Life Transitions Therapy

Life transitions are always stressful, but sometimes we can feel so overwhelmed by the changes ahead that we find it difficult to know what to do or where to turn. 

Changes in our lives can reveal deep insecurities and unresolved issues that need to be addressed in order for us to thrive in all of the aspects of our lives. 

When extreme changes take place throughout your lifetime, it can cause stress that affects your daily life. 

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or lost as you try to navigate these shifts in your life, you’ve come to the right place.

We are trained to help you uncover what is beneath the surface so that you can resolve the inner conflicts that are making these transitions more challenging than they need to be. 

We will help you use the challenges in your life to heal and grow into the person you want to be. 

We believe that in every challenge there is a lesson. 

As we help guide you through these lessons, you will begin to develop resiliency, clarity, and inner strength.

Types of Life Transitions

Life transitions can be expected and planned, or can happen out of the blue. 

Planned or not, transitions in life can bring up lots of deep fears and inner conflicts. 

Over the course of your life, there are many types of changes and life transition that can occur like:

• Birth – Having a new baby can be overwhelming yet exciting, especially if you are a first-time parent. Babies require a huge dedication of time and energy, and these demands might make it hard to adjust to the new lifestyle; you might become extremely sleep deprived or even experience postpartum depression. 

Visit our dedicated pages to learn more about Perinatal/Prenatal Therapy, Child Therapy, and Parenting Therapy. 

• Death – Losing a loved one, on the other hand, is never easy. This can bring up negative feelings or depression as you try to process your grief and new “normal.” Loss may bring up existential questions and fears about mortality. 

Visit our dedicated Grief, Loss, and Bereavement page to learn more. 

• Career Transitions
  • New Job: Starting a new job can be a huge transition, as you learn to adjust to working with a new boss and coworkers, and learning new tasks. 
  • Retirement: The transition to retirement is also a big shift. Once you leave your job, you suddenly have more free time to do essentially whatever you want, as long as you have the means for it. Now that you can focus all your time on enjoying life, it might be freeing, but you will be older, and you might have to deal with the physical restraints. 
• New or chronic illnesses or disabilities – Dealing with a chronic illness, disability, or a new diagnosis is never easy. You have to learn how to adjust your life to better suit your physical needs and create new coping skills to adapt your life. Your support system might change as you realize who is there for you and who isn’t.

Visit our dedicated Invisible Illness and Chronic Pain page to learn more. 

• Marriage or Divorce – The start or end of a new relationship is a huge transition in life, as now you might be moving in with a new partner, or leaving an old one

Visit our dedicated Couples Therapy, Relationship and Codependency, and Divorce and Blended Families pages to learn more. 

• Children – Having children, blended families, the “empty nest” phase are all major life transitions that can affect us deeply and may require support as we adapt. 
• Moving or Immigrating – Moving to a new place, whether it’s just a new home or an entirely new country, can bring about many challenges and stressors. From the stress of adjusting to a new place to the need to develop a new community and support system to adapting to new cultural expectations, often moving or immigrating can be a major adjustment that requires support.