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Areas of focus

Life transitions

Endings and beginnings ask more of us than we expect — even the ones we chose.

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A separation, a bereavement, a move to another country, a child leaving home, a career that no longer fits, a diagnosis. Transitions ask you to let go of a version of yourself before the next one has arrived.

 

That in-between period is uncomfortable, and it is also where most of the meaningful work happens.

You may recognise yourself if…

Feeling untethered, as though you are between two lives

Grief that surprises you with its intensity or its timing

Difficulty making decisions about the future

Loss of identity linked to a role, a place or a relationship

Guilt about not coping better with a change you wanted

How we work together

We give the ending its proper place — what is genuinely lost, and what deserves to be honoured.

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We look at what the transition has activated: older separations, attachment patterns, family loyalties.

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We then work forward: what you want the next chapter to protect, and what you are willing to leave behind.

The first step is often the most difficult. Let's take it together.

Virginie Soum

English-speaking psychotherapist for adults, teenagers, children, expats and international families on the French Riviera.

Where to find me

Espace Nelia, Valbonne (near Sophia Antipolis)

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (near Monaco) — Saturdays

Online sessions worldwide

Home visits (under certain conditions)

Contact

06 05 00 19 95
virgsoum@gmail.com
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