Life Transitions Therapy
Life Transitions Therapy
“ Transitions actually begin with an ending: we have to let go of the old thing before we pick up the new” (Bridges, 1980).
Life doesn’t stay still, even if we want it too. Change can be exciting, but it can also be unsettling. Life Transition Therapy helps you approach both planned and unexpected altered circumstances with a positive attitude. Some events happen in our lives that instigate change. However, not all will trigger the process that can be seen as a life transition.
Everyone experiences life differently. Depending on your circumstances, events will have a different impact on you. For one person it will be a matter of acknowledging the reality, for another, it may have an impact of earthquake magnitude:
Centered specifically in terms of major changes in your life such as:
- Death of a close family member/friend
- Divorce/separation or relationship breakup
- Being a victim of abuse, rape, bullying
- Loss of a job, redundancy
- Getting pregnant
- Becoming a parent
- Injury or illness
- Being promoted
- Leaving Home
- Retirement & feeling at sea
- Exams
- Migration
- Relationships
The role of the Therapist
Critical for the therapist is helping you walk through the challenging seasons of your life, which often involve some sort of change. There are various techniques and strategies used in this area which therapist have found to be successful while working with clients in these situations. Some major areas in which the therapist can help:
- Manage expectations
- Focus on opportunities
- Develop realistic goals
- Take time for self-care
- Accept change
- Keep going