Work takes up a huge part of life, not just in hours but in identity. When it ends, whether by choice or circumstance, the loss can be bigger than you expected. Retirement is often framed as something to celebrate, which can make it hard to admit that you also feel adrift, purposeless, or anxious about who you are without a role to fill. Job loss brings its own set of stresses: financial pressure, uncertainty, and sometimes a real blow to your sense of worth.
Therapy gives you room to work through the feelings that come with this kind of transition, whatever shape it takes. That might mean examining what your work meant to you and what you want your life to look like now, managing the anxiety that comes with financial uncertainty, or rebuilding a sense of structure and direction. These are real challenges, and you don't have to figure them out alone.