Life Transitions therapists in Aptos, California CA
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Life Transitions
Brooke Maffia Wang
Pastoral Counselor/Therapist, MA
Life is beautiful and heartbreaking, and everything in between. Change is something we can expect and count on. Together we listen for a sense of Sacred Presence and what feels like the next right step in the midst of the transition you are walking through.
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Aptos, CA
Online in Aptos, CA California
Life Transitions
Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Life transitions can unsettle far more than a schedule or familiar routine; they can disrupt identity, belonging, relationships, and the future you expected to inhabit. Even wanted changes such as marriage, motherhood, graduation, career advancement, or retirement may carry grief alongside possibility, while divorce, loss, relocation, illness, or an empty nest can leave the former version of life suddenly inaccessible. Therapy creates room to honor what the transition has ended, examine what it is asking of you now, and define who you are becoming in its wake.
3 Years Experience
Online in Aptos, CA California
Life Transitions
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Major transitions, such as career changes, relocation, relationship shifts, or becoming a parent, can bring uncertainty and stress. Therapy helps you navigate these periods with greater clarity and confidence.
23 Years Experience
Online in Aptos, CA California
Life Transitions
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Life transitions often hold both possibility and uncertainty, growth and grief, excitement and disorientation. Whether navigating career changes, relationship shifts, parenthood, neurodivergent discovery, disability, chronic illness, identity exploration, aging, relocation, caregiving, spiritual shifts, educational transitions, retirement, or major life decisions, periods of change can invite us to reconsider who we are, what matters, and how we want to move through the world.
Transitions are not only practical experiences. They are often nervous system experiences, identity experiences, relational experiences, and sometimes deeply emotional or existential ones. Even changes that are welcomed or chosen can bring loss, complexity, ambiguity, and unexpected challenges alongside hope, relief, and possibility.
This work creates space to make sense of change at a pace that honors your capacity, pace, and lived experience. Exploration may include emerging identities, shifting roles, changing relationships, questions of belonging, evolving values, grief for what is ending, and uncertainty about what comes next. Particular attention is given to the ways culture, family expectations, neurodivergence, disability, chronic illness, spirituality, and other intersecting identities shape how transitions are experienced and navigated.
My approach integrates mindfulness, somatic therapy, EMDR, parts work, neuropsychotherapy, expressive arts, and liberation-oriented healing to support greater self-understanding, nervous system regulation, flexibility, and self-trust during times of change. Rather than rushing toward answers or certainty, therapy offers space to listen for what is emerging, honor what is being left behind, and remain connected to yourself as new possibilities unfold. Often, the work is less about finding the "right" path and more about cultivating the clarity, courage, and self-trust to walk it in a way that feels aligned with your values, needs, and authentic self.
10 Years Experience
Online in Aptos, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Ben Leddick
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Uncertainty and not knowing what will happen can be scary. Often times individuals will either escape through avoidance or numbing out, or they will control as much of life as they can to prevent uncertainty. However, a reality of life is that things will change and you will face challenges. What you get to control is how you respond to those changes.
3 Years Experience
Online in Aptos, CA California
Life Transitions therapists in Aptos, California Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Aptos, California average 12 years of experience and charge around $195 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Psychodynamic Therapy (46%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (43%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$195
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
43%
Gender ID
| 74% |
Female |
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| 16% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
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| 33% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 43% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 38% | Somatic Therapy |
| 36% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 34% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
| 33% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 79% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 51% | LGBTQ+ |
| 34% | Black / African American |
| 34% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 33% | Men |