Life Transitions therapists in Dumbarton, Scotland
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Life Transitions
Samira Gholami
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
Life doesn't always unfold the way we expect. Whether you're navigating a separation or divorce, moving to a new community, entering a different stage of life, becoming a parent, or adjusting to changing family relationships, major transitions can leave you feeling uncertain about who you are and what comes next. Even positive changes can bring unexpected feelings of anxiety, sadness, confusion, or loss.
As a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC), I offer compassionate, affordable counselling to help adolescents and adults navigate life's transitions with greater confidence, clarity, and emotional resilience. My experience in community mental health, family support, and counselling has taught me that change often involves more than adjusting to new circumstances. It can also mean redefining our identity, reassessing our priorities, and discovering what truly matters to us.
My approach combines person-centred counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed principles to help you process difficult emotions, explore uncertainty, and develop practical strategies for adapting to change. Together, we can identify your strengths, strengthen your coping skills, and create meaningful goals that reflect the person you're becoming.
I also recognize that cultural expectations, family responsibilities, and personal values can make life transitions particularly complex. Whether you're navigating intergenerational differences, adjusting to a new cultural environment, or balancing your own aspirations with the needs of others, my culturally responsive approach provides space to explore these challenges without judgment.
You don't need to have your future figured out before taking the next step. Sometimes, the most meaningful growth begins with giving yourself permission to explore new possibilities.
I offer affordable counselling in English and Farsi and would welcome the opportunity to support you through life's changes as you build greater self-understanding, confidence, and hope for the future.
8 Years Experience
Online in Dumbarton, Scotland
Life Transitions
Kevin Martin
Counsellor/Therapist, Psychotherapist Psychodynamic Analysis & Transactional Analysis, BACP, ITTA, EA
Life Transitions are major shifts or turning points that alter our roles, routines, relationships, or sense of identity. Whether planned (like moving, starting a career, or getting married) or unexpected (like job loss, loss of a loved one, or illness), navigating significant change requires adapting to a new baseline while processing the loss of the familiar.
Phases of Transition
The Ending: Acknowledging and letting go of the previous status quo, along with the roles or certainty associated with it.
The Neutral Zone: The uncomfortable middle ground where the old is gone, but the new isn't fully established yet—a space often marked by uncertainty, reflection, and adjustment.
The New Beginning: Embrace new routines, set updated goals, and integrate the experiences you've gained into a renewed sense of identity.
Key Strategies for Navigating Change
Acknowledge the Emotional Impact: Allow yourself to grieve what changed or ended, even when the transition is positive or self-chosen.
Focus on What You Can Control: Identify small, daily habits and routines you can maintain when surrounding circumstances feel chaotic.
Practice Self-Compassion: Resist the urge to have everything figured out immediately; adapting to new roles or environments takes time.
Build a Support Network: Lean on trusted friends, mentors, or counsellors to process the adjustment phase without isolating yourself.
10 Years Experience
Online in Dumbarton, Scotland (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Marisa Berwald
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PhD
I am a psychoanalyst and licensed clinical social worker, with over 15 years of experience and training in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic approaches to talk therapy. In my practice, I work with people across age groups, with families, couples, and children, with the goal of discovering the desires, dreams, needs that lie behind the more difficult aspects of life. I have two New York City based office locations, making it easy to find a place thats right for you. I work on a sliding scale fee basis and with insurance.
14 Years Experience
Online in Dumbarton, Scotland
Life Transitions
Lakis Elezoglou
Counsellor/Therapist, Life Transitions & Feeling Stuck
I work with people experiencing life transitions, such as changes in career, relationships, identity, or personal direction. Life transitions can feel uncertain and unsettling, even when they are expected or positive changes, often leading to confusion, stress, or self-doubt.
In our work together, we explore what this transition means for you personally and how it is affecting your thoughts, emotions, and sense of direction. This process can help you gain clarity, process change at your own pace, and reconnect with your values and strengths.
My aim is to support you in navigating life transitions with greater confidence, self-understanding, and a clearer sense of where you want to go next.
6 Years Experience
Online in Dumbarton, Scotland (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Marianna Trezza -The Growing mindset
Counsellor/Therapist, MA (Hons), Adv Dip. Counsel. & Psychoth.,Dip. Hypnoth., X-Cultural Adaptation Coun. Reg. BACP 572613
Life transitions can deeply affect identity, emotional wellbeing and the nervous system, especially for women living between cultures, languages and different versions of themselves.
Moving abroad, changing roles, midlife shifts, relationship changes, menopause, career transitions or periods of emotional re-evaluation can sometimes create a quiet sense of fragmentation, uncertainty or loss of belonging.
Many women spend years adapting externally while internally feeling disconnected from their own rhythm, needs or sense of self.
My work offers a warm, reflective and holistic space to explore these transitions more gently and consciously, without the pressure to constantly perform, cope or “have everything figured out”.
I integrate psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EFT, embodiment, lifestyle medicine, reflective dialogue and nature-based approaches to support women in reconnecting with greater authenticity, emotional regulation, inner stability and self-trust during periods of change and transformation.
23 Years Experience
Online in Dumbarton, Scotland
Life Transitions therapists in Dumbarton, Scotland Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Dumbarton, Scotland average 11 years of experience and charge around ¤144 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (56%), Integrative Therapy (52%), and Somatic Therapy (44%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤144
Accept insurance
22%
Offer sliding scale
41%
Gender ID
| 73% |
Female |
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| 21% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 56% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 52% | Integrative Therapy |
| 44% | Somatic Therapy |
| 33% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 33% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 26% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 52% | Senior |
| 33% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 74% | Women |
| 59% | Men |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 33% | Buddhist |
| 33% | Persons with Disabilities |