Therapy for Older Adults
Later life can bring meaningful growth, reflection, and connection. It can also bring changes that feel difficult, unexpected, or isolating. You may be adjusting to retirement, changes in health, grief and loss, caregiving roles, relationship changes, loneliness, or shifts in independence.
Therapy can offer a supportive space to talk openly about what you are experiencing and what you hope will be different. My goal is to help you feel heard, respected, and supported as we clarify what matters most to you and begin identifying small, meaningful steps forward.
Why I Work With Older Adults
Working with older adults is especially meaningful to me. Over the years, I have had the privilege of supporting many people as they navigate changes that can come later in life. These transitions can sometimes feel isolating, and having a space to talk openly, feel understood, and receive support can make a real difference.
I have seen the wisdom, resilience, and life experience older adults bring to therapy, while also understanding that this stage of life can bring unique challenges that deserve compassion and support. Aging, illness, loss, and transition are deeply personal experiences, and no two people move through them in the same way.
In therapy, I take time to understand how you are experiencing these changes, what is important for me to know about you, what has helped you through difficult times before, and what you hope life can look like moving forward.
Reasons Older Adults Seek Therapy
People seek therapy later in life for many reasons, including:
Coping with anxiety, depression, grief, or loneliness
Managing chronic illness, pain, or changes in memory, mobility, or independence
Adjusting to retirement or changes in family roles
Navigating the loss of a spouse, partner, friend, or loved one
Managing caregiving stress and responsibilities
Facing uncertainty about the future
Sorting through complicated emotions and life transitions
Strengthening coping skills and resilience
Reconnecting with a sense of purpose, meaning, and fulfillment
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Sometimes therapy provides a supportive space to process challenges, gain perspective, and focus on what matters most to you.
Support for Caregivers
and Family Members
I also support caregivers and family members who are caring for an aging parent, spouse, partner, or loved one. Caregiving can bring love, purpose, stress, grief, guilt, exhaustion, and difficult decisions, often all at the same time.
Therapy can provide a space to talk honestly about the emotional weight of caregiving, clarify boundaries, strengthen coping strategies, and make room for your own needs. Support can be especially helpful when you are trying to balance care for someone else with your own health, relationships, work, and sense of self.