Aging with Meaning
We all hope that older age, roughly defined as 75 and older, will be a time of great joy – the proverbial “golden years.” We might hope for increased leisure time after retirement, the chance to pursue hobbies and travel, happy times with family members, and new perspective on what really matters most to us. For many older adults in our society, older age can also bring new issues and concerns. In my experience working with older adults, I have observed the following very common challenges as we get older:
* Loneliness * Physical Changes, Illness, & Chronic Pain * New and Changing Relationships * Life Transitions * Adjusting to a Move, for example, to a Senior Living Community or an ALF * Loss of Independence * Financial Worries * The Feeling that You Have All of the Worry and None of the Control * Loss & Grief * Regret * End of Life Issues * Maintaining Connections * Holding Hope for the Future *
Meeting with a counselor experienced with both the joys and the challenges of aging can help you to plan for a hopeful future. If you have been in counseling at earlier points in your life, I hope that you benefited and look to counseling now as a positive option for this new stage of your life. If you have not been in counseling before, I hope that you will reach out to me by phone or by email so that I can give you an overview of what counseling would look like and how it might help you at this moment.
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