Do You Feel Out Of Control As You Undergo Major Life Changes?

Have recent life situations triggered painful stress, worry and self-doubt? Perhaps you are going through relationship difficulties, transitioning from college to working life, mourning the death of a loved one, starting a new job or retiring. As your life changes, do you feel confused, alone and unsure of yourself? It’s possible that ever since your life has changed, you struggle to fit in to your new role or connect with others. Do you feel misunderstood, overwhelmed by racing thoughts or brought down by a sense of isolation? Do you wish you could start to feel like yourself again and move forward in a content and rewarding life?

Going through a major life change can feel like someone has pulled a rug from under you. You may wake up in the morning feeling uneasy or worried about your daily responsibilities. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one or the end of a relationship, you may feel like you have lost a part of yourself. If you are starting a new job or a new life stage, such as marriage or parenthood, you may be weighed down by uncertainty and struggle to meet new people who both understand your new situation and accept your personality. The stress and sadness of undergoing a transition may also cause you to distance yourself from your friends and family. At the end of the day, it may be difficult for you to unwind or fall asleep because you cannot seem to shut your mind off.

It’s Common To Feel Overwhelmed When Your Life Is Changing

Everyone must go through life changes. However, when change enters a person’s life abruptly, catches one off guard or involves the loss of a loved one, the effects can be very painful. Even if the change seems positive, such as a new career opportunity, individuals entering a new life stage can quickly start to feel like they are falling behind in our fast-paced world. Studies have also found that social media use may also make people feel like they are not keeping up with their peers’ successes. Spending too much time on social media sites can be particularly overwhelming because it creates the illusion that everyone’s lives are so much better than one’s own.

No matter your specific life transition, you have hope to find joy, peace and connection with others. With the professional support of a therapist who specializes in life transition counseling, you can learn proven tools and techniques to move in a positive direction with greater confidence, self-assurance and healing.

Life Transition Counseling Can Help You Move Forward With Resilience

During comfortable and safe life transition counseling sessions, you will have the opportunity tolearn more about your past experiences to reshape and improve your current life. Together, you and I will look back at your past relationships and family life in order to identify and better understand certain thought patterns that may be contributing to your current struggles.

Once you gain a greater understanding of yourself as a whole, we will develop an individualized plan to meet all of your personal goals and needs. Since life changes can cause you to be overly-critical of yourself and anxious about your future, I can also help you reframe your thought process to improve your connections with others and make your day-to-day life less overwhelming.

Throughout your life transition counseling sessions, you will have the opportunity to work through several strategies that can improve your outlook on the recent changes you’ve experienced. We may incorporate journaling or goal-setting techniques to help you feel more settled and satisfied with your new life situation as you plan for a positive and productive future.

All of the techniques we work through during sessions will be tailored to your specific needs. In addition, these strategies can be easily adopted into your daily life, so if you face similar challenges in the future, you can feel confident that you may overcome struggles on your own.

As a therapist who has 27 years of marriage, parenting and leadership experience, I have personally undergone many life transitions and helped others through difficult changes in a positive and healthy way. I know how puzzling life transitions can be. I also know you have hope to feel like yourself again.

When life changes on a dime, you may feel like you have entered a whirlwind of emotions, with worry and hopelessness holding you back from a fulfilling future. With life transition counseling, you can learn more about yourself and develop the tools needed to get back on a positive and connected life path.

You may still have some concerns about seeking life transition counseling…

I am embarrassed to talk about my personal experiences.

It is very common to feel nervous about sharing personal information with someone new. However, by opening up and speaking with a professional, you will have the opportunity to learn a new perspective, from an objective standpoint. For example, while a family member or friend may be biased about your decisions, a licensed therapist can help you analyze your options and choices thoughtfully, keeping in mind your goals and needs.

Will life transition counseling be worth the investment of my money?

Even though life transition counseling will be primarily focused on helping you feel more comfortable, content and peaceful as you undergo life changes, positive effects can extend to many other areas of your life. Your relationships with your loved ones and your productivity at your job may drastically improve through the work we do in our sessions. No matter how you are struggling with life transitions, investing in counseling can pay off in many invaluable ways.

My schedule is quite full. I don’t know if I will be able to make it to regular sessions.

Life transition counseling does require an investment of your time and energy. However, to accommodate your scheduling needs, I offer flexible appointment times, such as evenings and weekends.

Too often, I speak to clients who have waited too long to attend counseling sessions. If you delay seeking counseling, you may feel the burden of your painful symptoms get considerably worse. By choosing to attend therapy as soon as possible, you can give yourself the chance to quickly and effectively move through life transitions.

Positively Adapt To Life Changes

If you are ready to move forward and start to assemble life’s puzzle pieces in a comfortable environment, I invite you to call me for a free 30-minute phone consultation to discuss your needs and how I can help. You can reach me at 602-549-4398 or contact me here. 

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