College and young adulthood can be exciting, but that doesn’t mean the transition is easy. You may be adjusting to more independence, a heavier workload, new friendships, living away from home, figuring out what comes next, or feeling pressure to have your future figured out. Sometimes everyone around you seems to be handling it just fine while you’re wondering why it feels so overwhelming.

What can therapy help with during college?

Our therapists support college students and young adults with concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, autism, executive functioning, academic pressure, perfectionism, friendships, relationships, identity, confidence, homesickness, burnout, and uncertainty about the future.

Therapy can also be a place to talk about the things that may not feel like a “big enough problem” to bring somewhere else.

What if I'm struggling with the transition to college?

Going from high school to college can involve a major shift in structure and expectations. Suddenly you may be responsible for managing your own schedule, assignments, routines, social life, sleep, and responsibilities with much less outside support.

For students with ADHD or autism, those changes in structure, executive functioning demands, social expectations, and environment can sometimes make the transition particularly overwhelming.

Therapy can help you figure out what supports you need rather than simply expecting yourself to adjust the same way everyone else does.

What about graduating and transitioning out of college?

Graduation can bring its own uncertainty. After years of knowing what comes next academically, suddenly you may be facing career decisions, job searching, changing relationships, financial responsibilities, moving, or figuring out what adulthood is supposed to look like.

Therapy can give you space to explore those decisions, manage uncertainty, and figure out what you want your next chapter to look like rather than feeling like you need to have everything figured out immediately.

Can therapy help with academic overwhelm and burnout?

Yes. We can explore what is contributing to the overwhelm rather than simply telling you to manage your time better.

Therapy may focus on executive functioning, procrastination, perfectionism, motivation, boundaries, stress management, emotional regulation, realistic expectations, and finding a healthier balance between school and the rest of your life.

What if making friends or finding where I fit is hard?

College can create pressure to make friends quickly and feel like you’ve found “your people.” For some students, that happens naturally. For others, it takes much longer.

Therapy can provide space to work through social anxiety, past friendship experiences, confidence, communication, boundaries, loneliness, or simply the challenge of finding meaningful connections in a new environment.