Aging changes you. It changes the way your body looks and the way it functions. It can change your role at work and in your family. It can even radically change your self-esteem. Midlife and later life bring both loss and liberation, but you don’t have to cope with these seismic shifts on your own. A good therapist can help you adjust in healthy ways.

As more and more people recognize the important connections between physical health and mental well-being, the stigma around therapy is dwindling. And studies show that therapy is as effective for older adults as it is for those in middle age.

▪️Therapy Can Equip You To Deal With Change: Hormones fluctuate across life stages. In addition to changing hormone levels, injuries and illness can sometimes keep you from participating in some of the activities you love. Working with a therapist can help you:
•tune in to what you want and need.
•clarify your options.
•learn to trust your own judgment, even in unfamiliar territory.

▪️Therapy Can Create Space To Explore New Identities: In midlife to later life, major transitions, such as retirement, can destabilize your sense of who you are. Feelings of disorientation are not uncommon. Therapy can give you a sense of direction as you redefine yourself. It can create a safe space for the trial, error, and reflection process of identity re-formation.

▪️Therapy Can Support You If You’re Grieving A Loss: Loss can happen at any stage of life. But the longer you live, the greater the odds that you will face a significant loss of some type. Important and meaningful phases of your life draw to a natural close. Life review or reminiscence therapy creates space for you to share important memories — whether they are of big events or moments that mattered.

▪️Therapy Is A Chance To Forge New Connections: Whether therapy takes place in a one-on-one or group setting, in-person or online, its success is based on human connection and bonding. Research has shown that a strong alliance between the therapist and the client makes therapy more effective.