Quarterlife Center - Counseling for Young Adults

Being a young adult can be fun, but it can also be pretty daunting. You may have wondered if you're having a quarterlife crisis. Dr. Christine Greer O'Connor, Founder of the Quarterlife Center, shares 3 signs that you should look for. If you're experiencing any of these signs, you may be having a quarterlife crisis. Facing it sooner rather than later is one of the best things you can do for yourself. If you’re interested in scheduling an appointment or you’d like more information, please  contact us .

As a career coach with 11 years of experience, Krasi empowers individuals to explore their curiosities and design meaningful careers and lives. She guides quarterlifers through clarifying their career vision, crafting and owning their stories, optimizing their LinkedIn profiles, and engaging with purpose and intent to cultivate meaningful relationships. Krasi also leads sessions on professional storytelling, self-care & work-life balance, cultivating meaningful relationships online and offline, and navigating LinkedIn. She is most excited to initiate and encourage opportunities that take people out of their comfort zones (whether it’s publishing a blog post, starting a podcast, going on a hiking trip, organizing a TEDx event, or joining a Toastmasters competition) and help them enhance skills necessary for designing and living a life they love. Krasi enjoys writing, personally and professionally, and her insights are featured on the online resource College Confidential and LinkedIn...

Are you a parent, grandparent, friend, or loved one of an adult quarterlifer? Quarterlifers are individuals who are in their twenties or thirties. They’re the millennials or Gen Zers in your life who you may notice are struggling right now. Whether they’re back home living with you, suffering from unemployment, generally lacking motivation, sleeping a lot, socially isolating themselves, or just not opening up to you about it, then you may wonder… What can I do to help? If you think someone you know is having a quarterlife crisis, you can help. Here’s what we suggest. What should I do if I think my loved one is having a quarterlife crisis? If you know a quarterlifer who is struggling, you’re not alone. We often hear from family members or other loved ones who believe that their child or friend is suffering. This is what you can do. 1. Recognize the symptoms Symptoms of a quarterlife crisis include: Lack of motivation Irritability Tearfulness Anxiety about the future Difficulty making de...

Have you felt a general slump in your productivity since the start of the pandemic? If so, you’re not alone. Toxic productivity has entered the lives of many as they balance remote work and home life without much social interaction to balance it. Let’s look at how this new brand of “workaholism” may be impacting you. What is toxic productivity? Toxic productivity is the unhealthy desire to always be productive and at all costs. If you’re feeling the need to go that “extra” mile at home and work — to be useful even when it isn’t expected of you — then you’re likely experiencing toxic productivity. Often people who experience this aren’t able to relax or let up after they’ve conquered their to-do list. They may feel guilty or as though the effort they’ve put forth all day is never quite enough. Why are so many feeling the weight of toxic productivity now? Toxic productivity has taken hold of many people now because regular routines were put on pause during the pandemic. You may have gone...

Nervous that you haven’t figured out what to do with your life? Worried that you’re getting left behind as your peers move on? Lacking motivation or direction? Trying to find your passion? Thinking about starting graduate school? Struggling in a relationship? Feeling pressure to get married and settle down? Relying on your family for financial support more than you’d like? Feeling overwhelmed by all of the options available to you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, meeting with a therapist can help you figure these things out. Our therapists are compassionate and dedicated to supporting you as you make some of the most important decisions of your life. They are skilled at listening and providing feedback about challenges you’re facing and ways to resolve them. It’s common to feel nervous when beginning the therapy process. Our professional and caring counselors will work with you to help you feel comfortable opening up about yourself and your relationships. We tailor couns...

Are you unsure about your next steps in your career? Are you struggling in your job search? Do you feel stuck in a job you don’t like? Are you trying to decide if you need additional training? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may find it helpful to meet with a career coach, who can work with you to resolve these questions. This post provides an overview of career coaching. It is important to resolve career-related stressors sooner rather than later. Much of our time is spent at work, and if you’re unhappy at work, life can feel very grueling. You may find that your unhappiness at work bleeds into life outside of work, affecting your sense of self, relationships, and social life. Quarterlifers, in particular, report that they spend a lot of time and energy worrying about their career. Part of what makes career choices stressful for quarterlifers is that, compared to their parents’ generation, they have many more career options to choose from, including non-traditiona...

The quarter-life crisis is real .  It is an identity crisis (experienced by some as an existential crisis) that occurs as a quarter-lifer (in their twenties or thirties) struggles with the transition to adulthood. If you are facing a quarter-life crisis, here are 3 things you need to know. 1) It’s ok not to have life figured out as a quarter-lifer. If you are unclear about who you want to be and how you want to live your life, try to see this as an opportunity to explore options and experience new adventures. You may feel pressure to have more certainty about where you’re headed in your life, but it’s ok not to have it all figured out–too much certainty can be a bad thing, if it prevents you from taking appropriate risks to grow and move out of your comfort zone. 2) You are not alone. Often, the quarter-life crisis is exacerbated by a perception that your friends have it all figured out already. You may worry that friends are moving forward with their lives while you’ve gotten stuc...

Did you experience massive amounts of change in the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic? You’re not alone, and now that COVID-19 numbers are beginning to drop, many other millennials are voicing just how drastically their “normal” has changed in the past year. In fact, for some, it feels like they’ve lived an entire lifetime in the past year. Let’s take a look at why your life may look rapidly different than it did just 18 months ago. COVID-19 Adjusts All “Natural Order” Many millennials have experienced some (and perhaps all) of the following over the past 18 months: Dating someone new Moving in together Getting engaged Planning a wedding Adopting a pet Buying a car Buying a house Starting a family That’s a lot to manage for anyone especially in the midst of a global pandemic. If you’re feeling like your world looks nothing like it used to, you’re in good company. Many millennials are starting to wonder whether they would have done all those things, in the order they did them, in t...