Older Adults & End of Life
You don’t need to walk the path of aging or preparing for the end of life alone.
When we think of aging…
…we often look forward to opportunities to pursue hobbies and spend more time with loved ones. However the process of growing older can also bring challenges, loneliness, existential questions, and difficult adjustments.
End of life or a terminal diagnoses at any age…
… can bring a sense of isolation and disconnection, challenges navigating the medical system, fear around health, challenging relational dynamics, and avoidance of end of life planning.
No matter if you have family support or are struggling to manage your families’ responses to death and illness - we believe that you deserve a space set aside for you.
Accompanying you in the adjustment to your later years
As we age, it's common for older adults to feel alone, isolated, or misunderstood, and sometimes we all need a space where we can truly feel seen and heard. Whether you're grieving, caring for a spouse with health issues, adjusting to the challenges of aging, or grappling with complex emotions about your own health, it's important to have a space to processl. Perhaps you also want time to reflect on your life and legacy. We recognize that as we age or face changes in our health, family members often become more involved, offering support in new ways. As a relationship-centered practice, we're open to exploring creative ways to include your loved ones in the therapeutic process, so that you can navigate these challenges together.
Accompanying you through any illness
We also know that managing a terminal diagnosis, or chronic illness at any age, can bring uncertainty, anger, grief, or overwhelm. Whether it’s cancer, dementia, Parkinson’s or another diagnosis, our compassionate therapists want to accompany you through this season. At any stage of life, you deserve a therapy experience that supports you to navigate the medical system, manage the uncertainty (or certainty) around your diagnosis, ask existential questions, and connect to what matters in your life.
Engaging in aging and end of life therapy can look like:
Processing the unique challenges that come with aging
Processing past life experiences to integrate trauma, grief, resentment, forgiveness, or guilt
Developing skills to manage the external changes and internal emotional responses to these shifts
Building tools to navigate conversations with your loved ones around end of life planning, aging, your desires and autonomy, medical decisions, and your shifting roles
Connecting to sources of joy, meaning, and purpose
Connecting to radical acceptance while identifying areas where you have choice or increase your sense of agency
Creating objects or rituals of purpose and meaning - memoirs, end of life letters to loved ones, art etc.
Connecting to resources for community and other needs - housing, medical etc.
