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Life Transitions Counseling and Therapy in Miami, FL

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • During our first session Hannah was proactive in creating a plan of action to properly diagnose me and address my concerns. Detailed. Office is beautiful. Love the decor, relaxing ambiance and free tea.

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  • She was very kind and thorough during intake and the entire office looks like something out of a lifestyle magazine.

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  • The office is lovely and welcoming, the in-take paperwork helped me prepare for what I wanted to talk about and gave me a starting point.

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  • Dr. Yang is warm and empathic, and made me feel comfortable from the very beginning.

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  • Emma has been very supportive through major life changes for me. Her sweet and gentle nature made it easy for me to feel safe to open up to her. I am very grateful for her support and kindness.

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  • It was my first visit and she made me feel so safe. I opened up right away!

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Meet Our Life Transitions Therapists

Feeling overwhelmed by changes in your life?

  • Did you just go through a relationship breakup or lose a loved one?

  • Maybe you just moved, had a baby, adopted a pet, or started a new job?

  • Has life felt like a whirlwind of multiple changes at once and you’re just trying to reach a new stable point?

While all of this can be a normal part of life, it can be quite challenging to navigate life changes and transitions alone. We have therapists who are here to you with anything that you may be going through at any stage in your life - from just graduating high school or college and figuring out what’s next, to a messy breakup and move that has you recalibrating to a new way of being.

Common Life Transitions

  • A small, curly-haired, light brown puppy with one ear up, running outdoors on grass with a blurred background.

    New Addition to Your Family

    Maybe you just had a baby or adopted a pet. Babies and Puppies have similar high needs!

  • Breakup or Divorce

    Maybe you just broke up with your long term partner or are somewhere in the process of divorce.

  • Smiling young woman wearing a graduation cap and gown outside in front of a modern building.

    Graduating

    Whether you’re graduating from high school or grad school, the transition to what is next can be jarring,

  • A family is hanging a framed poster on the wall in their living room while their two young children are present. The poster reads 'EAT' at the top. The room has various boxes and toys around, indicating they might be moving or organizing.

    Moving

    Moving to a new home, even locally, is one of the most stressful life events a person can go through.

  • Three women sitting on a wooden platform, looking at a laptop together, with pillows and a dark wall with colorful pins and paper in the background.

    Job or Career Change

    Often our professional lives evolve and develop over time and it’s helpful to assess our feelings and what’s important to us.

  • Close-up of deep burgundy and light pink roses with green leaves against a neutral background.

    Grief and Loss

    Loss can show up in a lot of ways, though may be death of a loved one or a pet, or even loss of a job or good health to a chronic illness.

  • A bride and groom holding hands during a wedding ceremony by a pool, with guests releasing red and white balloons into the sky.

    Getting Married

    Getting married, and perhaps planning a wedding as well, is very exciting yet still often incredibly stressful.

  • A bird's nest made of twigs and leaves surrounded by green pine branches.

    Empty Nest

    Women who have focused on caregiving responsibilities for decades can find it difficult to adjust to newfound space for other possibilities.

The Impact of Life Changes on Mental Health

No matter what transition (or perhaps transitions) you’re navigating, and whether you consider it a “good” or “'bad” change, it can be challenging for your overall mental and emotional health. Whenever we go through a change, we have to recalibrate and reconsider our needs. Just as our external life circumstances change, our internal world of thoughts and emotions is impacted and changes as well. This can lead to heightened stress levels, anxiety, and even a depressed mood. Often the mental health challenges that we face after a life change are temporary, as we learn ways to adjust. With the help of a therapist, you can likely adjust more quickly and make the experience overall more positive.

Empowerment

At Balanced Awakening, empowerment is a key component of the therapy services that we provide. The threads of empowerment come in handy, too, when going through a life change. We want to work with you to build resilience, so that no matter what changes or challenges life throws your way, you have an easier time adjusting and coping. We can help you build resilience by working with you on coping skills, building a more positive mindset, advocating for what you need in relationships, and engaging in more self-care.

A woman with dark wavy hair in black clothing and boots holding a brown umbrella, appearing to jump or float against a vibrant yellow wooden wall.

Support and Therapy

Life transitions counseling can help in a lot of ways! The therapeutic space can create a nonjudgemental, open, and supportive space for you to explore how you feel about whatever changes or transitions you may be going through. Your therapist can be by your side as you process emotions or develop new insights about your experience. Your therapist has both broad expertise in emotional processing, and may also have specific expertise in the transition that you are going through.

Why Us for Life Transitions Counseling

At Balanced Awakening, we have a diverse team of therapists available who all lend a unique perspective on what you may be going through. One of the easiest ways to get connected with a therapist at Balanced Awakening who might have either the expertise or experience that you are looking for is to engage with our matchmaking process. Catalina, our Client Coordinator, offers a matchmaking phone call for prospective clients who want a tailored approach to finding a therapist here who is a good fit. Or, if it’s more convenient for you, we also have an easy matchmaking form that you can fill out!

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We’re here to help with transitions!

No matter what life may be throwing your way, we have therapists who can help you in your particular situation. If you'd like to learn more about our life transitions counseling in Chicago or schedule a free 15-minute call, please visit our contact page. We offer virtual services in Miami, FL.

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Life Transitions Counseling FAQs

  • The frequency and duration of therapy for life transitions often depends on how many aspects of life feel overwhelming and/or how severe the challenging feelings and experiences are. Your therapist will assess your symptoms and experience of day-to-day life and advise you on how many sessions you may need to feel better and how frequently those sessions may occur. Most people benefit from weekly therapy sessions for a few months in order to see bigger changes in their life.

  • In the first two sessions, your therapist will ask you questions about your life currently, your history, and where you hope to be in the future. From there, you and your therapist will discuss goals for therapy and a plan of action to help you feel better sooner. Some sessions may focus on understanding your feelings better, learning tools to cope with the demands of changes, and figuring out how to create more positive experiences in your life.

  • If in doubt, give it a try! Our therapists are not only trained to help you with your experiences around life transition, but to help you improve your overall life in other ways. So even if you’re not sure how much changes in your life are impacting you, if you have a hunch that you could feel better, we can help you.

  • Yes! But with some exceptions. There are 3 situations where, legally and ethically (whether we want to or not) we would have to break your confidentiality. These include if we learn of any potential child or elder abuse from you, we determine that you are at risk of harming yourself or someone else, or we receive a court order for your medical records. Also, some of our providers are under supervision and regularly consult with their supervisor about their client sessions. Supervisors have the same obligation to client confidentiality.

  • All therapists at Balanced Awakening have a strong foundation in psychotherapy and mental health concerns of women. Our life transitions therapists have specific expertise in different life transitions and have unique ideas about how to help you navigate them.

  • Our therapy rates for most of our therapists are $250 for the first two (2) 55 minute intake sessions and $225 for ongoing 55 minute sessions after that. If you’d like to work with Dr. Yang, inquire about her current rate. We are exclusively self-pay, meaning that we do not accept any insurance.

    Prioritize Your Well-Being—with Support for Out-of-Network Reimbursement

    At Balanced Awakening Miami, we are a self-pay boutique practice that serves high-achieving women who are ready to invest in meaningful, lasting change. While we are not in-network with any insurance plans, many of our clients receive significant reimbursement through their out-of-network benefits with providers like UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and others.

    To make the process smoother, we’ve partnered with Thrizer—a modern payment platform that submits claims on your behalf and helps you access your benefits with ease. Thrizer takes care of the paperwork, coordinates directly with your insurance company, and helps you receive reimbursement faster. We can even provide a personalized estimate of your out-of-network benefits before you begin.

    Therapy with us is an empowering investment—and Thrizer helps make it more accessible.

    *Please note that appointments that are not canceled or rescheduled with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice will be subject to the full 55 minute session fee (either self pay rate or full contracted insurance rate). 

  • Yes! We offer virtual therapy for moms as well as in-person. Sometimes, especially when life is chaotic, it’s easier for our clients to get support from a therapist over video.