Life Transitions Beyond Midlife

Orientation and steadiness when what was is no longer true.

Life transitions are a natural part of life.

Transitions after midlife - relationship changes, major shifts in work, children leaving home, emigration, retirement, health changes, or the simple passage of time can quietly dissolve familiar reference points.

Sometimes transitions happen abruptly, sometimes almost imperceptibly.

But, with all of these comes the eventual realisation that the old patterns, values, and orientation no longer work.

When this happens, people may find themselves functioning, yet inwardly uncertain about how to orient themselves going forward.

This work is for those transitions where the old map no longer fits, and a new one has not yet formed.

As with the midlife transition, people who find their way in any of the other transitions often:

  • feel confused, lost, angry, down or disoriented

  • sense that they are not quite sure who they are anymore

  • notice that long-held values, roles, or goals no longer work so well for them

  • feel a loss of motivation and meaning that success or stability no longer resolves

  • don’t know what genuinely matters now

This is not a failure of insight. It is most often another developmental threshold.

How we work

In the work together, we explore:

  • how to understand and navigate transitions

  • what is being lost in this transition (and there are always losses in transitions)

  • What wants to emerge in your life now

  • the difference between your own deeply felt values and dreams and those of society and your own upbringing

  • how to navigate the next phase of your life

This is reflective, developmental work for capable adults who sense that the previous structure of simply striving no longer fits and who want to move forward consciously.

Working together

All work is offered online, one-to-one, in blocks of four sessions at a time.

Sessions are calm, thoughtful, and reflective — offering space to think and feel your way forward with clarity and presence.

Exploratory conversation

Before any commitment, I offer a 20-minute exploratory conversation.

This is a calm, practical discussion — not an assessment or obligation — intended to:

  • clarify what brings you now

  • check whether this way of working fits your situation

  • decide together whether working together feels appropriate

If it is not a good fit, I will say so openly.

Fees

Fees reflect seniority, depth, and the finite nature of the work.

Should we decide to work together, the fee for each four-session block is: £580.