Counselling for Life Changes

Life is full of transitions, and while some are expected, some can be quite sudden and navigating them can feel overwhelming. Many people experience stress, anxiety, low mood, or self-doubt during periods of change. Even positive changes, like starting a new job or becoming a parent, can bring unexpected challenges. Through counselling, you can learn tools to adapt to new circumstances, and reconnect with your inner strengths.

• Career changes or job loss and coping with uncertainty, or new responsibilities
   
• Relationship endings or transitions and how to manage grief and feelings of loss
   
• Moving home or relocating and adjusting to new environments or social networks
   
• Parenthood or family shifts and learning to balance expectations, identity, and self-care
   
• Health changes or major life events and ways to find stability and emotional support
   

Even if the change seems positive, it's very common for it to trigger negative emotions. 

In counselling, we can focus on:

• Understanding your emotional responses; recognising the function of good stress (eustress), and normal reactions to change, compared to bad stress (distress) and how this presents in your life.
   
• Developing coping strategies by using practical tools to manage uncertainty and stress
   
• Building resilience  to help strengthening your ability to adapt and move forward
   
• Exploring identity and purpose looking at how to reconnect with what matters to you during transitions
   
• Managing relationships by communicating your needs and setting boundaries during change