Support for Young Adults Navigating Change

Life during college—and especially life after graduation—often looks different from what you imagined. You might feel proud of how far you’ve come, while also feeling overwhelmed by academic pressure, unsure how to balance everything, or unprepared for the realities of adulthood. At A Road Through, we offer college student therapy and post-grad counseling in Sherman Oaks and throughout California to help young adults navigate major life transitions with clarity and confidence.

Whether you relocated for work, moved back home, or stayed in the same city, the shift in structure and community can feel jarring. The built-in routine of school disappears, and suddenly you’re expected to build your life from the ground up. This transition can feel stressful, isolating, or confusing—and you don’t have to go through it alone.

Post-Grad Therapy in Sherman Oaks: Understanding the Challenges

Many post-grads seek therapy because the leap into adulthood brings new emotional, social, and financial pressures. Common struggles include:

• Loneliness after losing daily access to friends

• Friendship grief or growing apart from your college support system

• Adjusting to a demanding full-time work schedule

• Pressure to appear successful and “have it all together”

• Comparing your path to peers or online timelines

• Questioning your major, job, or long-term career direction

• Feeling ungrounded after moving to a new city or apartment

• Anxiety, burnout, or uncertainty about the future

If you’ve wondered how to cope after college or felt lost in early adulthood, you’re not alone—these experiences are extremely common and very treatable through therapy.

College Students: Stress, Pressure & Mental Health Support

College brings more freedom, but also more pressure. Many students reach out for counseling because they feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected from their peers. At A Road Through, we offer college mental health counseling in-person in Sherman Oaks (and online to CA residents) for students seeking support with academic, social, and emotional challenges.

Common reasons college students begin therapy include:

• Test anxiety or performance anxiety

• Pressure to meet family or generational expectations

• Balancing cultural identity with academic and personal goals

• Feeling disconnected from peers or struggling to build genuine friendships

• Imposter syndrome in academic or social environments

• Loneliness even when surrounded by people

• Fear around employment, finances, or adult responsibilities

Therapy gives you space to feel grounded, supported, and understood as you navigate these formative years.

How Therapy Supports College Students & Post-Grads

Our approach to young adult therapy focuses on helping you feel more confident, connected, and capable as you navigate change. Your therapy sessions are a consistent space where you can explore what you’re feeling without judgment or pressure.

Therapy can help you:

• Clarify your goals, values, and direction in adulthood

• Build routines that support mental health, self-care, and academic or career success

• Work through comparison, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and self-doubt

• Strengthen coping skills for anxiety, stress, burnout, or big transitions

• Explore identity, purpose, and the version of yourself you’re becoming

Whether you’re trying to adjust to college life or figure out adulthood after graduation, you don’t have to figure it out alone.