Counseling for life transitions
& life changes in Denver
Take on life’s journeys with confidence.
Struggling with life changes or going through a life transition?
For many of us, life transitions and changes can create stressful times. You might be dealing with loss, disappointment, mourning the loss or change of a friendship, or the stresses of losing your job. You could also be moving, starting a new chapter in your life, or navigating another major shift in your life, like a divorce or separation.
Sometimes, we can feel like we’re not ready to deal with these changes when they happen, which can lead to feeling stuck, powerless, and uncomfortable. When you don’t have someone to talk to, this can make it difficult to move forward with whatever your life’s next step is.
There are times where the changes we’re up against feel overwhelming, making it difficult to know what to do or where to go next. Adjusting to life changes can be difficult, and even positive events can create stress, even when they’re part of your own personal growth. A major life change can create a different meaning in your life, and sudden changes or losses can dramatically impact how you feel about yourself and your future.
Therapy for life transitions can have a significant, positive effect on how you deal with change. We provide you with a safe, non-judgmental place to share your feelings about what you’re going through. Our Denver Metro area therapists for life transitions provide perspective and help you develop skills to build your confidence to take on whatever life is bringing to you.
We also help you learn about yourself and identify the signs of stress from life changes to help you manage them before they become difficult to manage. Perhaps most importantly, we help you discover how to reframe your thoughts about changes to help you see them from different sides. When you work with a life transitions therapist in Denver, you can feel happier, more relaxed, confident, and stronger as you prepare for what life has in store for you.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or lost as you’re figuring out where your next step is leading you, we can help by providing therapy for life transitions. Knowing how to deal with change, manage stress, and communication about what you’re feeling in successful ways can help you feel more confident, better prepared, happy and ready or wherever life is taking you next. When you see one of our therapists in Denver, Lone Tree, or Greenwood Village that specialize in life transitions counseling, you’ll learn more about yourself, how you interact with the world and others, learn important coping skills, and grow as an individual.
Benefits of therapy for life changes
Share your feelings
When a lot is happening in your life, sometimes you just want someone to share it with someone you trust. By speaking with a trained therapist, you add to your support system with someone who wants to help you succeed.
Perspective
A trained therapist can help you see the positive aspects of what’s happening in your life and help you find a path forward.
Develop skills
By providing you with skills that help you grow during this time in your life, you can emerge more confident and better prepared for the next step in your life.
Awareness
Learn different signs of stress and how you can manage them before they become something larger.
Learn about yourself
Change can be difficult, especially when change happens once after another. You can learn how to manage change in your life and how to react appropriately using new skills.
Reframe thoughts
Discover ways to adjust the way you think about change so that you can see life transitions from all sides
Examples of life transitions
Each person’s definition of life transitions is unique to them and their experience. Something that might seem like a big change to one person might seem insignificant to someone else. Even positive changes that you may choose, like a promotion, new baby or a move to a new city, can create feelings of insecurity, nervousness, or confusion. It might look like everything is going your way, but inside, you might feel like things are out of control.
Life transitions can be positive, negative, expected, or unexpected. Here are some common types of life transitions that can affect your mental health that people throughout the Denver area come to us seeking therapy for life transitions.
- Career or job changes
- Disabilities and accidents
- Taking on a new role at home
- Social changes
- Health problems, illnesses, or chronic
- Health issues
- Mid-life crisis
- Changing schools or leaving for college
- Birth of a child
- Loss of identity
- Marriage
- Divorce or loss of a significant other
- Change in relationship with a family member or friend
- Moving to a new city, state, or country
- Death of a loved one, classmate, or coworker
All of these events include change, and that’s something that we may not encounter in our everyday routines. From small changes to large transitions, your perception of how these life changes will affect you can have a dramatic effect on your actual experience. When you work with a therapist, you learn skills to help you manage changes and see what’s really there.
Coping with life transitions
Changes can be stressful and can affect your everyday life. Everyone handles change differently and no two people handle change the same way. While some of us are able to take some changes as they come and adapt accordingly, other changes can have dramatic effects on our lives.
Everyone’s life comes with a significant amount of change, including career changes, marriages, children, family issues, moving, and more. These types of events and more can create stress and thoughts that you may need help working through.
Life changes can uncover issues and insecurities that we need to face to be at our best. Whether it’s a divorce, career change, lifestyle change, illness or something else, life changes can create stress that affects you every day. Change can come with feelings of sadness, doubt, anxiety, and even fear.
For some, life changes can create symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, and other issues. While persistent stress symptoms might need therapy, some people can prevent stress-related to change by doing the following:
Research:
Sometimes, stress appears when something is unknown. For some, being informed about what’s coming can make things easier to handle.
Taking care of yourself:
It sounds simple, but a healthy mind and body, including getting a full night’s sleep, exercising, doing relaxing activities, and eating healthy can improve your physical and mental health.
Pacing changes:
When many things are changing in your life, it can be helpful to avoid making multiple large changes one after another. In general, adjusting to change can take time, and multiple changes can create a snowball effect of stress that’s more difficult to manage.
Talking to someone:
While it might be helpful to talk to friends or family members, a trained therapist can provide you with insight and skills to deal with the stress that comes with life transitions and other changes.
Helping you with life transitions
While some life changes come with warning or a set date, others come when we least expect them, and they can uncover unaddressed stress, fears, conflicts and insecurities. Many people find comfort in predictable routines, and some need time to deal with change in their own way. No two people are like, and we all handle life transitions differently. With the help of a therapist, you can learn more about yourself, develop skills to help you handle future changes, and grow as an individual.
When someone experiences large life changes, they can have feelings of anxiety, depression, and other symptoms. With therapy, we can help you move on from symptoms of stress, treat symptoms, and develop coping skills that help you move on to what’s happening next.
If you have a history of stress with changes in your life, we can help you prepare for significant changes and empower you to transform the way that you approach life transitions in the future, even when you don’t know what’s coming next.
When you can talk with a therapist about what’s happening in your life, whether it’s a family change, the loss of a career, feeling lost in a new situation, it can be helpful to help you adapt to the life transitions you’re experiencing.
Whether you’re exploring something new or struggling to adapt to new life changes, our trained therapists can help you take control of and adjust to all of the expected and unexpected things that come your way.
When working with our clients, we know and respect that everyone handles changes differently. Some people may handle change like it’s an everyday thing, and other approach transitions with caution and apprehension. Everyone’s experience is unique, and we respect that when helping you find the right path forward.
Life changes can often come with stress and a natural resistance to change. Our lives could be transforming to something drastically different, and we’re oftentimes led to say goodbye to the way we used to live. Through therapy, we guide you towards healthy ways to manage change in productive, sustainable, and effective ways that can help you adjust to where your life is heading.
Therapy for life transitions can help you identify what’s causing you stress or anxiety and move forward with positivity. Most people find that speaking with a therapist is a welcome change from talking with family and friends. With a therapist, you can honestly share what you’re thinking and feeling without judgment or constant suggestions of what friends think you should do. We work together to create a path that works with the person you are and your needs.
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Meet our therapists
My Denver Therapy is one of the largest woman-owned therapy private practices in Colorado with many of the best, most requested mental health therapists in the Denver Metro area.
As a therapist-owned practice with decades of combined experience, we care about seeing our clients heal, grow, and thrive. We’re one of the only therapy practices in Colorado with licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners who actively see new clients. Whether you’re an adult, teen, young adult, couple, or family, our inclusive therapist team is built to specialize in you.
Our practice started with one therapist in a shared office suite, but we’ve grown to help thousands of people in Colorado by providing in-person therapy at our conveniently located Denver Metro area counseling offices in Denver, Greenwood Village, and Lone Tree, plus online therapy for clients throughout Colorado. Because of the way our team works, our therapists also provide consultation for other therapists and private practices in the Denver Metro area.
Our inclusive therapists provide some of the most innovative, effective, and in-demand forms of therapy available today, including EMDR, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, CBT, and IFS. We also have more therapists trained in Ketamine-assisted therapy, EMDR, and more teen therapists and young adult counselors than nearly every other private practice in Denver.
We know that clients want to find the best therapists in Denver, so our team includes therapists with different backgrounds, specialities, and experiences to help you find the right fit. We’ll match you with one of our therapists who is the best for your goals, location, budget, and schedule to help you get started quickly.
We’re out of network for insurance, Tricare, and are unable to take Medicaid, but most of our therapists’ rates are lower than the local and national averages for therapy.
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