Roslyn Whitney, MS

Roslyn’s wisdom, compassion, and holistic and spiritual approach in helping me work through my life’s challenges and losses of loved ones is profoundly life-​changing, healing, rewarding and inspiring. I have worked with Roslyn for more than 4 years and she continues to swiftly help me discover and facilitate practices in self-​sufficiency and self-​actualization. Roslyn’s ability in deepening one’s awareness about oneself and raising consciousness with oneself has helped me develop, cultivate and exercise a daily practice in living a meaningful life. I give Roslyn my highest recommendation.
DT, 36, Assistant Community Director, San Francisco

Roslyn is a wonderful therapist and has a great intuitive sense that can get to the core of any issue. I always leave her office feeling much better, and clearer than when I came in. She has saved me time and money through many health issues, and any life issues for that matter. Her talents allow her to directly tune into you and see the bigger picture to get you realistic answers. Roslyn is the best!

Roslyn Whitney, MS was recommended to me by a friend. Given the name of the company, «Graceful Transitions,» I expected someone expert at equipping people to understand and effectively engage important transitions in relationships and life experiences.
Roslyn’s methods for directly strengthening my relationship with my wife in a period of transition were earnest. However, there was inadequate time to delve into our underlying relationship dynamic and the serious challenges that a big move to the Philippines would exert on us as a couple and as individuals.
In this sense, I did not feel adequately prepared. I would have preferred more time spent on exploring the implications of such a move for our paths than developing methods that may or may not work in a far different context. We only had time and funds to go for five sessions, so this also was a factor.
As I edit this review after a couple of years, Roslyn’s help did work in unexpected ways. Whatever was not provided by her, I learned to develop for myself. I learned to adapt and decide, to initiate and develop my talents. So in the end, I am in a good place.
Roslyn works in good faith. Her «live and let live» philosophy will work for some and not for others. (I am an Aries, so, as you can imagine, it wasn’t my preferred style.) Roslyn is kind, soft-​spoken, calming, and perceptive. She lends a productive introspection to the future, but is less strong on producing the tools and foundation to develop stronger direct engagement with intense changes.
Couples counseling is very tough work especially when dealing with emerging fundamental philosophical differences between spouses. If this is your situation, It would be better to get a counselor professionally certified in couples or pastoral counseling and/​or read «The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work» (John Gottman) and do the exercises.
In sum, if you are a fairly aligned couple or open-​minded individual looking for some clarity, Roslyn will suit you. If your relationship involves lack of alignment or contention over core issues, it would probably be better to see someone else.

I love working with Roz! and you will to. :)
Professional, spiritual, grounded. I have found that Roz meets her clients where they’re at, has a broad reference of experience to draw on, and a wide range of tools to practice with. Roslyn Whitney is a strong, graceful agent of change.
You’ll like her so much, you’ll want to recommend your friends. My friends did.