We tend to think of life transitions as logistical events — a move, a new job, an ending. But every major transition is also an identity event. Who you were in the old context doesn't automatically transfer.
The disorientation, grief, and anxiety that accompany transitions are normal responses to genuine uncertainty. The problem is that our culture treats them as problems to be solved quickly — rather than thresholds to be moved through with care.
Life transitions therapy creates the container for that slower, more honest process. It draws on somatic grounding to find stability when the external structures have shifted, and on meaning-making to help the transition have narrative coherence — so you don't just survive it, but arrive somewhere intentional on the other side.
Feeling uncertain about a transition you chose doesn't mean you chose wrong. Grief and rightness can coexist — the presence of one doesn't cancel out the other.
Destany works with clients navigating transitions in Austin, TX, and via telehealth across Texas and Washington State.