Feeling Lost in Your Twenties and Early Thirties

Many people enter their twenties and early thirties expecting to feel settled by now. Instead, they often find themselves asking difficult questions. Am I in the right career? Is this relationship right for me? Should I go back to school? Do I want to stay in this city? These questions are common, but that does not make them easy.

This stage of life is often filled with transitions. You may be starting a new job, considering a career change, moving to a new city, finishing graduate school, navigating dating and relationships, or adjusting to the end of a long-term partnership. Sometimes these changes happen one at a time. Sometimes they seem to happen all at once. Periods of transition can feel uncertain because there is often no clear roadmap. The routines, relationships, and identities that once felt familiar may no longer fit, while what comes next remains unclear.

When life feels uncertain, it can be easy to assume something is wrong. You may compare yourself to friends, colleagues, or social media posts and wonder why everyone else appears more confident or settled. In reality, many people in their twenties and early thirties are navigating similar questions, even if they do not talk about them openly.

Therapy can provide a dedicated space to slow down and make sense of what you are experiencing. Rather than rushing toward answers, therapy can help you better understand your values, priorities, relationships, and goals. It can help you manage anxiety, build confidence in decision-making, navigate life transitions, and develop a stronger sense of self during times of change. Therapy can also offer support when feelings of loneliness, uncertainty, or self-doubt begin to take up more space in your life.

At Growing Sideways Therapy, Lisa Howard specializes in working with adults in their twenties and thirties. She has extensive experience supporting clients through career changes, graduate school experiences, relationship challenges, relocations, and other major life transitions. Lisa is genuinely interested in this age and stage of life and understands the unique opportunities and challenges that often arise during these years. Together, you can create a space to reflect, explore, and move forward in a way that feels meaningful to you.

If you are feeling lost, uncertain, or stuck, you do not have to navigate it alone. Therapy can offer support, perspective, and a place to explore what comes next.