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    • Adult Psychology >
      • Midlife Crisis Depression
      • Dealing With Empty Nest Syndrome
      • Adjustment To Retirement
      • Caregiver Support
      • Dealing with Adult Children
      • Dealing with Elderly Parents
      • Dealing With Difficult Relatives
      • Authority and Responsibility in Families
      • Boomerang adult children
      • BOOM: Becoming one's own man
    • Health Psychology >
      • Depression Psychotherapy
      • Anxiety Therapy
      • Insomnia Therapy
      • Chronic Illness Therapy
      • Pain Management Therapy
    • Psychology of Life >
      • Self-Esteem Therapy
      • Stages of Life Psychology
      • Assertiveness Therapy
      • Psychology of Forgiveness
      • Family Psychotherapy
      • Birth Order Psychology
    • Clinical Gero-Psychology >
      • Grief Therapy
      • Dementia Therapy
      • Coping with Senility
    • Forensic Gero-Psychology >
      • Competence to sign a will
      • Contesting a will
      • Guardianship
      • Vulnerability to exploitation
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Adjustment to Retirement

Each person's personal, lifelong journey of psychological development is a magnificent, profoundly meaningful project, worthy of the most epic movie.  It has drama, irony, joy, crisis, and shining moments of triumph.  We all learn and grow our way through life.

As we approach retirement, our four central tasks are to: 
--- know the challenge we face 
             (to create a fabric of activities and relationships that give meaning to our every day),
--- know ourselves 

             (our strengths and weaknesses),
--- make a plan 
             (acquire the skills we need to succeed, and identify our meaningful activities and relationships), and
--- implement our plan 
             (practice the skills, show up at our activities, participate fully in our relationships).

The life we lead after our fulltime, midlife work career is a life STAGE, one of many.   It will be meaningful and fulfilling, if we actively and skillfully learn, experiment, create, and GROW INTO IT. 

Dr. Chafetz asks you this question: What are YOU doing after work?

Dr. Chafetz works with clients aged 50-65 on understanding:
--- the context of later adulthood,
--- the context of retirement,
--- the nature of change and growth in the human lifespan,
--- their own existing skills and interests,

--- the news skills that should be learned to foster a meaningful retirement life,
--- their own dreams, goals, aspirations for your future, and
--- the first draft of a practical plan for actualizing their dreams,
      from new skills to new schedules.

Dr. Chafetz believes that these are the good old days, and your next phase will be the good old days, too!!  Dr. Chafetz helps his clients make sure their future days are full challenge, to ensure that you feel alive every day.   


Dr. Chafetz offers his dynamic "GROW INTO IT: The other retirement preparation workshop" in two versions:  90 minute and half-day.  Call Dr. Chafetz for details.

Learn more about the "Grow Into It" workshop
Phone : 469.233.5566
Email :
PKChafetz@gmail.com
Paul K. Chafetz, PhD: Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Office Location: 8340 Meadow Rd., #134, Dallas, TX  75231