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Adjustment & Change
Do you need support During Times of Uncertainty?
Change and uncertainty are an inevitable part of life. Maybe you’ve experienced significant changes recently, like divorce or loss. Perhaps you’re in the midst of great unknown due to health concerns or family planning. You may be transitioning through a new chapter of life like starting a new job, moving cities, or becoming a parent.
It is understandable that you may feel overwhelmed by stress or exhausted from questioning the unknown. You may find that stress is starting to interfere with your life or relationships. This could indicate that seeking help may be beneficial.
You might be experiencing:
Isolation
Overwhelm & Anxiety
Difficulty coping
Confusion
Procrastination
Fear
Devastation
Shock, denial, or anger
Change and uncertainty might feel especially hard if you’ve been facing ongoing stress or multiple stressors. Asking for support can help us get through challenging chapters.
Therapy for change and adjustment could Address:
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Divorce or Relationships
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grief and loss
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Health Concerns
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postpartum Adjustment
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Employment Changes
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Family Planning
How Can Therapy for Adjustment & Change Help?
Accepting ‘What is,’ right now
Mindfulness is often an important building block for adaptive adjustment because it can help us increase awareness of our inner thoughts, emotions, and sensations which can influence our reactions to the external circumstance. With greater insight into your inner world, we may identify areas of resistance or avoidance that could be contributing to suffering. While certain types of behaviors (like worry, control, or seeking reassurance and second opinions) can feel helpful in the moment, they can contribute to greater suffering over the long term.
With mindful awareness, we can choose to redirect our attention and energy toward more meaningful and fulfilling activities, goals, and connection with others. We can aim to reengage with a value-driven life filled with joy and happiness, despite pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is one example of evidence-based practice that supports this mission.
Self-compassion
Therapy for change and adjustment may also include a focus on self-compassion. Self-compassion is a way of mindfully relating to ourselves with kindness, patience, and understanding. Self-compassion can help us befriend ourselves with love and soften our often innate tendency to judge or criticize ourselves for our perceived shortcomings or failures.
Self-compassion encourages us to remember that all humans experience pain, and that we are connected in this way. We are not alone.
Mind, Body & Soul
Managing life’s changes can often be helped by recognizing the mind, body, and soul union. For example, wellbeing may be enhanced by incorporating daily movement, spending time in nature, connecting with community, engaging in spiritual or religious practices, enacting your strengths, or calling upon social support.