Life Transitions
Major changes — even ones you chose — can be disorienting. Therapy can help you process what's shifting, clarify what matters to you, and find your footing in a new chapter.
What life transitions can look like
Transitions come in many forms. Some are chosen: a new job, a move, the end of a relationship, becoming a parent, or deciding to change direction. Others arrive unexpectedly: a loss, a health diagnosis, a sudden shift in circumstances. And some are gradual — a slow drift away from who you thought you were or what you thought your life would look like.
Even positive transitions can be harder than expected. Leaving something familiar — a job, a relationship, a version of yourself — involves grief, even when the change is right. Questions about identity, purpose, and direction often surface during these periods: Who am I now? What do I actually want? What comes next?
Transitions can also stir up older material — unresolved grief, long-standing patterns, or questions that were easier to set aside when life felt more settled. This isn't a sign that something is wrong; it's often an opening.
How therapy may help
Therapy during a life transition can provide a place to process what's happening without having to manage how others receive it. It's a space to grieve what's ending, get clear on what you value, and think through what you want to build or become.
We might work on managing the anxiety or low mood that often accompanies change, exploring questions of identity and meaning, processing grief or loss, or developing clarity about decisions you're facing. The work is shaped by what you're navigating.
Transitions are also moments of real possibility. Therapy can help you move through the disorientation and into something more intentional — not by rushing the process, but by working with it.
Approaches we may draw from
- Existential and narrative approaches to questions of meaning, identity, and direction
- Person-centered therapy to explore what you actually want, not what you think you should want
- CBT for managing anxiety, rumination, or low mood during periods of change
- Solution-focused approaches when you're ready to think about what comes next
- Grief-informed work for losses that accompany transition — including ambiguous loss