Online Life Transitions therapists in Lakeside, Virginia VA
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Life Transitions
Marie Paddock, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, EMDR
Change can be very difficult, even when we are excited about the change. We can work together so you can process the change, create a sense of peace with the past and present, and actively work toward the future.
19 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Paws2Heal Mental Health Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Major life changes can stir uncertainty, stress, and old emotional wounds. Therapy provides support as you navigate change with greater clarity, resilience, and confidence.
8 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Dr. Linda G. Ritchie, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, Certified Hypnotherapist
If you’re going through a major life transition, you may feel unsettled, uncertain, or overwhelmed—even if the change is something you chose. Whether it’s a career shift, retirement, relocation, relationship change, or another significant life event, transitions can disrupt your sense of stability and leave you questioning what comes next. It’s common to feel a mix of stress, self-doubt, and pressure to “figure it out” quickly.
I help clients navigate life transitions with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional stability. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we identify and manage the thoughts that create anxiety, indecision, or self-doubt. With clinical hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/tapping), and NLP, we work at a deeper level to reduce emotional overwhelm and help you adapt more effectively to change. I also incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you stay grounded in your values, so your next steps reflect what truly matters to you—not just fear or uncertainty.
What’s often missing during transitions isn’t effort—you’re already trying to adjust and move forward. What’s missing is a structured way to process the change while also creating a clear direction for what’s next. Without that, it’s easy to feel stuck, second-guess yourself, or move forward without confidence.
The fact that you’re here suggests you’re ready to navigate this transition in a more intentional way. If you’re willing to approach this with clarity and support, I can help you move forward with greater confidence, reduce uncertainty, and create a next chapter that feels aligned with who you are and where you want to go.
27 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Hannah Hayden with Sapphire Counseling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Life is filled with transitions, some planned and exciting, others unexpected and difficult. Whether you're navigating a career change, starting or ending a relationship, becoming a parent, adjusting to an empty nest, relocating, experiencing a loss, or simply feeling uncertain about your next chapter, these changes can bring both opportunity and stress. Therapy provides a supportive space to process the emotions that accompany transition, gain clarity, build confidence, and move forward in a way that feels aligned with who you are and who you want to become.
4 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Dr. Meghan Miller
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Major life transitions—career shifts, leadership changes, motherhood, relationship changes, relocation, or identity shifts—can stir up uncertainty, anxiety, and self-doubt, even when the change is positive. These moments often challenge how you see yourself and what you thought your life would look like. In therapy, I integrate CBT and values-based work to help you process the emotional impact of change, clarify what matters most in this season, and move forward with intention. Whether you’re stepping into a new role or reevaluating long-held expectations, our work will focus on helping you navigate change with greater clarity, resilience, and alignment.
14 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Dr. Karina Luaces
Psychologist, PsyD.
Major life changes — career shifts, relationship changes, loss, relocation, or entering a new chapter — can leave us feeling unmoored. Therapy offers a space to process, find clarity, and move forward with greater confidence and emotional steadiness.
7 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Dr. Heidi Anderson Sauder
Psychologist, PhD, CGT, CST
Life transitions can place unexpected stress on even the strongest relationships. Changes such as marriage, parenthood, career shifts, relocation, grief, caregiving, retirement, or changes in identity and priorities can impact communication, emotional connection, and daily routines. Gottman Method couples therapy helps partners navigate these transitions together by actively guiding conversations into deeper understanding of each partner's dreams to create a shared dream and direction. Through evidence-based tools and guided conversations, couples learn how to manage stress more effectively, strengthen emotional intimacy, and adapt to change while staying connected as a team.
The most common life transition that I help couples navigate is the "empty nest." Many people find themselves lonely and resentful at this stage of life and come into therapy to find themselves, their partner, and a new dream of a life together.
25 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Alabaster Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Life is full of changes, and even the ones we choose can leave us feeling lost, overwhelmed, or unsure of who we are on the other side. At Alabaster Counseling, we specialize in helping girls and women navigate the many transitions that life brings, including becoming a mother, adjusting to an empty nest, going through a divorce, changing careers, losing a loved one, or simply stepping into a new season of life that feels unfamiliar. We understand that transitions can stir up grief, anxiety, and uncertainty even when they are positive, and we are here to help you process all of it. Through evidence-based therapy and genuine compassionate support, we help you find your footing, reconnect with your sense of purpose, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
15 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Stacy Via
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Via Family Care Counseling Services provides culturally responsive online therapy across Virginia, with a special focus on multicultural concerns and women’s issues. I support women and families navigating identity, relationships, life transitions, stress, and generational or cultural expectations. My approach blends evidence-based strategies with practical tools to help clients strengthen their voice, build confidence, and create meaningful, lasting change.
5 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Dr. Jeannine Pablo
Psychologist, LP, LCMHC, MLADC
Whether facing a career change, retirement, relocation, divorce, or the onset of an empty nest, major life shifts can destabilize your sense of identity and certainty. Utilizing cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based frameworks, I help individuals process the grief, anxiety, and stress that often accompany significant adjustments. Our work focuses on managing the discomfort of uncertainty, developing adaptive coping mechanisms, and building structural resilience as you define your next chapter.
23 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
LEGACY MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Legacy Mental Health Consulting Services supports individuals navigating life transitions such as career changes, relationship shifts, relocation, aging, or identity development. We help clients manage stress, uncertainty, and emotional overwhelm while building resilience, confidence, and clarity. Our approach empowers clients to adapt, grow, and move forward with purpose.
12 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Aysha DeSilva
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I support individuals navigating life transitions, including changes in relationships, shifts in sense of self, and unexpected life events. Using psychodynamic therapy, interpersonal therapy, ACT, and EMDR, I help clients process change and create a better sense of stability.
4 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Catherine Quiring
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPC, LCPC
Life transitions are challenging, and also opportunity to grow. I help you get the support you need to grow through the transition, not just survive it.
17 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Kourtney Bennett
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Major life changes—even positive ones—can bring uncertainty, stress, and questions about identity or direction. Whether you're navigating career changes, relationships, parenthood, graduate school, or another transition, therapy can help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
9 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Dr. Sharon Herzog
Psychologist, PsyD
My client base ranges from 18 to 90 years old, so I have experience working with all the transitions of adult life. From school to career to marriage to parenthood to menopause to grief. My therapeutic approach of being supportive yet directive, and having insight into the emotions attached to each life stage is a valuable asset I bring to my clients.
15 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Evolve Counseling Services
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW, CEDS-C, LPC
Whether navigating career changes, relationship shifts, or major life milestones, we help clients adapt to transitions with clarity and confidence. Therapy focuses on processing change, managing uncertainty, and fostering personal growth.
7 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Summit Counseling Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LPC, LCSW, ATR-BC
Life transitions can trigger historical trauma and can cause people to doubt themselves and to struggle with decision making.
24 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions
Tricia Mazza
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
ife transitions—such as career shifts, divorce, motherhood, or stepping into a new phase of independence—often bring underlying relationship patterns into sharper focus. During these times, you may begin to question dynamics you once tolerated, noticing how emotional manipulation, over-functioning, or self-doubt have shaped your choices. Our work centers on helping you navigate these transitions with clarity, so you can make decisions that reflect your needs rather than repeating patterns that no longer serve you.
16 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Maria Jose Rendon
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I work with adults navigating significant life transitions, including career changes, immigration, relocation, and shifts in professional or cultural identity. This includes civil servants and international staff at multilateral development organizations like the World Bank, IDB, and IMF, who are contending with chronic uncertainty, survivor exhaustion after rounds of layoffs, and what's clinically known as moral injury, the toll of watching an institution you built your identity around get dismantled. It also includes first-generation professionals adjusting to roles their families never occupied. My approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which gives us a clear, structured way to work through the disorientation transitions bring and rebuild a sense of direction. I offer sessions in English or Spanish.
9 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Alyssa Smyth
Psychologist, PhD
Periods of life transition can leave even confident people feeling uncertain about what comes next. Changes in career, relationships, identity, or major life roles often bring both opportunity and emotional strain. In therapy, I help clients think clearly through transitions, process the stress of change, and move forward with greater confidence and stability.
6 Years Experience
Online in Lakeside, VA
Life Transitions therapists in Lakeside, Virginia Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Lakeside, Virginia average 13 years of experience and charge around $194 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Life Transitions (100%), Anxiety or Fears (83%), and Depression (80%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$194
Gender ID
| 78% |
Female |
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| 18% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Life Transitions |
| 83% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 80% | Depression |
| 72% | Stress |
| 70% | Self Esteem |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 57% | Women's Issues |