From the outside, your life looks like a success story. Maybe you have a great career in the Silicon Slopes, a home in Salt Lake City, and a weekend routine filled with outdoor adventures. You’ve checked all the boxes society told you to check.
So why do you feel so… meh?
It is a frustrating and isolating place to be. You might feel guilty for not being happier, leading you to silently push through the days feeling disconnected, unmotivated, and exhausted. At Liberated Mind Counseling and Health Center, we see this constantly. It is not necessarily clinical depression, and it is not a lack of gratitude.
Often, it is an existential crisis—and you cannot just “think” your way out of it.
The Difference Between Depression and an Existential Crisis
When you hit a wall in life, it is easy to assume something is broken in your brain. While depression is a very real medical condition characterized by a persistent drop in mood, energy, and physical functioning, an existential crisis is slightly different.
An existential crisis happens when the blueprint you were given for life stops making sense. It is the sudden, jarring realization that checking the boxes didn’t bring the fulfillment you were promised.
Signs you might be dealing with an existential crisis:
- You feel a lingering sense of emptiness, even after achieving a major goal.
- You are questioning the purpose of your career, your relationships, or your daily routine.
- You feel like you are just going through the motions or living on autopilot.
- You experience anxiety specifically related to the future or the “meaning” of it all.
If this sounds familiar, you are not broken. You are simply in a profound life transition. But navigating that transition requires more than just venting to a friend or scrolling through self-help quotes.
Why Just “Talking About It” Isn’t Enough
Many people hesitate to seek feeling stuck therapy in SLC because they have tried counseling before and felt like they were just spinning their wheels. Traditional talk therapy can sometimes turn into an endless loop of complaining about the past without actually changing the future.
Insight is great, but insight alone does not create a meaningful life. Knowing why you feel stuck does not automatically get you unstuck. You need an active, goal-oriented approach to rebuild your foundation.
Using ACT Therapy to Find Your Spark Again
At Liberated Mind, we specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As an existential crisis therapist in Salt Lake City, our goal isn’t to just help you feel “less bad.” Our goal is to help you figure out what actually matters to you.
Here is how the ACT approach helps you break free from the “meh”:
- Dropping the Rope: Instead of fighting your anxiety or guilt about feeling unfulfilled, you learn to accept those feelings as normal human experiences so they stop controlling your daily choices.
- Identifying True Values: We strip away the societal and cultural expectations of what a “good life in Utah” looks like. We help you define your own core values—what you actually care about.
- Committed Action: We work with you to take tangible, active steps toward those values, even when it feels uncomfortable.
Ready to Build a Life That Actually Fits?
You do not have to settle for feeling empty. Whether you are navigating a career shift, a change in your worldview, or simply feeling lost in the shuffle of adulthood, life transition counseling in Utah can give you the tools to pivot.
At Liberated Mind Counseling and Health Center, Julare and R.C. Morris are dedicated to helping you stop living on autopilot. We offer evidence-based therapy tailored to your unique journey, not just a space to vent.
Stop settling for “meh.” Reach out to us today to schedule a free 15-minute consultation. We offer in-person sessions in Salt Lake City and St. George, as well as convenient, secure ACT therapy online in Utah for residents statewide.
Our Therapists
Julare Morris, LCSW
Co-Founder, COO & Clinical Director, Psychotherapist
Julare brings warmth, candor, and a genuine commitment to meeting clients exactly where they are. Her approach is open and direct, clients consistently describe her as someone who tells it to them straight, but in a way that feels like being cared for, not lectured to.
She specializes in anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions, including the particular kind of loss and identity disruption that comes with leaving or questioning a faith tradition. Julare offers both individual sessions and facilitates group therapy.
She is accepting new clients. → Learn more about Julare
R.C. Morris, LCSW, PhD
Co-Founder, CEO & Psychotherapist
R.C. specializes in existential psychotherapy, helping people find meaning during moments when the old frameworks no longer hold. He brings to clinical practice both his training as a licensed clinical social worker and his background as a sociologist and researcher at the University of Utah, where he studies the psychology of relationships and identity.
He works with clients navigating faith transitions, existential crises, grief, career and identity changes, and the kind of purposelessness that arrives when the life you’ve been living stops feeling like yours. His approach is thoughtful, grounded, and direct, with a focus on helping clients build a life that is genuinely centered on their own values rather than on inherited expectations.
He is accepting new clients. → Learn more about R.C.
Further reading:
- How to Manage Anxiety During a Faith Transition in Utah
- What Is ACT Therapy? A Plain-English Guide
- How to Find Your Purpose
- Life Transitions Therapy
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This post does not constitute therapeutic counseling or advice; the contents of this post are provided as a learning resource. We share the contents hoping that if you are in need of mental health support you will reach out to us directly or to a mental health professional in your area.
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