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    Life Transitions

    “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”

    – Alexander Graham Bell

    We experience many life transitions throughout our lives. Some are small while others are more significant. Transitions can lead to growth but often the unknown causes anxiety. We are unsure of what is next. Often a transition leads to a disruption of our self-confidence. We prefer routine and stability. Or sometimes the transition is too painful or is overwhelming.

    Then we get stuck. Unable to move forward. Unable to see the good that is next because we are stuck in what was. The Alexander Graham Bell quote above is so often true. When a change comes about, when a door closes, we tend to focus on what was, what we lost, what changes we have to make. But when a door closes, another always opens.

    I look at my work with those in life transitions as how William Bridges explains in his book Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. I help you to identify what you had and that which you are letting go. I help you to celebrate what was, what you learned. Then we will work on decreasing the confusion of the unknown. This is often the most difficult and longest time. The more work you do in this area the closer to the new beginning you will get. The closer to feeling calm you will get.

    I can help you navigate through your life transition to becoming a newer, secure you.

    Together. For Change.


    2350 Washtenaw Ave Suite 6B
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104

    734-320-4958
    734-274-8619 (Fax)

    knelson@kathleennelsoncounseling.com

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    Kathleen Nelson, LMSW, ACSW, GC-C
    knelson@kathleennelsoncounseling.com
    734-320-4958 | 734-274-8619 (Fax)

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