After facing a career-ending injury, athletes are often unprepared to find new occupations. With their identities and goals so deeply rooted in athletics from a young age, many athletes have not shown interest in or been educated in other fields of work. Additionally, physical and psychological trauma caused by injury and career-loss can impede the abilities to realistically perceive skills and limitations when considering new career paths. The current article identifies and discusses major issues faced by career-transitioning athletes post-injury and applies two theories, Social Cognitive Career Theory and Cochran's Narrative Theory, to career counselling methods for this population.