Life Transitions therapists in Salinas, CA
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Life Transitions
Jennifer Pudlo Therapy & Wellness Consulting
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Life transitions—whether expected or unexpected—can bring uncertainty, grief, stress, and a loss of direction, even when they lead to positive change. I provide a supportive and compassionate space to help you process these changes, navigate the emotions that accompany them, and develop the resilience needed to move forward with confidence. Together, we'll identify your strengths, clarify what matters most to you, and help you embrace this new chapter with greater purpose, balance, and hope.
16 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Debbie Cherry
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Major transitions can expose relationship patterns that were easier to manage when life was more predictable. Moving in together in San Francisco, relocating to Los Angeles, getting engaged, becoming parents, changing careers, or entering a new stage of marriage can all require couples to renegotiate how they operate as a team. I help couples navigate these transitions intentionally so change becomes an opportunity to strengthen the partnership rather than simply something to survive.
22 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Life Transitions
Sarah Jane Thomas
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Growth rarely happens on a perfect schedule, especially when you are dealing with career changes, family expectations, or losing people and places that used to make sense of your world. Maybe you are stepping into a new role as a caregiver, letting go of friendships that no longer fit, or trying to find your footing after a big move or loss. These moments can leave you feeling untethered or unsure of who you are supposed to be right now. We will sit with those messy feelings together, honoring the parts of your life that are ending while gently helping you build a way forward that actually fits your values. You do not have to figure it all out on your own before you start this work.
11 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Dr. Michael Marossy
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Major life transitions can create uncertainty, emotional stress, and a loss of stability even when the changes themselves are positive or expected. Transitions related to career changes, relationships, marriage, parenthood, relocation, identity development, spiritual change, aging, or shifting life roles can leave people feeling overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or uncertain about who they are and how to move forward.
Therapy can provide support and clarity during periods of transition by helping clients process difficult emotions, navigate uncertainty, strengthen coping skills, and better understand the deeper personal and relational themes emerging during times of change. My approach focuses on helping clients move through transitions with greater self-awareness, resilience, and intentionality.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
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 Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Life Transitions therapists in Salinas, CA Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Salinas, CA average 13 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (68%), Psychodynamic Therapy (46%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (41%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Accept insurance
45%
Offer sliding scale
52%
Gender ID
| 73% |
Female |
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| 20% |
Male |
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| 4% |
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
| 68% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 41% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 39% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 38% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 38% | Somatic Therapy |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 45% | Teen |
| 16% | Children |
Client Focus
| 71% | Women |
| 51% | LGBTQ+ |
| 41% | Men |
| 35% | Asian |
| 33% | Hispanic / Latino |