Life Transitions therapists in El Cajon, California CA
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Life Transitions
Sarah Koerner
Psychologist, PsyD
I have many years of experience helping clients through life transitions from having a child, getting married, going to college, job changes, and retiring. We all have times in life where we feel stuck and the way we've always done things isn't working for us anymore. Sometimes those stuck points look like feeling irritated, numb, scared, sad, or not able to turn off our thoughts. I create a supportive space to explore what’s working, and what's not working, in my clients' lives. Sessions with me feel like a real conversation with clinical info and suggestions peppered in. I believe humor and joy are often useful to help shift perspective. My goal is for clients to learn how to live in the present so that they can engage more fully in their lives.
19 Years Experience
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, CA California
Life Transitions
Amy @ Inner Nature Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C
Many folks come to therapy in the midst of a life transition. As someone who specializes in women's issues, I absolutely love supporting women who are entering pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, job changes, or divorce.
13 Years Experience
Online in El Cajon, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Bridgit Serrano
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C
Big life changes can disrupt our sense of stability and identity. Whether you’re adjusting to new parenthood, navigating relationship changes, moving, shifting careers, or entering a new stage of life, transitions can bring unexpected stress, grief, or self-doubt.
Therapy offers space to process what’s changing while strengthening your ability to adapt and move forward. As an LCSW trained in EMDR and certified in Perinatal Mental Health, I help clients work through difficult experiences, release old patterns, and navigate life transitions with greater resilience, clarity, and self-understanding.
11 Years Experience
Online in El Cajon, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Chris 'Bucky' Bateman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Major life transitions ; a new marriage, a career change, the loss of a relationship, becoming a parent, or simply the quiet sense that life needs to look different can shake even the most grounded person. Therapy provides a steady space to process what's changing, clarify what you want, and move forward with more intention and confidence. Transitions are hard. They're also an invitation to grow.
21 Years Experience
In-Person Near El Cajon, CA
Online in El Cajon, 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 El Cajon, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions therapists in El Cajon, California Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in El Cajon, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $194 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (78%), Psychodynamic Therapy (46%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (44%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$194
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 19% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 64% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 78% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 44% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 42% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 40% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 38% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 38% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 94% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 60% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 66% | Women |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Black / African American |
| 38% | Men |
| 36% | Hispanic / Latino |