Life Transitions

Navigating Life Transitions: Finding Stability in Change

Change is a natural part of life, but even positive transitions can feel overwhelming. Whether it’s starting a new job, becoming a parent, moving to a new city, retiring, or navigating other major life events, transitions often bring a mix of excitement, uncertainty, and stress. Adjusting to these changes can feel challenging, but with the right support, they can also be an opportunity for growth and self-discovery.

At The Relationship Center, our therapists specialize in helping individuals navigate life transitions with confidence and clarity. No matter where you are in your journey, we’re here to help you create a path that feels grounded and meaningful.

What Are Life Transitions?

Life transitions come in many forms, including:

  • Career changes, such as a new job, promotion, or retirement
  • Entering or leaving a relationship, such as marriage, divorce, or breakups
  • Welcoming new family roles, like becoming a parent or caregiver
  • Adjusting to significant milestones, like graduation or empty nesting
  • Relocating to a new place or adapting to a new culture
  • Coping with unexpected changes, like illness, loss, or financial shifts

Each transition is unique, but they all share a common thread: change disrupts our routines and forces us to adapt to something new.

man and woman hanging artwork on the wall dealing with life transitions

How We Help

  • Managing Emotions: Transitions can stir up anxiety, grief, or even excitement that feels hard to handle. We help you process these emotions in a healthy way.
  • Building Resilience: Change can feel destabilizing, but we work with you to develop the coping skills you need to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
  • Clarifying Goals: Transitions often invite reflection on what you want for your future. We help you identify your values and priorities to create a clear sense of direction.
  • Creating Balance: Juggling new responsibilities and relationships can be stressful. We support you in finding balance and building routines that work for you.

Why Seek Therapy for Life Transitions?

Transitions can challenge your sense of identity, stability, or purpose. Therapy provides a space to explore these shifts, manage the stress of change, and build a foundation for personal growth.

Our Approach

  • Empathy and Understanding: We recognize that transitions are deeply personal, and we meet you with compassion and care.
  • Strength-Focused Growth: Every change brings challenges, but also opportunities for growth. We help you uncover your strengths and use them to navigate your journey.
  • Tailored Support: Your experience with change is unique, and we design our sessions to reflect your individual needs and goals.

Embrace the Possibilities of Change

Life transitions can be daunting, but they’re also a chance to create new opportunities and deepen your understanding of yourself. With the right guidance, you can turn uncertainty into growth and build a life that aligns with your values and aspirations.

If you’re ready to find clarity and confidence in the midst of change, we’re here to help. Contact us today to take the next step toward a fulfilling new chapter.

Clinicians

The clinicians below offer this specialty:

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Beth Taylor, MSW, LCSW, LAC

Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified in EMDR

Specialties: Military Families, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Blended Families, Trauma, Addiction

Contact: bethtaylorlcsw@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 620

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Claire-Madeline Corso, MEd

Resident in Counseling

Specialties: Military & Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Related Trauma, Addiction

 

Bret Rawlings

Bret Rawlings, MS, LPC

Sex and Relationship Therapist

Specialties: Conflict & Relationship Issues, Premarital, Sexual Intimacy, Men's Issues

Contact: bret@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 618

LaTrease Nwosu

Latrease Nwosu, MA

Resident in Counseling
International Relationship Consultant

Specialties: Military & Veterans, Ineffective Relationship Habits, New Parents, Pre-Marital, Discernment

Contact: lnwosu@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 615

Instagram: @connecting2love

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Maryam Tehrani, MA

Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy
BCIA Certified Neurofeedback Clinician

Specialties: Women’s Issues, High Conflict Couples, Intimacy Issues, Neurofeedback & Brain Based Therapies

Contact: maryam@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 617 

Betsy Dye Nichols

Betsy Dye Nichols, LPC, NCC, PMH‑C

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Couples & Relationships, Anxiety, Depression

Contact: betsynichols@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 608

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Meaghan de Roos, MA

Resident in Counseling
Advanced Training in Internal Family Systems & Brainspotting

Specialties: Mind Body Integration, Stress & Anxiety Management for Adolescents & Individuals

Contact: meaghan@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 604

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Jennifer Ferrari, MEd, NCC

Resident in Counseling

Specialties : Individuasl, Couples, Adult Family Therapy, Codependent Relationships, Addictions

Contact: ferrari@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 607

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Evelin House, MS

Se habla español
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Marital & Premarital, Racial & Cultural Identity, Anxiety, Women’s Issues

Contact: evelin@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 598, Español (757) 524-1113

Ashlea Azzopardi Rapp, LCSW, PMH‑C

Expert in Perinatal & Women's Mental Health

Specialties: Womanhood, Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Anxiety, Self Esteem

Contact: ashlea@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 602

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Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod, LCSW

Sex and Relationship Therapist
Senior Clinician
EFT Clinical Lead
Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Specialties: Sexual Intimacy, Couples Intensives, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: maggie@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 596

Joel McNair, LPC, LMFT, LMHC

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Codependency, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Relationship Trauma

Contact: joelmcnair@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 560

Aishwarya Nambiar

Aishwarya Nambiar, PhD, NCC

Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting
 

Specialties: BIPOC & Interracial Couples, Racial & Ethnic Identity, Grief, Trauma, Immigration Stressors

Contact: aishwarya@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 522

Nathaniel Mason, PhD, NCC

Counselor Education & Supervision Faculty at Seattle University

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Addictions & Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Addictions, Personality Disorders

Contact: drmason@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 521

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Rachel Jones, MSEd, LPC

Clinical Supervisor
Senior Clinician

Specialties: High Conflict Couples, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: racheljones@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 507

Betsy Zimmerman, PhD, NCC

Clinical Administrator
Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Trauma, Discernment, LGBTQIA+, Infidelity

Contact: betsy@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 516

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Andi O’Neill, MA, LPC

Expert in Emotionally Focused Family & Couples Therapy

Specialties: Neurodivergent Couples, Adult Family Counseling, Couples Therapy

Contact: aoneill@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 511

Aaron Garmon

Aaron Garmon, MS, CRC, MHC, NCC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 

Specialties: Life Transitions, Couples Therapy, Men's Issues

Contact: aaron@relationship-center.com, (716) 916-2927, ext. 597

Beth Taylor headshot

Beth Taylor, MSW, LCSW, LAC

Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified in EMDR

Specialties: Military Families, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Blended Families, Trauma, Addiction

Contact: bethtaylorlcsw@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 620

Claire-Madeline Corso headshot

Claire-Madeline Corso, MEd

Resident in Counseling

Specialties: Military & Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Related Trauma, Addiction

 

Bret Rawlings

Bret Rawlings, MS, LPC

Sex and Relationship Therapist

Specialties: Conflict & Relationship Issues, Premarital, Sexual Intimacy, Men's Issues

Contact: bret@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 618

LaTrease Nwosu

Latrease Nwosu, MA

Resident in Counseling
International Relationship Consultant

Specialties: Military & Veterans, Ineffective Relationship Habits, New Parents, Pre-Marital, Discernment

Contact: lnwosu@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 615

Instagram: @connecting2love

Maryam Tehrani headshot

Maryam Tehrani, MA

Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy
BCIA Certified Neurofeedback Clinician

Specialties: Women’s Issues, High Conflict Couples, Intimacy Issues, Neurofeedback & Brain Based Therapies

Contact: maryam@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 617 

Betsy Dye Nichols

Betsy Dye Nichols, LPC, NCC, PMH‑C

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Couples & Relationships, Anxiety, Depression

Contact: betsynichols@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 608

Meaghan de Roos headshot

Meaghan de Roos, MA

Resident in Counseling
Advanced Training in Internal Family Systems & Brainspotting

Specialties: Mind Body Integration, Stress & Anxiety Management for Adolescents & Individuals

Contact: meaghan@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 604

Jennifer Ferrari headshot

Jennifer Ferrari, MEd, NCC

Resident in Counseling

Specialties : Individuasl, Couples, Adult Family Therapy, Codependent Relationships, Addictions

Contact: ferrari@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 607

Evelin House headshot

Evelin House, MS

Se habla español
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Marital & Premarital, Racial & Cultural Identity, Anxiety, Women’s Issues

Contact: evelin@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 598, Español (757) 524-1113

Ashlea Azzopardi Rapp, LCSW, PMH‑C

Expert in Perinatal & Women's Mental Health

Specialties: Womanhood, Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Anxiety, Self Esteem

Contact: ashlea@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 602

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod headshot

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod, LCSW

Sex and Relationship Therapist
Senior Clinician
EFT Clinical Lead
Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Specialties: Sexual Intimacy, Couples Intensives, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: maggie@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 596

Joel McNair, LPC, LMFT, LMHC

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Codependency, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Relationship Trauma

Contact: joelmcnair@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 560

Aishwarya Nambiar

Aishwarya Nambiar, PhD, NCC

Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting
 

Specialties: BIPOC & Interracial Couples, Racial & Ethnic Identity, Grief, Trauma, Immigration Stressors

Contact: aishwarya@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 522

Nathaniel Mason, PhD, NCC

Counselor Education & Supervision Faculty at Seattle University

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Addictions & Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Addictions, Personality Disorders

Contact: drmason@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 521

Rachel Jones headshot

Rachel Jones, MSEd, LPC

Clinical Supervisor
Senior Clinician

Specialties: High Conflict Couples, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: racheljones@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 507

Betsy Zimmerman, PhD, NCC

Clinical Administrator
Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Trauma, Discernment, LGBTQIA+, Infidelity

Contact: betsy@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 516

Andi O'Neill headshot

Andi O’Neill, MA, LPC

Expert in Emotionally Focused Family & Couples Therapy

Specialties: Neurodivergent Couples, Adult Family Counseling, Couples Therapy

Contact: aoneill@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 511

Aaron Garmon

Aaron Garmon, MS, CRC, MHC, NCC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 

Specialties: Life Transitions, Couples Therapy, Men's Issues

Contact: aaron@relationship-center.com, (716) 916-2927, ext. 597