THERAPY FOR LIFE TRANSITIONS
IN SAN JOSE

Are you navigating a major change — a career shift, a divorce, a relocation, or the end of a chapter you didn't see coming? Are you dealing with something significant and finding it hard to get your footing, even though you're someone who usually figures things out?

If you're in San Jose and looking for a therapist to help you navigate a major life transition, I can help.

Life in San Jose

San Jose sits at the heart of Silicon Valley. The concentration of technology companies, engineering talent, and entrepreneurial ambition in and around San Jose is unlike anywhere else in the world. My San Jose clients tend to reflect that — they're engineers, product managers, founders, and executives who are exceptionally good at what they do professionally and often less practiced at navigating the personal side of major change.

High achievers in tech tend to approach personal problems the way they approach work problems — analytically, independently, with an expectation that effort and intelligence will produce results. That approach works well in most contexts. It works less well when the challenge is fundamentally emotional rather than analytical — when what's needed isn't a better framework but a different kind of self-awareness.

What I've found after nearly 30 years working with this kind of client is that the transition itself is rarely the whole problem. It's usually surfacing something that was already there — a question about identity, meaning, or direction that got buried under the demands of a demanding career. The transition just makes it harder to ignore.

What Therapy for Life Transitions Looks Like

Many of my clients come to me not because something is clinically wrong but because they're in the middle of something big and want someone objective and unrelated to them to think it through with. Someone with no stake in the outcome and no history with them.

This is therapy for life transitions. It's practical and forward-focused. You set the goals. I help you get there and stay honest about your progress.

Common transitions I work with include:

Career changes, pivots, and exits — leaving a major tech company or founding a startup

Divorce and relationship transitions

Relocation — including the identity disruption that comes with leaving a community you've built

Retirement / selling a company and the loss of structure and purpose that can follow

The empty nest

Loss and grief

Why Work With a Licensed Therapist Rather Than a Coach?

Silicon Valley has no shortage of executive coaches and life coaches. Coaching is an unregulated industry — anyone can call themselves a coach with no training or accountability. Working with a licensed therapist for life transitions means you're getting someone with clinical training, ethical accountability, and the ability to recognize and address deeper issues if they surface. That's a meaningful difference, especially when the transition is connected to something more complex underneath.

All sessions are conducted via telehealth, which means you can work with me from anywhere in California. I previously had an office in Palo Alto and have worked with Bay Area clients for many years — from the Peninsula to San Francisco to San Jose.

If you're in San Jose and navigating a major transition, I invite you to call me at 650-646-4220. I'm always willing to spend a few minutes on the phone to discuss whether I'm a good fit for what you're dealing with.

For more information, visit my Therapy for Life Transitions page. Feel free to contact me with any questions.