Finding your center through the many seasons of life.
Therapy for Life Transitions in Boulder & Online Across Colorado.
You've done everything right.
Major life transitions can often leave you feeling unmoored and overwhelmed.
There are moments in life when the ground beneath us shifts so completely that we no longer recognize the landscape of our own days. Whether you are navigating a career change you didn't ask for, a shift in what your body can do, or the more quiet, heavy grief of "what used to be," your experience is welcome here. If you feel like your world has been turned upside down and you’re struggling to find your footing again, that is reason enough to reach out.
Some of what I hear most often from the people who find their way to me:
"I don't recognize my life anymore. I don't know who I am outside of who I used to be."
"I gave everything to this work, and then it was just gone. I don't know what to do with that."
"On the outside I'm holding it together. On the inside I'm completely lost."
"Everyone keeps telling me this is an opportunity. I just feel like I've lost something I can't get back."
"I thought I'd be relieved. Instead I feel empty."
“Lots of people go through this and seem fine. Why am I struggling so much?”
"I've lost my sense of purpose. I don't know what the point is anymore."
"I keep waiting to feel like myself again. It's been so long since I’ve felt that way."
If any of these sound familiar — you're in the right place.
First, an important note about big life changes.
There are transitions that the world recognizes and celebrates — a new job, a marriage, a move to a new city. There are cards for those. There are parties.
And then there are the others.
The career that disappears overnight. The relationship that ends after years of trying. The diagnosis that rewrites everything. The loss of a life before kids. The retirement that was supposed to feel like freedom but feels, unexpectedly, like loss. The move that took you away from everyone who knew you. The role — parent, partner, professional, caregiver — that you built your entire sense of self around, and that has now changed or ended or been taken from you.
These transitions don't get parties. They rarely get the recognition they deserve. And they leave people in a particular kind of quiet disorientation, maybe outwardly functional, but inwardly unmoored, that can be very hard to ask for help with, because it's hard to even name.
If you're in that place, I see you and I’m here to help.
— LIFE TRANSITIONS I WORK WITH
Change comes in many forms — chosen and unchosen, expected and sudden, celebrated and mourned.
＋ The loss of a job
＋ Forced career change due to injury, poor health, or disability
＋ Moving away from community, family, or home
＋ Divorce, breakup, or the ending of a long-term friendship
＋ Retirement
＋ A major health diagnosis that changes how you live
＋ The transition out of a high-achieving or high-pressure identity
＋ Kids moving out (empty nest)
＋ A traumatic event
＋ Religious or spiritual transition
＋ Gender or identity transition
— HOW I CAN HELP
My role isn't to push you toward a particular outcome. It’s to help you find out who you are on the other side of what's changed.
Tending to Your Mind and Body
Major life transitions can often leave you feeling unmoored and overwhelmed. We’ll work together to build a personalized toolkit of practical skills that help you stay grounded when everything feels in flux. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)skills, mindfulness, and other trauma-informed practices, we’ll focus on regulating your nervous system through stress, managing the "what if" thoughts, and taking values-based actions that keep you moving toward a life that feels authentic to you.
Deeper Meaning and Self-Discovery
A life transition is more than just a change in circumstances; it is an invitation to explore who you are becoming in this new chapter. Using somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS) and depth-oriented, contemplative practices, we’ll get to know the different parts of you navigating this change, as we also create space to honor your unique story and explore some of life’s big questions, helping you find a steady sense of inner wholeness and clarity as you cross the bridge to what’s next.
Your grief is legitimate. And there is a path through. Maybe not back to what was, but forward into something that can still be meaningful.
How It Works
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A real conversation, no pressure, no commitment. You share what you've been dealing with, I share how I work, and we both get a sense of whether this might be the right fit.
If you decide to move forward, sessions are 50 minutes. We can meet weekly or every other week depending on what works best for you. I offer in person therapy at The Grove in Boulder or online anywhere in Colorado.
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In the beginning, sessions will focus on building trust and understanding the internal parts of you that have been activated by change. We look at the stories you’ve told yourself about who you are and identify the patterns and feelings (the grief, the doubt, or the fear) that have surfaced during this transition. By honoring where you’ve been, we can better see where you are stuck.
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Once rapport and understanding are established, and you feel ready, we’ll move into the active work of shifting. Moving away from just "managing" symptoms and toward making meaningful, values-based changes. We don't just talk about change; we focus on practicing skills that help you regulate your nervous system and respond to uncertainty with greater self-trust.
READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP?