Back To Joy

Specialty · Life Transitions

When the version of you that worked stops working.

Therapy for the in-between — divorce, career shift, identity change, parenthood, empty nest, faith change, illness, loss of role.

Loss

Stage 1

Loss

What was — and won't be again. The role, the relationship, the version of yourself that this chapter held. Grief is the entry door to every real transition, even the chosen ones.

Liminal

Stage 2

Liminal

The in-between. The old structure is gone and the new one hasn't arrived. Most people experience this phase as failure or stagnation; it's actually where the substantive work happens.

Becoming

Stage 3

Becoming

The slow emergence of the next shape. Not a return to who you were, not a rejection of it — a new configuration that integrates what you've metabolized.

What we work on in transition

Grieving the version of you that's ending.

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Sitting in not-knowing without rushing toward a new identity.

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Identifying what wants to be kept versus released.

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Noticing what's actually drawing you forward.

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Building the next version with intention, not reaction.

Common transitions we work with

Divorce, separation, career pivot, retirement, becoming a parent, becoming a caregiver, empty nest, recovery, faith change, illness diagnosis, gender or identity exploration, geographic move, immigration adjustment, and the long process of leaving a role that had defined you for a long time.

"You are not failing at being who you were. You are succeeding at becoming who you're becoming."

$175 per 50-min session·Sliding scale available·Bilingual EN/ES

Questions

Common questions.

Life Transitions

Beginning the work starts with a conversation.

Free 15-minute consultation. No pressure to commit, on the call or after.

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