The article is devoted to the study of the specifics of professional orientation of the personality and the
analysis of psychological factors that affect its change in the period of 30-36 years. The characteristic of this
age period is given and the causes of disharmonies in the inner world of the personality are revealed, as well
as their connection with the nature of the interaction of the vectors ideals-senses-values is explained and
illustrated. It is noted that the divergence of ideals, senses and values predetermines uncertainty in the direction
of professional self-realization, provokes an internal personal conflict, a certain dissonance, which we can call
spiritual and professional dissonance. The essence of the concept of spiritual and professional dissonance of the personality is outlined and the stages of psychological assistance to the client in the process of working
on his value-semantic sphere are revealed. The given material is summarized and promising directions of
future research within the framework of the topic under study are revealed.