We all go through change as part of growing and living. Turning points in our life include:

• starting school, going off to college
• death of someone close to us.
• a new relationship
• becoming a parent
• losing one's job
• engaging in a committed relationship, getting married
• graduation
• end of a relationship, separation, divorce
• empty nest
• new job or career
• retirement

A life transition evokes many feelings. Some of them may be joy, anticipation, excitement, disappointment, anger, sadness or grief. Often we may experience a mixture of positive and negative feelings. Some people are aware of having more vivid dreams during times of transition in their life. Most of the time we have the feelings, experience them, and make sense of them, often with the help of friends or family. We can then let the feelings go and continue on with our life. We are enriched by the experience.

However, sometimes the feelings are intense and get in the way. We feel overwhelmed and overcome by strong emotions that go on and on. Or the opposite may occur: we are numb and do not experience any emotions. In such cases some professional help may be needed.

During transition points in our life unfinished emotional business from our past may come to the forefront, so that we in addition to living the turning point we are going through we are also reacting and dealing with past emotional events, without knowing it. This makes for a confusing time.

In psychotherapy I can help you sort the feelings that come with life's turning points.