Losing a job or navigating a sudden career transition can bring grief, anxiety, identity loss, and overwhelming uncertainty. Jennifer Ritchie, a Registered Psychotherapist in Kingston, offers warm, compassionate virtual therapy to help you process job loss, manage unemployment anxiety, rebuild confidence, and make sense of major career changes at a pace that feels right for you.
At my Kingston-based psychotherapy practice, I specialize in helping teenagers, adults, and families navigate difficult life transitions—including job loss, career uncertainty, unemployment anxiety, identity shifts, burnout, and work-related stress. Job loss can shake our stability, sense of purpose, and confidence, and I provide a supportive space where you can feel connected, heard, and understood while processing everything you're carrying.
With over 18 years of clinical experience, I work collaboratively to help you explore your emotions, rebuild your strengths, and gain clarity during periods of redundancy, layoffs, or unexpected career change. Whether you’re facing public sector layoffs, Queen’s University job loss, military career transition, job loss after 50, or financial and family strain related to unemployment, you don’t have to go through it alone.
My approach is grounded in warmth, empathy, and the belief that therapy should never feel stiff or impersonal. Using evidence-based modalities—including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFIT & EFFT), CBT, DBT, and advanced grief counselling—I help you untangle the emotional impact of job loss, regain a sense of direction, and make meaningful changes that align with your values.
We all deserve support during life’s most challenging moments. Together, we’ll work toward restoring balance, rebuilding confidence, and helping you move forward with purpose.
Losing a job often brings a deep sense of grief, shock, or even shame. I help individuals explore the emotional impact of job loss, from sadness and fear to anger after being fired, while building a healthier understanding of self-worth and identity.
Career uncertainty can trigger panic, avoidance, and the fear of reapplying. Together, we work through unemployment anxiety, job rejection stress, and confidence rebuilding so you can move forward with clarity and steadiness.
Whether you’re considering a forced career change, coping with early retirement grief, or experiencing an identity crisis after losing work you loved, therapy can help you reconnect with your strengths and values while navigating what comes next.
Kingston sees many job losses related to government restructuring and university downsizing. I offer specialized support for individuals impacted by Queen’s University layoffs, public sector job loss, and recession-related cutbacks.
Work-related PTSD, toxic workplace recovery, and burnout leading to job loss can take a heavy toll. Through emotionally focused and trauma-informed therapy, I help you process these experiences and begin healing from long-term stress.
All sessions are available virtually to clients across Kingston and Ontario, offering confidential, flexible therapy that allows you to explore your experiences from the comfort of your home.
Online therapy provides support for job loss grief, unemployment anxiety, career transition stress, and rebuilding confidence—all from a comfortable, private space at home.
Yes. Many people in Kingston experience a loss of identity or purpose after a layoff. Therapy helps you explore these feelings while rebuilding stability and direction.
I frequently work with clients navigating public-sector restructuring and Queen’s University job loss. Sessions focus on coping, emotional regulation, and planning your next steps.
These emotions are extremely common. Therapy offers a compassionate space to process anger, shame, or guilt related to job termination or redundancy.
Absolutely. Together, we address fear-based avoidance, job rejection anxiety, and confidence challenges that often appear during unemployment or career transition.
If you’re struggling after a job loss or facing a major career transition, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I’m here to help you feel supported, grounded, and confident as you move forward. Book a virtual session today to begin your path toward healing and clarity.