Life Transitions therapists in Santa Ana, California CA
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Life Transitions
Mary Gonzalez
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Life is full of change, and even positive transitions can feel overwhelming. Whether you're starting a new career, ending a relationship, becoming a parent, coping with an empty nest, relocating, retiring, graduating, or navigating another significant life change, transitions often bring uncertainty, stress, grief, and questions about your identity or future.
At Holding Space Therapy, we understand that major life changes can affect your emotional well-being, relationships, confidence, and sense of stability. You may feel anxious about the unknown, overwhelmed by new responsibilities, or find yourself grieving the life you once knew. Therapy provides a supportive space to process these emotions while helping you adapt to change with greater resilience and self-compassion.
Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, EMDR, and trauma-informed care, we'll work together to identify unhelpful thought patterns, strengthen coping skills, regulate difficult emotions, and build confidence as you move through life's transitions. If past experiences or unresolved trauma are making change feel especially difficult, therapy can also help you process those experiences so they no longer hold you back. Our goal is not simply to help you get through change, but to help you grow from it. Together, we'll explore your strengths, clarify your values, establish healthy boundaries, and create practical strategies that support your personal and emotional well-being.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Ana, CA California (Online Only)
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 Santa Ana, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
David Sudyka
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Major life changes can feel overwhelming, even when they are positive. Whether you are dealing with a career shift, relocation, relationship change, or another transition, it can bring uncertainty and stress. In therapy we will make sense of where you are, clarify what matters to you, and work through changes in a way that feels steady and intentional. The goal is to help you navigate change with more confidence and direction.
4 Years Experience
Online in Santa Ana, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Katie Burgess
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C
Significant life transitions can impact all areas of life. Our minds love stability and sameness, so even the best kind of changes can be impactful to our systems. If you're walking through a transition or change in life, we can work together to help you walk this season of change well.
15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Ana, CA California (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Major life changes—whether expected or sudden—can bring uncertainty, stress, and a sense of disorientation. I help individuals navigate transitions by understanding how these changes connect to identity, relationships, and internal expectations. Therapy focuses on gaining clarity, adapting to change, and moving forward with greater intention.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Ana, CA
Online in Santa Ana, CA California
Life Transitions
New Beginnings Christian Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Life transitions—whether it’s marriage, divorce, career changes, parenthood, relocation, or grief—can bring both opportunity and uncertainty. These periods often stir up anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm. In therapy, we provide a safe and supportive space to process these changes, explore your emotions, and clarify your values and goals. Together, we develop practical coping strategies, strengthen resilience, and foster emotional and spiritual growth. With Christ-centered guidance, clients are empowered to navigate life’s transitions with confidence, clarity, and hope.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Ana, CA
Online in Santa Ana, CA California
Life Transitions
Jasmine Wilson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, SEP-IT
Even positive change can feel destabilizing. Whether you’re entering adulthood, becoming a parent, ending a relationship, changing careers, grieving what was, or feeling unsure of what comes next, transitions often stir up anxiety, confusion, and self-doubt.
These seasons can bring old wounds and patterns to the surface, especially when the path ahead feels unclear. Therapy offers a space to slow down, process what’s shifting, and reconnect with your own internal compass. Together, we can help you navigate change with more clarity, steadiness, and trust in yourself.
10 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Ana, CA
Online in Santa Ana, CA California
Life Transitions
Alejandra Kenia Ipina
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Women experience life transitions that may contribute to identity shifts all while caring for our family, loved ones, or careers. Whether you are navigating relationship stressors, life transitions, motherhood, or identity shifts somatic therapy can help you reconnect with what's valuable to you.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Ana, CA
Online in Santa Ana, CA California
Life Transitions
Freestyle Supervision and EMDR Group LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LEP, NCC, APCC, AMFT, ASW, NCC
Change—even good change—is hard on the nervous system. Whether it’s a move, a breakup, or a lifestyle shift, we help you navigate the "in-between" stages of life with resilience and clarity.
4 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Ana, CA
Online in Santa Ana, CA California
Life Transitions
LaTianna Williams, Therapy, Sexology, and Holistic Tantra
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CTRS, ABS
Life transitions can leave you feeling uncertain, ungrounded, or overwhelmed as you navigate change. Whether you are moving through a career shift, breakup or divorce, relocation, midlife crisis, identity changes, parenthood, aging, loss, or a major personal reinvention, even positive changes can bring stress, confusion, grief, and anxiety about what comes next.
As a therapist, sexologist, and tantra practitioner, I help clients move through periods of transition with clarity, emotional support, and deeper self-understanding. Together, we explore what is ending, what is emerging, and what may be ready to shift within you so you can make decisions from a more grounded and aligned place.
This work is about helping you move through change with greater stability, self-trust, and intention so you can step into the next chapter of your life with more confidence, direction, and inner connection.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Ana, CA California (Online Only)
Santa Ana is one of the most densely populated cities in the United States and has an overwhelmingly Latino population — predominantly Mexican American, with significant Central American communities — making Spanish-speaking and bicultural therapists not a specialty but a baseline requirement for meaningful access to care. The city's families navigate a complex mix of immigration stress, economic precarity, and the particular challenges of raising children across cultures, and therapists fluent in both language and cultural context serve an essential community function. CHOC Children's and the broader Orange County healthcare system provide institutional mental health resources, though access can be limited by insurance and immigration-related barriers. Telehealth has meaningfully expanded therapy access for Santa Ana residents who prefer culturally matched care over what is available locally.
Life Transitions therapists in Santa Ana, California Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Santa Ana, 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) (63%), Psychodynamic Therapy (46%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (42%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$194
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
42%
Gender ID
| 74% |
Female |
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| 15% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 66% |
In Person and Online |
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| 34% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 63% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 42% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 37% | Somatic Therapy |
| 36% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
| 34% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 34% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 66% | Women |
| 49% | LGBTQ+ |
| 36% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 36% | Black / African American |
| 32% | Men |