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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

What if I don't know what comes next?

You don't have to. The liminal middle — where the old has ended but the new hasn't taken shape — is its own substantial phase. The not-knowing is part of the work, not an obstacle to it.

Is this only for big, dramatic transitions?

No. Quiet transitions — the slow shift of priorities, the friendship that's outgrown, the role you've quietly stopped wanting — are often the hardest to name and the most worth attending to.

How is this different from regular therapy?

It's not — it's regular therapy oriented around a particular kind of question. Transitions tend to surface everything: identity, grief, anxiety, family, meaning. We follow what comes up while keeping the through-line in view.

Life Transitions