Therapy for Couples & Individuals in Midlife Transitions
Helping couples and individuals who feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about what comes next—especially in midlife, during relationship change, or after major life shifts.
Couples Therapy: When You Feel More Like Roommates Than Partners
Many couples don’t come to therapy in crisis—they come when something has slowly shifted.
The distance has grown. Conversations feel harder. Intimacy feels uncertain. You may be asking yourself: Do we stay together, or are we already emotionally leaving?
I work with couples who are navigating:
Emotional disconnection and communication breakdown
Sexual concerns and intimacy changes
Betrayal, resentment, or unresolved conflict
Menopause, aging, and life stage transitions
Decisions around staying together or separating
Couples therapy with me is direct, structured, and supportive. We focus on what is happening now, what is keeping you stuck, and what needs to change for clarity—whether that means rebuilding or redefining the relationship.
Individual Therapy: When Life No Longer Feels Familiar
Sometimes it is not just the relationship—it is everything.
You may be in a season where something has shifted and you are trying to find your footing again:
a breakup, divorce, loss, identity change, or a life stage that feels disorienting.
I often work with people who feel:
Emotionally overwhelmed or stuck in “limbo”
Unsure about major life decisions
Disconnected from themselves after loss or transition
Like their life looks fine on the outside but feels uncertain inside
Together, we focus on clarity, emotional grounding, and forward movement—not endless processing without direction.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
Finding the right therapist is not just about credentials—it’s about fit.
I am direct, warm, and engaged in the process. I do not sit back passively, and I do not expect you to figure everything out alone. We work together in a way that is honest, practical, and emotionally real.
Very little shocks me. Most people I work with are carrying things that feel hard to say out loud. You do not have to carry it alone here.
From the first session, we work as a team—focused on understanding what is happening and what needs to change.
About Kris
I’m Kristin, but most people call me Kris.
I’m a Generation X therapist, a mom of three, a small business owner, and someone who came to this work after living through several major chapters of my own life.
I often describe myself as:
mother, adoptee, orphan, divorced, and empty-nester.
Clients and colleagues tend to describe me as warm, direct, real, and highly engaged.
Common Areas of Focus
I frequently work with clients navigating:
Sexual concerns and intimacy changes
Pre-grief, grief, and loss
Menopause and hormonal transitions
Divorce and relationship transitions
Identity shifts in midlife
Sudden life changes that leave you feeling unsteady
Ready to Get Unstuck?
If you are feeling uncertain, disconnected, or in transition, therapy can help you make sense of what is happening and decide what comes next.
You do not have to stay in limbo. Click here for a complimentary 15 minute consult.
Location
804 Salem Woods Dr, Ste 204B
Raleigh, NC 27615
Contact
kris@latchkeytherapy.com
919.642.4917
Kristin L Lawson
MS, LCMHCA
Mental Health Counselor
Latchkey Therapy PLLC provides telehealth and in-person therapy services throughout North Carolina, including Raleigh, North Raleigh, Southeast Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Morrisville, Durham, Chapel Hill, Research Triangle Park, Greensboro, and surrounding communities. I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship concerns, sexual concerns, anxiety, stress, grief, life transitions, menopausal changes, parenting challenges, and shifts related to midlife and identity.
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