Grief & Loss Therapy
Grief doesn't follow a schedule, and it doesn't always look the way others expect it to. You might be moving through your days well, handling responsibilities, appearing okay — while carrying something heavy that most people around you can't see. Or the grief may be very present and difficult right now, and you're simply not sure how to move through it.
You may be feeling loss for a beloved person, pet, or a relationship. The type of loss and whether it was expected or not, can impact us greatly. Losing a loved one to suicide or violence, facing multiple losses in a short timeframe, losing someone unexpectedly or who was young — can be especially difficult. Even if a death or loss was expected, grief is unique and multi layered. And sometimes loss happens at the same time as other life transitions, making everything feel more unsteady.
In whatever ways grief is presenting itself — quietly or loudly, recently after loss or years later— there's value in giving yourself space and time to heal. As the saying goes, the only way around it is through it.
How Grief Shows Up
You may be experiencing:
Sadness, numbness, emotional heaviness
Tiredness, difficulty concentrating
Changes in sleep or appetite
Irritability, anger or withdrawal
A sense of disorientation or disbelief
Questions about meaning or identity
How I Work
I offer a calm, steady space to talk about your grief without minimizing it or rushing the process. Together, we explore the emotional landscape of your loss and the ways it's affecting your life, relationships, and sense of self.
Therapy Can Help You
Understand your grief responses
Feel less alone with your loss
Make space for your emotions
Navigate the changes that follow loss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it too late to get help with a loss that happened years ago?
No. Grief doesn't follow a timeline, and unprocessed loss can resurface — sometimes years later, often triggered by a new loss or transition. If something from the past is still affecting how you feel today, it's not too late to give it attention. There's no expiration date on grief work.
I feel like I should be over this by now. Is something wrong with me?
No. The idea that grief follows a predictable schedule and then ends is a myth. Grief is not linear, and the pressure to be "over it" — from others or from yourself — often makes the experience harder, not easier. Therapy offers a place where there's no timeline and no pressure to be further along than you are.
My loss isn't a death — it's a divorce, a friendship, a career, a vision of my life that didn’t happen. Does that count as grief?
Completely. Grief is the response to any significant loss, not only the death of a person. The end of a marriage, a major career end, infertility, an empty nest, the loss of health or physical ability — these are real losses that deserve real acknowledgment. You don't need to minimize what you're carrying because it doesn't fit a conventional definition of grief.
How is grief therapy different from just talking to friends or family about my loss?
Friends and family offer connection and love, which matters enormously. But therapy offers something different — a space where the focus is entirely on you, without the other person's own grief, discomfort, or need to reassure you shaping the conversation. It's also a place where you can say the complicated things — the anger, the ambivalence, the things that feel unspeakable — without worrying about burdening someone else.