Vocational overshadowing has been defined as an underemphasis of career concerns when personal problems coexist. This study was designed to contribute to the knowledgebase on vocational overshadowing by examining whether observers' perceptions of the working alliance, observers' evaluations of the session, and observers’ perceptions of the level of client's neuroticism varied based on the setting of the session (i.e., either career counseling center or mental health counseling center). Participants viewed an analogue counseling session in which the only difference between the two vignettes was whether the session was conducted in a career counseling center versus a mental health counseling center. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), comparing the two groups (career and mental health), was used to test whether the participants differed on any of the three measures: working alliance, session evaluation, and level of client neuroticism. Participants perceived the alliance, session, and client's level of neuroticism similarly regardless of the setting of the session. Implications of these findings for research, practice, and education were discussed.