Transitions — a new job, a move, a breakup, marriage, parenthood, retirement — are often assumed to be purely practical adjustments. In reality, they can unsettle a person's sense of who they are, even when the change itself is one they chose or wanted.
Therapy during a transition isn't about rushing to feel settled again. It's a space to think through what the change actually means for you — what it asks you to let go of, and what it opens up — without needing to have it all figured out immediately.
Many people find that understanding a transition properly, rather than just pushing through it, changes how they carry the next one too.