Life Transitions therapists in Hickory, NC
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Life Transitions
Emily Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, PhD, LMFT-S
Life Transitions: Navigating the "Space Between"
Finding Your Grounding When the Map Changes
Life is a series of arrivals and departures. Whether you are navigating a chosen change—like a new career or marriage—or an uninvited upheaval—like a health diagnosis or the "empty nest"—the transition itself can trigger a profound sense of overwhelm, loss of identity, and systemic burnout. In my practice, I help you navigate the "liminal space" between what was and what will be, ensuring you don't just "get through it," but grow through it.
The Anatomy of Change
Major shifts often disrupt our internal and external systems. We work together to address the "growing pains" of life’s major chapters:
The Identity Crisis: Answering the question, "Who am I now?" when your role as a parent, spouse, professional, or "healer" changes.
The "What-Now" Anxiety: Managing the fear and rejection sensitivity that often accompany career pivots, moves, or retirement.
Spiritual & Existential Shifts: Using my Master of Divinity to hold space for the "spiritual deconstruction" or re-evaluating of life’s meaning that often occurs during mid-life or major loss.
A Systems-Rooted Clinical Approach
With over 20 years of experience, I use an integrated framework to help you stabilize your system:
Attachment & Safety: We explore how your past experiences with change influence your current "threat response." We work to build an internal sense of safety that doesn't depend on external circumstances.
Grief & Honor: Every new beginning requires an ending. We use IFS-informed work to honor the "part" of you that is grieving the past, allowing you to move forward without the weight of unprocessed loss.
Practical Resilience: We look at your "system"—your nutrition, your movement, and your social support—to ensure your body is supported as much as your mind during the stress of transition.
For the Leaders & Healers in Flux
I have a specialized focus on therapists and pastors navigating significant life pivots. When you are the one everyone looks to for stability, having your own "system" in flux can feel uniquely isolating. I provide a confidential, courageous space where you can lay down the weight of leadership and find your own path forward.
21 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Claire Robinson-Scalzi
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LCMHCA, NCC
Change is hard. Even if it's an exciting transition, there is always something you're leaving behind. Whether it be an identity, vocational, relational, spiritual, or personal transition, I'm here to accompany you through the grief and into the exploration of who you are becoming as you step into this transition and beyond.
2 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Dr. Michael J. Lee
Psychologist
Life transitions can unsettle familiar ways of understanding oneself, especially when changes in work, relationships, family, identity, health, or stage of life bring old assumptions into question. I help individuals make sense of what is ending, what is emerging, and what may be asking to develop within them. Therapy can provide a steady place to reflect, grieve, reorient, and move toward a life that feels more deeply one’s own.
9 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
Life Transitions
Open Hearted Holistic Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Transitions are hard! Period. And life is just filled with transitions. I try to honor all of these with compassion and curiosity. Whether it’s the transition from walking from the outside world into my office or it’s a transition like losing a job, starting college, divorce, or any other change that requires us to adapt, I want to honor that.
9 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
Life Transitions
Dr. Cierra Listermann
Psychologist, Ph.D., HSP-P
Major life transitions can bring up feelings of uncertainty, grief, fear, and questions about identity and purpose. For clients with a history of trauma, change can sometimes activate old fears, survival responses, or beliefs that make transitions feel especially overwhelming. I help clients process these changes, understand their reactions through a trauma-informed lens, and move forward with greater confidence, clarity, and connection to their values.
9 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
Life Transitions therapists in Hickory, NC Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Hickory, NC average 14 years of experience and charge around $201 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (72%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (47%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (37%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$201
Accept insurance
53%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
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| 46% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 72% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 47% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 37% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 33% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 28% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 28% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 28% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 81% | Young Adult |
| 49% | Senior |
| 37% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 61% | Women |
| 49% | LGBTQ+ |
| 42% | Men |
| 33% | Black / African American |
| 28% | Hispanic / Latino |