Life Transitions Therapy in Baltimore, Maryland
Change is a natural part of life and happens over and over in our lifetime.
No one stays in the same space forever. As we go through life, children are born, relationships are engaged in, various educational experiences occur, moves happen, and/or loved ones die. Transitions can be positive or negative. Managing transitions and accepting change can cause many, sometimes confusing emotions. As a result of such emotions, there are times when individuals struggle to move through a particular life transition.
These struggles may then interfere with daily living. People may find it difficult to adapt to change, interact with others, show up to work, or complete typical daily routines. This lack of adaptation may lead to a variety of negative emotions. Such as feelings of hopelessness, sadness, worry, physical pain, isolation, self-deprecation, etc. People may also feel that they are stuck in a downward spiral experiencing unhealthy thinking patterns.
What Does Life Transitions Therapy Help With?
If you are in the midst of a change in your life and find yourself lacking a sense of self, experiencing negative emotions or feel stuck, you may need life transitions counseling to assist you in moving forward.
Crystal Waters Counseling Centers can help you:
- Identify your values and life goals.
- Learn to identify and express your feelings.
- Expect to feel uncomfortable.
- Process and understand your thinking patterns
- Take care of yourself.
- Build a support system.
- Don’t hurry- focus on rewards.
- Acknowledge what’s been left behind
- Make decisions on how to move forward
- Identify coping mechanisms
Work to accept that change is a normal part of life in life transitions therapy.
As you navigate a life transition, it is important to pause. Understand that transitions mean change and change means that the life you have been used to may not be as it was before. Instead, you may be working towards developing a new normal. This new normal doesn’t have to be better or worse than how things were. But it will certainly be different.
Our Maryland therapists will guide you through pausing. Thus allowing your body to acknowledge and recognize various feelings that you may be experiencing. You will then have time to be vulnerable in these emotions, accept that they are present for a reason, and work towards processing them. Please remember to show yourself compassion and kindness in the midst of all you are going through.
Once you are able to process emotions, coping mechanisms and the reinstallation of a support network are important next steps to assist you in moving forward.
Ready to Start Life Transitions Therapy in Baltimore, MD?
With life transitions counseling at Crystal Waters Counseling Centers, we will provide a safe and supportive space to process life’s events. Our caring therapists and counselors will assist you in making efforts to move forward into peace from uncomfortable emotions and negative thinking patterns. We offer a person-centered holistic approach to meeting your needs. In order to get support through change just follow these steps:
- Reach out for a free consultation at Crystal Waters Counseling Centers
- Schedule your first appointment with our understanding Maryland therapists
- Start embracing change and creating your new normal
Other Mental Health Services We Offer in Maryland
If you are in the Baltimore or Washington D.C areas we offer several different types of counseling services to support you and your family. Such as anxiety treatment, depression treatment, and EMDR therapy. With therapy for college students, adults, teenagers, and children. As well as parenting and educational consulting. These mental health services are offered in person at our Columbia-based therapy practice or online throughout Maryland. Contact us today to get started!
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