Loss and Transition

Loss is part of life. Something changes. Familiar ways disappear. What you knew and could count on is no longer there. You find yourself in an in-between place, one where you aren’t sure how to move forward or what is next. You are suspended between what was and what is.You feel stuck. Discombobulated. Conflicted. Scared. And dreadfully alone. It doesn’t have to be that way. I can offer the support that you are looking for.

The kinds of losses I can help you navigate

Mother loss

If you have lost your mother, I am here for you. I have walked this long arc of grief, having lost my mother at the age of 9. As a member of the Motherless Daughters Global Community and a graduate of the Mother Loss: A Grief Training program, I have learned that understanding and working through the particular trajectory of mother loss is a tender, illuminating and ultimately liberating experience. I can support you, whether you lost your mother as a child, teen or adult, to better understand and work through the implications of your mother loss journey so that you can move forward with greater understanding and agency.

Work (or life path) loss or transition

If you are feeling lost after arriving in a new city without clear direction or support, are feeling trapped in a job that doesn’t fit, or are leaving a job or career, I am here to help you work through the transition so that you can find your way with greater clarity and confidence.

Loss of faith

If you feel disconnected from your faith or spiritual tradition, or have never had a spiritual home, and are now seeking how to live into your “one wild and precious life” (thank you, Mary Oliver) with meaning and conviction, I can accompany you to explore and discover what is calling to you now, without dogma or indoctrination.

Testimonials

Kathleen projects calm and makes a safe space for me to reflect … She is an excellent active listener and is gifted at reflecting back to me in helpful ways. Her questions are always thoughtful, bringing me into focus and deeper reflection. I often feel that what I share is a tangled mess, and I am grateful to Kathleen for the untangling she does! She pulls words and images from our conversations and offers them to me in very helpful ways. I am grateful to be able to return to these images in between our sessions. Several times, Kathleen has suggested pausing for silent reflection, and I am grateful to her for the way that she holds the space between us.

V.S.

Kathleen helped me to navigate a time of significant transition and overwhelming uncertainty in my life. I was grappling with huge amounts of fear and self-doubt during a career change, along with processing significant losses and grief. She provided a safe and compassionate space within which I was able to develop awareness, address challenges and find my way forward. With her coaching support, I was able to access more courage, resilience, and confidence; as well as develop more self-compassion and see possibilities beyond my limiting beliefs. Kathleen supported me in developing and strengthening the capacities I needed to be able to better show up in the ways I longed for, and to live my life with more meaning. She is abundantly kind, caring, and patient, as well as insightful and extremely wise. She shares authentically from the depth of her lived experiences, as well as the breadth of her extensive training. I am grateful to have had Kathleen to walk alongside me during such a challenging time in my life.

T.K.

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