Therapy for Life Transitions
Life throws us some big changes.
The ability to adjust and adapt to change is something that we as humans are usually pretty good at.
However, there has been so much change recently and it has been coming so quickly. The world feels like it is moving faster and faster.
It feels harder and harder to make a decision or find time to cope with one problem before another problem has already surfaced. Yes, change is constant but does it need to be so overwhelming?
Transitioning is not always like you see in the movies: happy and easy… Sometimes it’s bumpy and tough.
You thought you had it all figured out and then there was another decision to be made. And that decision made all the other decisions seem wrong or more difficult. Making the right decision in regards to life transitions is difficult, but you don’t have to do it alone.
Common life transitions I assist clients with:
– Relationship changes
– Growing up and moving away from home
– Adjustment to college or the workplace
– Empty nesting
– Divorce, separation, or recovery from infidelity
– Retirement, job loss, or career changes
– Serious illness or disability of self or a loved one
– Handling grief and loss
– Questioning faith or spirituality
How a Life Transition Therapist in Virginia Can Help
Sometimes having someone to talk to about the events and decisions can be helpful.
Understanding that not all problems are permanent is also helpful. Learning more about how you are able to manage your stress and yourself will allow you to handle the next transition and change as it will come.
Finding calm in the sea of change is something that I will help you with.
In therapy for life transitions, we will dive in to how you view things in your world. We will be able to find a path to make your transitions smoother. I will help you find the calm and the courage to handle whatever comes at you.
Gray Horse Counseling’s Approaches to Therapy for Life Transitions
As a life transition therapist, there are many approaches I use to find what’s most therapeutic for you. Some of these approaches include, but are not limited to, equine-assisted therapy, EMDR therapy, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
Equine-Assisted Therapy
Equine-assisted therapy is a great way to spend the afternoon outside and allow yourself to be with a horse. The presence of a horse is changing and will sometimes spark movement in our internal thoughts and emotions that had been hidden from view.
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR will allow you to gain access to old memories and reprocess them so they are no longer so much the hindrance. It will also allow you to practice and learn more positive future scenes so in the future you can have a good idea of how to handle something. So the new event will be less scary.
Acceptance Commitment Therapy
ACT focuses on changing thoughts and behavior and committing to action and cognitive flexibility. It also helps learn mindfulness techniques to more present and not caught up in the what if of the world.
Getting Started with Therapy for Life Transitions at Gray Horse Counseling
Your childhood was crap. With therapy at Gray Horse Counseling, your future doesn’t have to be. I work with adults who have dysfunctional families (family life). When you were a kid, your family life sucked. So, you’ve adapted to behave at home and out in public very differently. This “split” that worked so well for you as a child is no longer working. How do you live a more congruent life? How do you deal with that internal conflict?
You want to be more authentic in your connections, but this internalized trauma response keeps holding you back. I get it. Your childhood was crap and you didn’t get a chance to truly figure out who you are. It wasn’t safe to be YOU anywhere. Now, this is affecting your relationships, friendships, work relationships, family life, children, how you feel about yourself, all of it.
Back then, you didn’t get to tell anyone. As an online therapist in Virginia, I get to be that person for you. Maybe how you ended up coping with this childhood trauma led to an anxiety disorder, chronic depression, and unmanageable addiction. Let me be clear, there is no right or wrong way to cope. But, these coping skills are no longer serving you the same way they used to. So, let’s figure it out. Consider online therapy in Virginia, individual or group therapy, or meet me for equine-assisted therapy in Powhatan, VA, Let’s get this stuff figured out so you can finally live a better life. Today is the day. What are you waiting for? Contact me now.