Specialty · San Diego

Change doesn’t have to feel overwhelming in San Diego.

Life transitions — even positive ones — can bring uncertainty, stress, grief, and disruption. Whether you’re navigating a career shift, relationship change, loss, or a new chapter, Dr. Gasparian helps adults find clarity, stability, and confidence during times of transition.

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Your specialist

Who you would be working with.

Gabriella Gasparian, PhD

Life Transitions Specialist

Dr. Gasparian is a doctorate-level clinician who helps adults navigate major life transitions, identity shifts, and periods of uncertainty. Her approach is warm, relational, and insight-oriented, offering clients support and emotional safety. She integrates narrative therapy, CBT, ACT and mindfulness to help clients navigate new paths and move forward with adaptability and confidence. She supports adults through career changes, relationship and role shifts, loss, relocation, and other major transitions, providing a compassionate space to help clients feel anchored in times of re-building.

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Common challenges during life transitions

You may be experiencing:

Feeling lost or unsure of your direction
Difficulty making decisions
Grief or emotional heaviness
Identity confusion
Anxiety about the future
Overwhelm or burnout
Changes in relationships
Feeling disconnected from your old self

Who Dr. Gasparian helps

Dr. Gasparian supports adults navigating:

Career changes
Breakups or divorce
Relocation
Grief and loss
Identity shifts
Burnout
Family changes
Major life decisions
Feeling “stuck” or uncertain

How therapy helps during transitions

Dr. Gasparian helps you:

Understand your emotional responses
Build clarity around your values and direction
Strengthen resilience and coping skills
Process grief or loss
Improve communication and boundaries
Reconnect with your identity
Move forward with adaptability and confidence

Evidence-based methods

Modalities Dr. Gasparian specializes in

CBT

To modify unhelpful thoughts, manage emotional responses, and build adaptive behaviors during periods of change.

Narrative Therapy

To examine how our stories about ourselves can be expanded and rewritten, rather than limiting, during identity shifts.

ACT

To help anchor you in your values during a period of transition.

Mindfulness

To reduce overwhelm and maintain presence.

When to seek therapy for life transitions

You may benefit from therapy if you:

Feel overwhelmed by change
Are unsure what direction to take
Feel disconnected from your identity
Are grieving a loss
Want support navigating a major decision
Feel stuck between chapters

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is therapy only for difficult transitions?

No. Even positive changes can feel overwhelming.

What if I don’t know what I want yet?

That’s exactly what therapy can help you explore. Dr. Gasparian helps clients anchor themselves in their values, so that they are better able to make informed decisions for themselves.

How long does therapy last?

There isn’t a single timeline for therapy, because effectiveness depends on factors like the current stressor, its duration, current symptoms, and individual goals.

Will therapy help with decision-making?

Yes — Dr. Gasparian will not advise you on which decision to make, but she can help you explore options so that you can make a decision that feels best for you.

You can manage the change.

Life transitions can feel disorienting, but they can also be an opportunity for growth. Dr. Gasparian can help you move forward with increased agency, intentionality and purpose.

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Change doesn’t have to feel overwhelming in San Diego.

Who you would be working with.

Gabriella Gasparian, PhD

Common challenges during life transitions

Who Dr. Gasparian helps

How therapy helps during transitions

Modalities Dr. Gasparian specializes in

CBT

Narrative Therapy

ACT

Mindfulness

When to seek therapy for life transitions

Questions, answered.

Related paths.

You can manage the change.