While an argument can be made for starting therapy at any time of the year, late summer - August and September - really can be a terrific time to start therapy. The end of summer heads off lots of natural transitions: the change of seasons, the slow shortening of days, the start of school, the slide toward the end of the year, and the start of a new one.

With all of these transitions, including any other personal or community changes happening around you, it is natural to experience some anxiety or apprehension about the change. Getting yourself into therapy can help you get support to really think through these transitions and sort through the layers of feelings that go along with them.