stress, grief, & life transitions

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When life shifts faster than you can adapt

Stress, grief, and major life transitions often bring emotional experiences that can feel destabilizing in different ways. Grief is often marked by profound emotional pain and loss; life transitions may bring a sense of disorientation, shifts in identity, or loss of direction; and chronic stress can stem from competing roles, ongoing demands, relational strain, or workplace pressures. When it comes to these major life experiences, it’s normal to be shaken off-balance. These experiences can affect your sleep, energy, decision-making, and relationships, often in ways you didn’t anticipate.

Processing what’s changing and strengthening your capacity to cope

Therapy offers a supportive space to explore your internal experience, understand your emotional responses, and make sense of what you’re navigating. In grief work, this may involve processing loss, developing coping skills, and gradually re-establishing meaning, purpose, and stability. During life transitions, like career change, parenthood, or divorce, therapy supports exploration of identity shifts and helps you use your values as a guide for decision-making, adaptive coping, and behavioral change. When stress is the primary concern, the focus may include understanding role strain, competing demands, and patterns that contribute to feeling overwhelmed. Over time, the work helps you move through change.

Compassionate, evidence-based support for times of transition

Dr. Galloway blends ACT, CBT, and mindfulness to help clients navigate difficult seasons. Her approach focuses on validating your experience, identifying what you need, and building practical tools that support adjustment. She works collaboratively, honoring both the difficulty and the resilience that coexist in times of change.