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We make room for what hurts without trying to move you through it on a schedule." } } ] } ] --- [Skip to content](#main) [](/) [About](/about)[Approach](/approach) [Services](/services) [Who I work with](/who-i-work-with) [Insights](/insights)[Español](/es)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free call](/book) ![An open interior door onto a sunlit hallway](/assets/hero-life-transitions-BqsPfg1-.jpg) [All services](/services) 08 Depth work # Life transitions Not every ending is bad, and not every good change is easy. What this actually is ## The long version. Divorce, career pivots, becoming a parent, losing a parent, coming out, midlife, empty nest, a diagnosis, a move. Transitions ask a version of you to end so another can begin — and there is real grief in that, even when what's coming is good. Sound familiar? ## You might recognize — - You're grieving a person, a version of yourself, or a future you thought you'd have - Everyone around you thinks you should be 'over it' by now - A 'good' change is quietly wrecking you - You don't know who you are on the other side of this How we work ## The work itself. Depth-oriented, meaning-focused work. Mindfulness practices when they help. EMDR for grief that has become stuck. Room for whatever you actually feel, not what you're supposed to feel. [Book your free 15-min call](/contact) [See full approach ](/approach) FAQ ## Questions people actually ask. Is grief therapy different from other therapy? The frame is different. We make room for what hurts without trying to move you through it on a schedule. Related services ## Where this work often overlaps . [ Depth work Grief & loss For the part no one around you seems to know how to sit with. Read more ](/services/grief-therapy)[ Depth work Depression For the flat, grey version of yourself that won't lift. Read more ](/services/depression-therapy)[ Depth work Relationship & attachment patterns Gottman-informed work for couples, attachment-based work for individuals — same dynamic, different person. Read more ](/services/relationship-therapy) ## Ready to actually work on this? [Book your free 15-min call ](/contact) With Love Wellness Center Depth-oriented therapy across California. Sessions in English & Español. Telehealth-only practice. Begin [Book your free 15-min call](/contact) In a crisis or emergency, call or text [988](tel:988) or [911](tel:911). Services - [All services](/services) - [EMDR therapy](/services/emdr-therapy) - [Anxiety & chronic stress](/services/anxiety-therapy) - [Trauma & PTSD](/services/trauma-ptsd-therapy) - [Relationship & attachment patterns](/services/relationship-therapy) - [Depression](/services/depression-therapy) - [Substance use, recovery & codependency](/services/substance-use-therapy) - [Burnout & high-achiever therapy](/services/burnout-therapy) - [Life transitions](/services/life-transitions-therapy) - [Grief & loss](/services/grief-therapy) - [Men's issues](/services/mens-therapy) Who I work with - [Overview](/who-i-work-with) - [Latino/a/x adults](/who-i-work-with/latino-therapy) - [LGBTQ+ adults](/who-i-work-with/lgbtq-therapy) - [Veterans & first responders](/who-i-work-with/veterans-therapy) - [High achievers](/who-i-work-with/high-achievers) Serving California - [California online therapy](/california-online-therapy) - [Los Angeles](/california/los-angeles) - [Orange County](/california/orange-county) - [San Diego](/california/san-diego) - [San Francisco](/california/san-francisco) - [San Jose](/california/san-jose) - [Sacramento](/california/sacramento) Insights - [All insights](/insights) - [High-functioning anxiety](/insights/high-functioning-anxiety) - [When therapy didn't work](/insights/when-therapy-didnt-work) - [Are my problems bad enough?](/insights/are-my-problems-bad-enough) - [Perfectionism & anxiety](/insights/perfectionism-and-anxiety) - [Can't think your way out](/insights/why-you-cant-think-your-way-out) Practice - [About Joshua](/about) - [Approach](/approach) - [Rates & insurance](/rates) - [Reviews](/reviews) - [Contact](/contact) En Español - [Inicio](/es) - [Sobre mí](/es/sobre-mi) - [Terapia de ansiedad](/es/terapia-de-ansiedad) - [Terapia de trauma](/es/terapia-de-trauma) - [Contacto](/es/contacto) With Love Wellness Center · Telehealth across California · sessions in English & Español. 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