HOW I CAN HELP
Life Transition Therapy
in Nashville, TN
Everything changed, and nobody handed you a map.
You thought you'd feel relieved. Or excited.
Or at least okay.
But the divorce, the move, the retirement, the kids leaving, and the diagnosis didn't come with the emotional clarity you expected.
Instead, you feel unmoored.
You're grieving something, but you can't quite name it.
And because the change might even look like a good thing on paper, you feel guilty for struggling with it at all.
Life transitions are losses. Even the ones you chose. And they deserve real support.
Some transitions are sudden.
Others happen slowly, and by the time you realize how much has shifted, you barely recognize your own life.
Either way, the emotional weight is real.
When change
feels like loss
Change can
look like
Divorce or separation, even when you know it's the right decision
The empty nest, when your identity as a parent gets quietly redefined
Retirement, and the loss of purpose, routine, or community that came with work
Menopause and the physical, emotional, and identity shifts that come with it
Caregiving for an aging parent or sick family member
A health diagnosis that changes what your future looks like
Relocation, starting over somewhere new without your support system
Career change or job loss, especially when your work was tied to who you are
Well-intentioned people will tell you to "look on the bright side." That's not helpful when you're trying to figure out who you are on the other side of something you didn't plan for.
Most people in the middle of a life transition don't realize they're grieving. They think they should be handling it better. They compare themselves to people who seem to have it figured out. They push through.
In our work together, we slow down. We name what's actually happening beneath the surface, the fear, the identity loss, the anger, the relief you feel guilty about. I help you make sense of your emotional experience without judgment, and I give you practical tools to feel more grounded as you figure out what comes next.
I also know from personal experience that transitions don't come one at a time. They pile up. And when they do, it's not a character flaw that you're struggling. It's a human response to an overwhelming amount of change.
HOW I HELP
We’ll name what you’re actually feeling
I OFFER LIFE TRANSITION THERAPY FOR ADULTS IN PERSON IN NASHVILLE, TN AND VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE AND ILLINOIS.