Trauma-Informed HealingSupporting adjustment
Change is extremely hard, even when it’s extremely necessary.
Sweetnam Psychology offers therapy to support life transitions in person across the Gold Coast and Tweed Coast, and via telehealth psychology sessions Australia wide.
Recognising the SignsLife transitions can be disorienting
You're not meant to glide through big changes. Even welcome transitions can shake your sense of self. One moment you feel grounded, the next you’re questioning everything. Holding it all together while life shifts beneath you can feel impossible.
You’re unsteady
New roles, shifting identities, and changing relationships. All of the familiar markers of who you are feel blurred or out of reach.
Losing your sense of direction
When life changes, your internal compass can go quiet. You may not recognise yourself, and the path ahead feels unclear or overwhelming.
People assume you’re fine
From the outside, it looks like “a normal life change.” Inside, it’s far more complex. Well-meaning reassurance can feel invalidating, leaving you alone with the intensity of it.
Unhelpful mechanisms surfacing under pressure
People-pleasing, over-functioning, withdrawing, or seeking control start to creep in with the stress of it all
The TransformationFinding your way through
Life transitions are murky and challenging to wade through. The other side can be a deeply felt sense of freedom, clarity, and certainty. Or it could be loss, regret, and guilt. Two things can be true and the change may give rise to a complex set of mixed feelings. I am here to walk through this with you, a stable consistent place to land when everything else is shifting.
Understanding the MethodWalking this with you
I create a safe space where all your feelings are welcomed. I help you honour what is changing, process waves of emotion, and move with these changes authentically.
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Connect with your values, needs, and desires. The path forward becomes more coherent, and decisions feel less frightening and more aligned.
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You rediscover the parts of you that feel solid and trustworthy. Even as life shifts, you develop an inner steadiness you can return to.
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Instead of carrying it all alone, you have a space where your experience is recognised, validated, and met with compassion. You feel less isolated and more equipped to move through the transition with confidence.
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Over time, you can integrate the change into a life narrative that holds purpose and hope.
Take The Next StepYou’re not meant to carry this alone
Reach out for a consultation to begin moving through these adjustments with clarity.