Life Transitions
Change can be disorienting. Whether your life changed quickly or gradually, therapy can help you get your bearings, and make sense of your new reality.
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
— Alber Camus
A Strange New World
Something in your life changed—a breakup, a job loss, a move. You may feel unsettled, anxious. Where once you stood on solid ground, now everything feels shaky. You might find yourself asking, What now? Who am I without this person, this role, this version of my life? It’s not unusual to feel disoriented after a major change—even when it’s something you chose.
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Feeling unmoored often brings deeper emotions: grief, fear, even anger. It’s easy to see these reactions as weaknesses, but they’re not. They are signs that something in you is shifting. You’re being asked to grow, even if you don’t yet know what that will look like.
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Pushing yourself to “just move on” won’t help—and it's a missed opportunity to get to know yourself more deeply. Therapy offers a place to pause, reflect, and reorient. Together, we’ll explore what this transition is stirring up—what you’ve lost or left behind, what might lie ahead, and what it all means for you. When you can make sense of your experience, you're better able to move forward with more steadiness and self-trust.
How Life Transitions Can Shake Your Inner World
Emotional disorientation
You might cycle through numbness, panic, and sorrow—feeling unsteady, confused, or out of sync with yourself and others.
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Loss of identity
When a central role, relationship, or life structure falls away, it can feel like you’ve lost part of yourself. You may not recognize who you are without it.
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The grieving process
Grief isn’t limited to death. You may find yourself mourning what was, what you hoped for, or what never came to be. The sadness can be quiet or overwhelming—and often hard to explain.
Decision paralysis
Uncertainty about the future can make even small choices feel loaded. You may feel stuck between wanting change and fearing it.
Old wounds resurfacing
Transitions often stir up earlier experiences of loss or rejection, bringing back emotions you thought you’d already processed.
Social withdrawal or over-functioning
You might isolate to protect yourself—or keep performing as if everything’s fine, while quietly unraveling inside.
Restlessness and meaninglessness
Time moves forward, but you feel stuck. Daily life feels flat, and you struggle to connect to anything that feels purposeful or alive.
Treatment Path
Building Stability in Uncertain Times
In therapy, we create space to honor both what you've lost and what you're moving toward. We won't rush toward acceptance or finding silver linings. The focus is on supporting you while you navigate this genuinely difficult time.
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Using emotion-focused and psychodynamic approaches, we explore what this transition means specifically for you. We process the grief that comes with any ending, examine the fears and hopes about what's ahead, and help you rebuild a sense of stability from the inside out.
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This work often involves understanding your relationship with change—how past transitions shaped your coping strategies and what you need to feel secure during uncertainty. Over time, you develop the tools to navigate not just this transition, but future changes with more resilience.
What Might Change After Therapy?
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Emotional clarity: You can process change without being overwhelmed by it
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Grief acceptance: You honor what you've lost without getting stuck there
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Identity integration: You understand who you are across different life phases
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Decision confidence: You make choices from a grounded, centered place
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Resilience building: You develop tools for navigating future transitions
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Present-moment stability: You find peace in uncertainty rather than fighting it
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Authentic growth: You become who you're meant to be rather than who others expect