It’s natural to resist change, but how you deal with it can have a big impact on your life. While it may seem like some people handle change and life transitions easily and happily, the truth is that it’s not always that easy. 

What are Life Transitions?

Life transitions are times of significant change and affect all of us. As our life evolves, our circumstances, relationships, and ourselves naturally change. Although people yearn for certainty, predictability and consistency, however we all know that the saying ‘change is the only true constant in life’ has merit. 

Life transitions may be gradual or naturally occurring, like: leaving school, reaching adulthood or middle age. Other times of change can be carefully planned, for example: moving out of home, travelling alone for the first time, or getting a job.  Some life transitions can be totally unwanted and unexpected and force you to change, such as: a serious accident, an illness, a diagnosis or death of a loved one.  

There are transitions in life that may be unsettling and create feelings of insecurity, fear, overwhelm, and a sense that our world has been turned upside down. Others might give rise to a sense of relief that you welcome and embrace the benefits that come with the change.

While we expect that negative changes will be hard to manage, even anticipated, positive changes too can result in a tricky adjustment period. 

Major life transitions may include:

• Becoming a teenager then young adulthood
• Having a baby
• Marriage
• Separation or divorce
• Starting a new relationship
• Ending a relationship (intimate, friendship, work colleague, family member)
• Selling and buying a home
• Changing jobs
• Moving to a new city or country
• Celebrating a milestone birthday
• Mid-life changes (e.g., menopause)
• Late adulthood
• Betrayal
• Empty nesting
• Retirement
• Significant loss of a person, job/career or pet
• Death
• Having an accident or serious illness

How can psychological counselling help with managing life’s transitions and change

We often don’t know where to go for help. If you had imagined your life heading in a certain direction, but your plans have gone off track, counselling can help during these emotionally taxing times.

Counselling can:

• Provide the support as you explore your fears about moving forward
• Help you to develop strategies to help alleviate the initial shock of the change
• Provide a safe space to reflect on complex feelings and reactions
• Help you to process where you’ve come
• Help you to develop a roadmap to navigate and plan for the future.
• Assist you to develop healthy coping strategies and face the challenges with strength and confidence
• Uncover opportunities for growth and development in tough times.
• Help you to develop ways to manage new responsibilities and form routines and create structure in your life.

How Telehealth Psychology Services can help you

We want you to feel like yourself again. Therapy can help you to delve into, work on, and navigate through your personal struggles in a warm, non-judgemental and compassionate space.

Given that life transitions are an inevitable and inescapable part of life, in collaboration with you, our Practitioners will use their knowledge of a number of psychological therapies and counselling techniques to develop your therapy plan to help you manage your life transitions.  You can reflect upon the meaning of the change to you and those around you and work on strategies to help you get through the hard times.  

Telehealth Psychology Services are accessible and convenient

As well as the benefits of accessibility, convenience and feeling safe in connecting with one of our Practitioners, Telehealth counselling and therapy sessions can help overcome some of the difficulties that may be a barrier for you seeking help. These barriers may include taking that first step to make an appointment, which can be daunting and anxiety provoking or being up against time pressures in just getting to schedule in an appointment.

With our Telehealth sessions, you can have your session in your own comfortable, safe space rather than facing the hassle of getting to a busy clinic. So, with the convenience and accessibility of a Telehealth appointment, it can be easier to fit therapy sessions into your busy schedule whatever your location.

Contact us today to learn more about how Telehealth Psychology Services can help you.