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Life Transitions Therapy in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

For divorce, career change, relocation, loss, and other major shifts

A structured, ACT-based approach to help you move forward

In person in Rhode Island. Telehealth in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Dramatic Storm Clouds

If everything feels unsettled right now, chaotic, out of control - you are not alone

You may notice:

  • The life you knew has changed and the next one is not clear yet

  • You feel unmoored, even in moments that should feel routine

  • You are making decisions without the structure you used to rely on

  • Old roles or identities no longer fit the way they did

  • You feel pressure to have it figured out already

 

You are not broken.

You are in a period that can be worked with.

Why transitions feel harder than they should

Most people respond to major change by trying to regain certainty fast. You might:

  • rush to make the next decision before you are ready

  • hold tightly to how things used to be

  • avoid the discomfort of not knowing

  • measure yourself against where you think you should be by now

 

These responses make sense given how disorienting change can be.

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Over time, they can actually keep you stuck instead of moving you through it.

A different way to work with transition

We use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you:

  • clarify what matters to you as your circumstances shift

  • make room for uncertainty without needing to resolve it immediately

  • build a flexible sense of identity that can hold change

  • take grounded action even while things are still settling

 

The goal is not to have every answer right away.
The goal is to help you move forward with your life.

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What therapy looks like

This is structured, skill-based therapy.

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We work to:

  • understand the pattern clearly

  • build practical skills

  • apply those skills in real situations

  • track what is actually improving

 

This is not just talking about problems.

It is learning how to respond differently to them.

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We use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as the foundation for this work.  → Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Why AQAL Therapies

ACT-based, structured approach

Focus on patterns that keep you stuck

​Skills you can use immediately

Ongoing focus on what actually works

You do not have to stay stuck in this

Serving Rhode Island and Massachusetts

We provide therapy across Providence and all of Rhode Island, with telehealth available across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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