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Life Transitions Therapy in Ohio
Something shifted. You don't have to figure out what comes next by yourself.
Life transitions — even positive ones — can be disorienting, grief-inducing, and exhausting. Whether you're navigating a divorce, a move, a job loss, a new role as a parent, or the end of a chapter you thought you'd have longer, it makes sense to feel unsettled. At Resilient Wellness Ohio, we help you process what's ending, adjust to what's new, and figure out who you are in this next phase. You'll leave with coping resources to transition out of this phase, find meaning in the hardship, or just make it through the next day — so you can feel like you can breathe again.
Recognize yourself?
Signs you might benefit
You worked hard for your career and you're still in the process of building it. Your success shouldn't cost you your mental health, happiness, or joy. You don't need to check every box — if any of these resonate, you deserve to make space for yourself. Pushing through isn't enough. You deserve to live and thrive in your own resilience.
How we help
Our approach
We use a combination of narrative therapy, meaning-making frameworks, ACT, and grief-informed approaches depending on what your transition involves. We believe transitions aren't problems to solve — they're moments when identity gets renegotiated. That's important and difficult work, and you deserve support that takes it seriously rather than just cheering you to 'see this as an opportunity.'
Meet our therapists
Yiannoula Mavroidis (M.Ed., LPCC-S, BC-TMH), Melissa Kalinowski (M.A., LPCC, BC-TMH), Hayle Fisher (M.A., LPCC-S, BC-TMH), and Dr. Staci Tessmer (Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, BC-TMH, ACS) are all licensed in Ohio and accepting new clients.
Meet the teamFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is it normal to feel grief over a positive life change?
Completely. Getting married, having a baby, getting a promotion, moving somewhere you wanted to go — all of these can coexist with grief for what they displaced. Grief doesn't require loss of something bad. Any ending, even one you chose, can carry real weight. Therapy is a space to hold all of it without having to explain why you don't feel as happy as people expect.
How is transitions therapy different from regular therapy?
The focus is explicitly on adjustment, identity shifts, and meaning-making rather than symptom reduction. We're looking at questions like: Who am I now? What do I actually want from this next chapter? What am I grieving and what am I afraid of? That said, transitions often stir up anxiety or depression, and we're well-equipped to work with those too.
Can therapy help with a divorce or breakup?
Yes, and this is one of the most common transitions we support. Whether you initiated it or didn't, the end of a significant relationship involves grief, identity reconstruction, and often a complete restructuring of daily life. Therapy provides continuity and support through all of that. We work with individuals — we don't provide couples or divorce mediation.
Our services
How we deliver care
All of our specialty therapy is available through convenient online sessions across Ohio. In-person services available at one of our office locations in Willoughby or Painesville in Northeast Ohio.
Online across Ohio · In-person Willoughby & Painesville
For the anxious. The in-between. The done figuring it out alone.
Book your first session — or a complimentary 15-minute consultation to see if we're the right fit. No pressure, no commitment.
HSA & FSA accepted · Sliding scale available