--- title: "Life Transitions Therapy in Washington, DC — Cura Tempos" description: "Therapy for career change, relocation, divorce, coming out, retirement from service, and other turning points — in Washington, DC and online." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Cura Tempos", "url": "https://curatempos.com" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": [ "MedicalBusiness", "ProfessionalService" ], "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business", "name": "Cura Tempos LLC", "url": "https://curatempos.com", "areaServed": { "@type": "AdministrativeArea", "name": "Washington, DC" }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1301 K Street NW", "addressLocality": "Washington", "addressRegion": "DC", "postalCode": "20005", "addressCountry": "US" }, "telephone": "202-643-2846", "medicalSpecialty": [ "Behavioral", "PublicHealth" ], "availableLanguage": [ "English", "French" ], "serviceType": [ "Initial Consultation", "Intake Session", "Individual Therapy", "Couples Therapy", "Sex Therapy", "Dating Therapy", "EMDR Therapy", "Group Therapy", "In-Person Sessions" ], "founder": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" }, "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner", "name": "Dr. William McVey", "jobTitle": "Founder & Clinical Sexologist", "hasCredential": { "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential", "credentialCategory": "license", "name": "LPC" }, "worksFor": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "url": "https://curatempos.com/drwilliammcvey", "knowsLanguage": [ "English" ], "sameAs": [ "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/REPLACE-ME", "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?cid=REPLACE-ME", "https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/238404" ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://curatempos.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Specialties", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Life Transitions", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties/life-transitions" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Service", "name": "Life Transitions", "serviceType": "Life Transitions", "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "areaServed": "Washington, DC" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is a life transition a real reason for therapy?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "One of the best. Working with change while it's happening beats untangling it years later — and the skills transfer to every transition after this one." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How long does this kind of work take?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Often shorter than trauma or depression work — some clients want a focused few months around the turn, others use the transition as a doorway into deeper work. Both are legitimate." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "I'm new to DC and don't know anyone. Is that worth bringing up?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Relocation loneliness in a networking city is real and common, and it compounds everything else. It belongs in the room." } } ] } ] --- [![Cura Tempos](/__l5e/assets-v1/50a70a4f-7979-497e-9338-0a69569aa15d/logo.png)Cura Tempos Washington, DC ](/) [Home](/)[Our Team](/team-3)[Specialties](/specialties)[Services](/book-online)[Office](/therapy-office-washington-dc)[Investment](/rates)[Journal](/blog)[Media](/media)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free consult](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/) Specialties # Life Transitions Some chapters end on schedule; most don't. A career that stopped fitting. A move that looked like opportunity and feels like exile. Divorce. Coming out. Leaving the service. Becoming a parent. The version of you that worked before doesn't quite work here — and the next version hasn't arrived. Transitions are disorienting because they're identity events, not just logistics. That's exactly what therapy is built for. ## Transitions we sit with often - Career pivots, promotions that changed the deal, exits - Relocation — into DC's transient professional current, or out of it - Divorce and major relationship endings - Coming out and identity shifts at any age - Military-to-civilian transition - New parenthood, empty nests, retirement ## How therapy helps First, steadiness — a place where the disorientation can be said out loud and organized. Then meaning-making: what actually ended, what you're carrying forward, what this next chapter is for. [Psychodynamic](/approach/psychodynamic-therapy) and [IFS](/approach/internal-family-systems) work shine here, because transitions wake up every earlier version of you that ever had to adapt. The measure of success isn't returning to who you were. It's arriving at who this chapter asks you to be — deliberately, rather than by default. ## Practical details 55-minute sessions, $215 with [sliding scale](/rates) from $150–194. In person downtown or online across DC. If you're mid-upheaval, [telehealth](/online-therapy-dc) means the work doesn't depend on your week cooperating. FAQ ## Common questions ### Is a life transition a real reason for therapy? One of the best. Working with change while it's happening beats untangling it years later — and the skills transfer to every transition after this one. ### How long does this kind of work take? Often shorter than trauma or depression work — some clients want a focused few months around the turn, others use the transition as a doorway into deeper work. Both are legitimate. ### I'm new to DC and don't know anyone. Is that worth bringing up? Yes. Relocation loneliness in a networking city is real and common, and it compounds everything else. It belongs in the room. Related - [Stress & burnout →](/specialties/stress-burnout) - [Expats & internationals →](/specialties/expats-internationals) - [Veterans & military →](/specialties/veterans-military) ## Ready to begin? The 15-minute consult is where most people begin. [Book a free 15-minute consultation](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/)[Rates & investment](/rates) Curated mental health & wellness for a life fully lived. [Book a free consult](/book-online) Cura Tempos A boutique DC practice — sex-therapy-led, holistic, unhurried. 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