When a role changes, so can the question of who you are
Depression and Life Transitions by video across California.
Career Change and Identity
A career transition can affect more than a schedule or paycheck. A familiar role may have provided purpose, belonging or a way to explain yourself to others. Even a change you wanted can bring mixed feelings.
Shoreline includes career changes in its depression and life-transitions work. Therapy can support the personal side of that change without becoming a job-placement or career-planning service.
Maybe this sounds familiar
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Your old role shaped how you saw yourself.
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A wanted change still feels difficult.
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You compare your timeline with other people.
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You need space for uncertainty before the next decision.
01 · Understand
Consider what the role represented
You can talk about what you miss, what you are relieved to leave and what feels uncertain now. Those experiences can coexist. You do not need to decide that the change was entirely good or entirely bad before discussing it.
A therapist can help you explore the expectations you place on yourself and how the transition affects other parts of life. The work can include identity and relationships as well as the decision itself.
02 · Practice
Keep choices connected to your circumstances
It can be tempting to compare your path with someone else's or look for one correct next move. Therapy can offer space to consider values, feelings and constraints without pretending that practical realities do not matter.
Questions about employment law, benefits, finances or professional training may need separate expertise. The clinician's role is to work with your experience and appropriate therapy goals, not to guarantee the right career outcome.
03 · Choose Your Next Step
Support that considers your situation
Holly Whitmore, Emily Chen, Misty Goldenberg and Nicola Loretto are listed for depression and life transitions. Nicola brings documented experience with grief and complex emotional transitions.
Use the free consultation to ask about approach, availability and what you hope for from care. Ongoing sessions are by video within California, with suitability and goals discussed directly with the clinician.
A therapist who fits you
These clinicians offer the related service. Availability and the right approach for your situation are part of the consultation.
Fees in brief
We are in network with Aetna (PPO and EPO plans only), Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum and Blue Shield of California. Not every clinician is in network with every plan.
Seeing someone out of network? We provide superbills you can submit for reimbursement.
Rates and insuranceLicensed therapist
$180
per telehealth session
For adults, couples, children or families
Associate therapist
$150
per telehealth session
For adults, couples, children or families
Questions before you begin
Will therapy help me choose a specific job?
Therapy may help you explore feelings, patterns and values related to a decision. It is not a promise of career placement or a substitute for specialized career advice.
How do I ask about this service?
Tell the practice the broad kind of support you are seeking, your language preference and whether you have a clinician in mind. Fit, availability and any fee or insurance arrangement need to be confirmed before an appointment.
A small first step
Start with a free 15 minute phone consultation to discuss provider fit, availability and the next step. Keep personal and health details out of an ordinary website inquiry. Ongoing sessions are offered by video within California.
Explore Depression and Life TransitionsKeep exploring
When You Do Not Know Where Life Is Going
You may find yourself wondering where your life is going. It can involve a clear transition, or a quieter feeling that the life you are living no longer fits.
Room for Grief Without a Timeline
Other people may have returned to their routines while your life still feels changed.
Make room for a different conversation
Start with a free 15 minute phone consultation. We'll help you consider provider fit and next steps.