Life Transitions Counselling

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Life Transitions

Feeling stuck at work and not sure how to make a change?

Life after high school feels overwhelming. Are you ready for what’s next?

Have you suffered a recent loss and feel tremendous pain?

From starting a new job to starting a family, we all experience major lifecycle events as we age. These changes, also known as life transitions, can range from seamless to extremely stressful depending on the individual situation. Whatever life transition you’re going through right now, I can help support you.

Life transitions counselling helps clients manage the stress, confusion and emotional upheaval that often accompanies major lifecycle changes. It can help you clarify and process complex emotions and help you connect to your inner compass for direction. Through counselling, you will find a renewed sense of purpose in the transition and begin to set goals that closely align with your needs and values.

Changes in Work Life

Are you feeling stuck at work but can’t seem to make a change? Do you feel undeserving of your job and worry you can’t measure up? Are you finding it difficult to adjust to a new promotion or set of responsibilities?

If you’re experiencing turmoil in your career, life transitions counselling can help you identify the thinking patterns and beliefs that are holding you back. It can also help you refocus your goals while equipping you with the strategies to improve your work-life balance.  

Adjusting to Academic Life

You’ve just graduated from high school and are finding the transition to post-secondary life overwhelming. Your workload seems unmanageable and you find yourself unmotivated to tackle your to-do list. Connecting with peers in your new environment seems daunting and feelings of anonymity and loneliness are starting to set in.

Transitioning from high school to a post-secondary academic setting isn’t easy and it’s common to feel overwhelmed by the changes swirling around you. Life transitions counselling can help clarify what you’re going through and uncover the root of your stress, apprehension and overall uncertainty in your academic life. You will learn effective stress management and problem-solving techniques that will help you cope with negative emotions and restore your calm. Working with a trained psychotherapist can be a great first step towards leading a more productive and fulfilling academic life.

Grief and Bereavement

Grief is an innate and universal response to loss. The death of a loved one is among the most painful losses we can experience, yet grief can apply to many kinds of loss, including job loss, financial loss and relationship loss. During this unique and challenging period of COVID-19, you may be experiencing grief related to the loss of normalcy, structure and predictability in your pre-pandemic way of life.

Grief can feel all-consuming. Living through a significant loss can leave you feeling physically and emotionally drained and unable to relax. Waves of sadness, grief, resentment, anger and regret are also common and can wash over you at unpredictable times. With so many strong emotions, you may feel adrift, unable to cope and uncertain about how to move forward with your responsibilities or relationships.

Grief isn’t a linear process; it involves charting a new and sometimes winding path through loss and change. A knowledgeable and experienced therapist can guide you forward on this journey by helping you express and vocalize your pain. If coping with the death of a loved one, counselling may also reveal new ways of honouring them that can help you carry on your connection in a meaningful way.

Life transitions counselling offers a compassionate environment in which you can grieve openly and at your own pace. With the help of a trained therapist, you will learn to hold yourself with compassion and apply mindfulness and acceptance to your unique experience of loss.

Anticipatory Grief 

Grief is not reserved for the aftermath of loss. Rather, grief can surface in the face of an impending loss and can be just as devastating in its intensity. Signs of anticipatory grief can include high levels of stress, disorientation, irritability and despair that are commonly associated with bereavement.

If you believe you’re suffering from anticipatory grief, counselling can help you navigate, process and heal through this difficult time.

Are You Ready to Get Started?

Asking for help isn’t always easy, but you’ve taken the first step just by being here. Call or email to see how Mind Path Therapy can help you with individual therapy on your path to positive change.

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