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LIFE TRANSITIONS THERAPY IN SAN JOSE, CA
You can be grateful for the change and still feel lost in it.
Somatic, trauma-informed therapy for adults in the middle of a big change, who are used to figuring things out and are suddenly unsure who they are in this new chapter.
You don’t have to have it all worked out. We’ll find steadier ground first.
In person in San Jose
Online across California
At your own pace
Transitions don’t have to be dramatic to be disorienting.
Transitions don’t have to be dramatic to be disorienting.
Career change or job loss
Breakup or divorce
Moving or leaving a community
Becoming a parent
Empty nest
Loss and grief
Health changes
Identity shifts
A promotion or big success
If it changed how you see yourself, it counts.
Even Good Change Can Feel Hard
You got what you wanted. So why don’t you feel okay?
Relief, grief, excitement, and fear can all show up at once. That doesn’t mean you made the wrong choice. It means something real is shifting.
Many capable people expect themselves to handle change gracefully, then feel ashamed when they don’t. Struggling doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It means the change is real.
How Transitions Can Feel
Disoriented
Like the map you used no longer works.
Stuck on decisions
Choices that once felt obvious now feel impossible.
Grief for who you were
Even for a life you chose to leave.
Over-controlling
Planning and overthinking to feel safe.
Disconnected from yourself
Not sure what you want anymore.
Pressure to be grateful
Feeling like you should be fine by now.
Three Moments in Every Transition
Something ends
A role, a place, a relationship, a version of you. There’s loss, even when you chose it.
The in-between
The old is gone and the new isn’t clear yet. It’s the hardest part, and the one we slow down for.
Something begins
A new shape forms quietly, from what you learn along the way.
You may move back and forth between them, and that’s normal.
You don’t need to have it figured out. You need steadier ground to figure it out from.
Steady.
Change Lands in the Nervous System, Too
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Your body reads uncertainty as a threat.
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Sleep, focus, and appetite can shift.
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Overthinking tries to protect you by predicting what’s next.
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Settling your system makes decisions clearer.
How We Work Together
We slow down first, so you can hear yourself again.
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Slow down
Make room to feel what’s here, without rushing to fix it.
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Make sense
Understand what’s changing, and what it’s stirring up.
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Reconnect
Return to your values and what you want this chapter to hold.
What Can Change
The goal isn’t to have every answer. It’s to feel like yourself while you find them.
Clarity
About what you want from this next chapter.
Self-trust
Confidence in your own decisions again.
Comfort with not knowing
Room to sit in the in-between.
Boundaries during change
Saying no, and tolerating how it lands.
Steadier relationships
Staying connected while everything shifts.
Space for joy
More ease and play, not only coping.
Every Kind of Change Is Welcome Here.
Whatever your culture, faith, gender, sexuality, or family looks like, your transition belongs here.
Is Life Transitions Therapy With Me Right for You?
This may be a good fit if
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You’re in the middle of a big change, expected or not.
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You’re capable, and still feel unsteady.
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You want space to reflect, not just a to-do list.
When another approach may help
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You want practical career coaching. A career coach may fit better.
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You need urgent support. Call 911, or call or text 988 for a mental health crisis.
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You need a higher level of care. More frequent or specialized treatment may fit better elsewhere.
If the change is mainly about a relationship, see relationship therapy.
What to Know Before You Start
$275
per session
50 min
typically weekly
San Jose
in person
California
online
Getting started
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Consultation. We talk about what’s changing.
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Intake session. We explore your history and goals.
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Weekly sessions. We find steadier ground, then the next step.
Life transitions therapy is offered through individual therapy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Transitions Can Feel
Anxiety Therapy
When worry and overthinking run the show.
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Relationship Therapy
When patterns keep showing up in how you connect.
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Trauma Therapy
When your body still carries what happened.
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Individual Therapy
Ongoing, steady support, session by session.
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