Life Transitions therapists in Penicuik, Scotland
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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 Penicuik, Scotland (Online Only)
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 Penicuik, Scotland
Life Transitions
Katy Bray
Counsellor/Therapist, MBACP, Dip Therapeutic Counselling
I offer counselling for adults navigating life transitions and periods of change. Whether you are facing a new chapter, relationship changes, loss, changing family dynamics or adjusting to unexpected circumstances, I provide a safe space to explore how these changes are affecting you. We can make sense of your experiences together, explore your feelings and uncertainties, and develop a greater understanding of yourself as you find your way through change and towards what comes next.
0 Years Experience
Online in Penicuik, Scotland
Life Transitions
Anna Brooker
Therapist, Advanced Level 3 BWRT Therapist, Award Winning Women's Health Coach, Life Coach
Life transitions such as perimenopause, children leaving home, a career change or retirement can unsettle even the most capable woman. It's common to feel anxious, lose confidence or wonder who you are now. BWRT® can help you let go of the automatic anxious responses that make change feel so hard, while health coaching can support the physical side of transitions like menopause. I offer a free 15-minute consultation. Send me a message using the enquiry form and I'll get back to you. Together we'll focus on what you want the next chapter to look like.
6 Years Experience
Online in Penicuik, Scotland
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 Penicuik, Scotland
Life Transitions therapists in Penicuik, Scotland Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Penicuik, Scotland average 10 years of experience and charge around ¤136 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Integrative Therapy (57%), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (50%), and Somatic Therapy (40%).
Average years in practice
10 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤136
Accept insurance
20%
Offer sliding scale
43%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 57% | Integrative Therapy |
| 50% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Somatic Therapy |
| 33% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 30% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 27% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 53% | Senior |
| 30% | Teen |
| 13% | Children |
Client Focus
| 70% | Women |
| 60% | Men |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Buddhist |
| 33% | Persons with Disabilities |