Midlife and Identity Crisis

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When success, roles, or relationships no longer feel meaningful, and questions of "Who am I really?" arise.

Sometimes it comes on quickly.  One day you're walking along in life, the next day you're barely keeping your head above water.  

Sometimes it's a quiet voice that has been there a long time that keeps getting louder and demanding your attention saying, "You can't do this anymore."

Our culture does not have many ways to help us to the other side, and can minimize how overwhelming these times of life can be.

When you are re-evaluating things that you built your life around, it can be very lonely.  Especially when important people in your life don't want you to change.

There comes a time in midlife when the path that once made sense begins to fade.  You might look around and realize that the roles you've played, the relationships you've built, and even the career goals you've achieved no longer feel like they fit.  

A quiet unease rises, a sense that something deeper is calling for your attention, and the voice inside begins to ask, "Why doesn't it feel the same?"

Many people ignore that voice for a while, hoping their feelings will return to what they once were.  Hoping "this is just a midlife crisis, it will pass."  There is so much in their life that they love.  But inside that quiet voice keeps wondering, "Is this it?  Or is there more to life?"  

In Psychodynamic and Jungian Depth therapy, we listen to that voice.  We explore what's falling away and what's trying to be born.  

While it can be extremely distressing, these moments are a call to deepen, to turn toward what has been left behind, and to rediscover what is most alive in you.  It can feel selfish, as people want you to remain as you are, or in the role you've always been for them.  It can be an existential life crisis.  

This is the time to meet the Self.  The larger, wiser part of you that has been waiting beneath the surface.  Through Psychodynamic and Jungian Depth psychotherapy, we explore the symbols, dreams, and emotions that surface during a midlife or identity crisis, helping you discover what your soul is longing for.

This work is about more than solving problems.  It's about self-discovery and transformation. It's about listening for what your life is asking of you now, and allowing new meaning to take shape.

If you're feeling lost, burned out, restless, or unsure who you are becoming Psychodynamic and Jungian depth therapy can help you navigate this time with compassion and curiosity.  We follow the threads of your story to uncover what is authentic, vital, and ready to emerge.