Life Transitions therapists in Kent, WA
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Life Transitions
Humble Steps Psychotherapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, APHSW-C
Navigating major Life Transitions—whether it is retirement, a shifting health status or changing family dynamics—can deeply destabilize your sense of identity. Drawing on my extensive background supporting individuals through profound life changes, I provide a grounded, collaborative space to process the anxiety of the unknown. We will work together to honor what you are leaving behind while building the internal and somatic resilience needed to step confidently into your next chapter.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near Kent, WA
Online in Kent, WA
Life Transitions
Doria McGahey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
We all go through a number of transitions in life and sometimes you need support in navigating the hard stuff. Often our identity is tied to different roles in life like: career, parent, child, sibling, partner, athlete, caregiver, etc and when things shift in our lives it can cause a lot of distress and leave you feeling disoriented. Questions like, who am I now that my kids are grown up? or in menopause or aging? or I'm retired? or single? You may find that you are experiencing anxiety, depression, existential questions, fear, or even self-esteem issues. I focus on this area because I know how important it is to have someone help you explore and move through these changes feeling open, empowered, and engaged rather than from a. place of fear.
7 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Avanour Behavioral Health Clinics PLLC
Psychologist, PsyD, LMHC, LMHCA. LSAW. LSW
Avanour provides compassionate support for individuals navigating major life transitions, including career changes, relocation, relationship changes, parenthood, loss, retirement, or shifts in identity and purpose. Our clinicians help clients process difficult emotions, manage uncertainty, clarify their goals and values, and develop practical coping strategies. Treatment focuses on building resilience, restoring balance, and moving forward with greater confidence.
0 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Maria Elena Lara, Ph.D. LLC
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I utilize the latest research-backed information and therapy techniques to assist adolescents and adults with the challenges experienced with life transitions, including but not limited to behavior rehearsal, cognitive reframing, coping strategies, assertiveness, communications skills, crisis resolution, emotional containment, homework, interpersonal skills, problem solving, stress reduction, and recommended reading, all within a cognitive-behavioral therapeutic framework
26 Years Experience
In-Person Near Kent, WA
Online in Kent, WA
Life Transitions
Alignwell Modern Therapy
Counselor/Therapist
Big life transitions can bring uncertainty, stress, and questions about identity or direction. We support individuals navigating major changes such as career shifts, relationship changes, relocation, or new life stages, while helping them process emotions, build clarity, and move forward with greater confidence and stability.
20 Years Experience
In-Person Near Kent, WA
Online in Kent, WA
Life Transitions
Tara Murphy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
In my now 30 years in the field, I have helped clients navigate transitions including college, first jobs, marriage, parenthood, divorce, illness, aging, and grief following a death. My relational and IFS approaches help clients understand how changing roles and circumstances affect their identity, relationships, and sense of direction. I offer space to process loss, explore mixed feelings, and find meaningful next steps.
29 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Life transitions can bring both change and uncertainty, even when they are chosen or positive on the surface. Shifts such as career changes, relationship endings or beginnings, relocation, identity exploration, health changes, or emerging creative directions often stir deeper questions about who you are and how you want to live.
During these periods, it is common to feel ungrounded, emotionally activated, or disconnected from your usual sense of self. Even meaningful transitions can bring grief, anxiety, confusion, or a sense of being “in-between” identities or life chapters.
In therapy, we slow down and make space for the emotional and embodied experience of change. From a psychodynamic perspective, we explore how past transitions and attachment experiences may be shaping your current response to uncertainty, loss, or new beginnings.
Using Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, we also listen to the “felt sense” of transition — the often wordless, body-based experience of not yet knowing what comes next. This helps bring clarity and grounding from within, rather than forcing quick decisions or external answers.
Rather than rushing toward resolution, this work supports you in staying present with the threshold space of change. This can include processing grief for what is ending, making room for ambiguity, and gently sensing into what is emerging.
As nervous system regulation increases and inner clarity strengthens, many clients find they are able to move through transitions with more trust, steadiness, and self-compassion — even when the path ahead is not fully defined.
This approach is especially supportive for creatives, highly sensitive individuals, and those navigating identity shifts or life reinvention who want to move through change in a way that feels grounded, intentional, and internally guided.
2 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Jennifer Elve
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, CEAP, GMHS
Major life shifts—career changes, retirement, divorce, loss, or relocation—can destabilize your sense of identity and routine. I guide clients through periods of adjustment by helping them process uncertainty, build adaptive coping tools, and rebuild confidence as they navigate new chapters.
8 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Carolyne Mburu-Gerena
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Major life changes such as career shifts, relocation, relationship changes, or new responsibilities can create stress and emotional uncertainty. I help individuals navigate these transitions by building coping strategies, clarifying goals, and strengthening emotional resilience. Support during these periods can help individuals adjust more confidently and maintain emotional balance.
6 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Ryan Shannon
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA, MA, MS
Major life changes can bring excitement, grief, uncertainty, or all three at once. Starting or ending a relationship, moving, changing careers, becoming a parent, graduating, relocating, or entering a new stage of adulthood can disrupt your sense of identity and leave you wondering what comes next.
Therapy can give you space to process what you are leaving behind while helping you adjust to what is ahead. Together, we can work through difficult emotions, clarify your priorities, and identify the choices that feel most consistent with the life you want to build.
My goal is to help you move through change with greater confidence, flexibility, and self-understanding, so that a period of uncertainty can also become an opportunity for meaningful growth.
1 Years Experience
Online in Kent, WA (Online Only)
Life Transitions therapists in Kent, WA Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Kent, WA average 13 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (74%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (52%), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) (36%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
58%
Offer sliding scale
30%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 74% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 52% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 36% | Motivational Interviewing (MI) |
| 34% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 33% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 30% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 28% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 72% | Young Adult |
| 49% | Senior |
| 35% | Teen |
| 8% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | Women |
| 39% | LGBTQ+ |
| 35% | Men |
| 27% | Military / Veterans |
| 24% | Black / African American |