Support through life transitions
Moving country, becoming a parent, ending a relationship, changing career, grieving. Support while the ground under you is still shifting, so you can find footing before you decide what comes next.
When the ground is still moving
Transitions ask the nervous system to function without its usual reference points. Even a wanted change, a new country, a new baby, a new role, removes the routines and relationships your body used to know it was safe.
That is why people often feel disproportionately fragile during a change they chose. It is not ingratitude or failure to adapt. It is a system working without landmarks and it responds to being steadied rather than pushed.
Transitions I often work with
- Moving country, or returning to one you left
- Becoming a parent, or trying to
- Separation, divorce, or the end of a long relationship
- Career change, redundancy, or leaving a role that defined you
- Loss and grief, including losses that are hard to name
- Shifts in identity, faith, health or sense of purpose
What we do together
We find footing before direction. When everything is in motion, the first task is not deciding what happens next. It is helping your body locate something stable, even small and temporary, so that decisions come from steadiness rather than urgency.
We make room for contradiction. Relief and grief often arrive together and transitions get harder when only one is allowed. Somatic work is good at holding both without forcing a resolution.
We attend to what is ending, not only what is beginning. Change tends to be discussed forwards. Something is usually being left behind and it needs acknowledgement before you can fully arrive.
We work with what your body already knows. Impulses to rest, to reach out, to withdraw, to move, these carry information. Learning to read them is a large part of finding your way through.
Practical details
Format
60-minute individual sessions, online or in person in Stockholm. Weekly or fortnightly to start.
First step
A free 15-minute introductory call. Length, fee and cancellation are set out on the Inside a session page.
Inside a session →Already a parent?
This page covers the transition into parenthood. The ongoing load, exhaustion, guilt, a short fuse, has its own page.
Parenting & parental burnout →
Questions people ask me
Is it strange to seek support when nothing is really wrong?
Not at all. Transitions are demanding even when they are chosen and going well. Getting support during one is often what keeps it from turning into a crisis later.
I moved country and feel unmoored. Is that something you work with?
Yes and often. Migration asks you to rebuild belonging, language, work and identity at the same time. I live this reality myself and I work in English and in Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian / Montenegrin for exactly this reason.
How long does this kind of work usually take?
Transitions often suit a defined piece of work, a few months of regular sessions while the ground is still moving. Some people continue afterwards; many find that steady footing is enough.
Can we work while I am still in the middle of it?
Yes. You do not need to wait until things have settled to be supported. Being accompanied during the unsettled part is usually where counselling helps most.