Older Adults & Aging
What Does Geriatric Therapy Address?
Aging can bring significant changes, including retirement, changes in health, loss of loved ones, changes in independence, and adjustments within family relationships. These transitions can affect emotional well-being at any stage of later life.
Therapy can provide older adults with a supportive place to talk about these changes, address emotional concerns, and develop strategies for navigating life’s transitions.
How Can Therapy Help?
Therapy for older adults can focus on both current concerns and the life experiences that shape how they respond to change
Depending on your needs, therapy may help you:
- Adjust to retirement or other major life changes
- Cope with grief and loss
- Manage anxiety, depression, or stress
- Navigate changes in independence
- Adjust to changes in health or physical functioning
- Address family or relationship concerns
- Develop healthy coping strategies
- Process difficult or significant life experiences
- Maintain a sense of purpose and connection
Treatment is individualized and based on the person’s concerns, circumstances, and goals.
Who Can Benefit From Therapy?
Therapy may be helpful for older adults experiencing emotional, relational, or adjustment concerns.
It may also be helpful when family members or caregivers are navigating changes associated with aging and need additional support.
What Can We Help With?
Our clinicians can provide support related to:
- Anxiety and depression
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Family and relationship concerns
- Caregiver stress
- Changes in independence
- Adjustment to retirement
- Health-related emotional concerns
- Stress and coping
- Changes associated with aging
Geriatric Support at Modern Me Psychology
At Modern Me Psychology, we recognize that everyone’s experience of aging is different. Therapy can provide a supportive environment for exploring concerns, adjusting to change, and maintaining emotional well-being.
When concerns involve medical, neurological, or cognitive issues that require specialized evaluation, therapy may be coordinated with or supplemented by appropriate healthcare services. Modern Me Psychology does not currently provide diagnostic testing and may refer clients to outside providers when testing or specialized evaluation is needed.
Our Clinicians Who Work With Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress
Related Approaches
Depending on your needs and treatment goals, approaches that may be incorporated into treatment include:
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Strengths-Based Therapy
Explore our Life Transitions & Grief, Depression, and Anxiety pages for additional information.
Ready to Get Started?
Therapy can offer support as you navigate the changes, challenges, and opportunities that can come with aging.
Services are available in person at our Roselle, Illinois office and through telehealth for clients located in Illinois.
We accept several insurance plans, and coverage varies by plan and clinician. Contact us to confirm your benefits and whether your preferred provider and service are covered.
