.