How I can help > Life transitions
LIFE TRANSITIONS
When you’re not quite sure who you are now.
Transitions are not always dramatic. Some arrive without warning — a bereavement, a redundancy, a relationship ending. Others are chosen and still hard — a move, a new role, becoming a parent, retirement, a child leaving home. Whatever form the change takes, transitions ask you to let go of a version of yourself — and that can stir up grief, disorientation, and a deep uncertainty about what comes next. That’s not a sign that something has gone wrong. It’s a sign that something mattered.
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How counselling can help
Life transitions are one of the areas I care about most — and one where I have both professional and personal experience. I understand the particular vertigo of finding yourself somewhere new, without the old landmarks to navigate by. Counselling during a transition isn’t about being told what to do next. It’s about having a space to grieve what’s been lost, understand what the change means to you, and begin to find your footing in what’s new. We might look at the identity questions a transition raises, the relationships it affects, the fears it brings up, and the possibilities it opens — at whatever pace feels right.
APPROACHES USED
Person-centred therapy
CBT
Transactional analysis
SOME TRANSITIONS I WORK WITH
Bereavement and loss · Relationship breakdown or divorce · Career change or redundancy · Relocation – including immigration · Becoming a parent · Children leaving home · Retirement · Serious illness – your own or a loved one’s · Significant birthdays and life-stage changes
Grazyna Gwarek
BACP Registered · MBACP
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