Life Transitions and Adjustment Issues

When is it time to get help?

If you are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, abnormally anxious, feeling excessive grief or sadness, or when your relationships are affected and your ability to cope or function is limited, it might be time to seek help. Very few people embrace change, especially if it’s been out of our control, so it’s not uncommon to need support navigating your new normal. Sometimes you might require support for grief, depression, or anxiety, and other times you might just need some coping strategies to deal with these major life transitions.

You may be interested in learning more about:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief

Stress from life transitions treatment methods

There are no specific treatment methods for dealing with change because it depends on what those changes are making you feel. However, there are successful treatments for those overwhelming feelings like anxiety, depression, grief, etc. These include:

• Grief work therapy refers to the methods used in counselling that help people to grieve loss and understand their emotions associated with the loss in a healthy way, with the ultimate goal of moving forward.
• Acceptance and commitment therapy encourages clients to accept the difficulties and misfortunes of life. Clients learn coping techniques to not dwell on negative emotions by staying in the present.
• Person centered therapy differs from more traditional therapeutic approaches in the belief that, while the therapist has expertise in many areas, the client is the expert on themselves and their lived experiences. People are essentially trustworthy and have a vast potential for understanding themselves while also being able to ultimately resolve their own problems when guided properly.
• Mindfulness therapy is an approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves, others, and the world. The ability to be in the moment, to acknowledge and regulate your emotions helps you to break free from negative thought patterns.

It depends on you and what treatment method best suits your needs and personality. Your therapist will work with you to determine the most effective treatment method for you.