Therapy for Grief

Grief doesn't follow a schedule — it shows up uninvited, reshaping everything you thought you knew.

Whether you're navigating the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a life you had imagined, grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and impossible to carry alone.

You may be wondering why you're not "over it" yet, or struggling to explain to others why the pain still feels so raw. Grief counseling and bereavement therapy offer a compassionate space to process loss at your own pace — without judgment, without timelines.

I work with individuals experiencing complicated grief, anticipatory grief, traumatic loss, and the quiet, unnamed losses that don't always get acknowledged. Therapy for grief and loss isn't about moving on — it's about learning to carry your loss in a way that allows you to live fully again.

What Grief Can Look Like

Many people don't recognize grief for what it is, because it doesn't always look like sadness. Grief and loss can show up in unexpected ways, including:

• Exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix

• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

• Irritability, anger, or emotional numbness

• Withdrawing from friends, family, or activities you once enjoyed

• Physical symptoms like changes in appetite, headaches, or chest tightness

• A sense that life has lost its color or meaning

• Guilt, regret, or unfinished emotional business with the person you've lost

• Feeling like no one truly understands what you're going through

• If any of these feel familiar, grief counseling can help you make sense of what you're carrying and find a path through it.

  Types of Grief I Work With

  Grief is not one-size-fits-all. As a grief therapist, I work with individuals navigating many different kinds of loss, including:

  • Bereavement and loss of a loved one — a parent, partner, child, sibling, or friend

  • Complicated grief — when grief feels stuck, prolonged, or more intense than expected

  • Anticipatory grief — mourning someone who is still living but declining due to illness

  • Traumatic loss — sudden, unexpected, or violent death

  • Disenfranchised grief — losses that others may not recognize or validate, such as miscarriage, pet loss, estrangement, or the end of a relationship

  • Cumulative grief — carrying multiple losses at once, or losses that have never been fully processed

  No loss is too small. No timeline is too long. Whatever you are grieving, it deserves space and care.

  What Grief Therapy Looks Like

  Bereavement therapy is not about pushing you to "move on" or reframing your loss into something positive. It is a compassionate, unhurried space where you are allowed to feel exactly what you feel — without judgment, without timelines, and without having to protect anyone else from your pain.

  In our work together, we may explore:

  • The story of your loss and what it has meant to your life

  • The emotions you haven't yet had space to express

  • Your relationship with the person or thing you've lost

  • How grief is showing up in your body, your relationships, and your daily life

  • Ways to carry your loss while still living fully and meaningfully

  Grief counseling draws on approaches including narrative therapy, somatic awareness, and meaning-making frameworks to support you in a way that feels right for you — not according to a prescribed set of stages.

• Grief Doesn't Have an Expiration Date

  One of the most painful parts of grief is the unspoken pressure to recover on someone else's timeline. Friends and family, however well-meaning, often don't know what to say after the first few weeks. The casseroles stop coming. Life goes on around you. And you're left wondering why you still feel so undone.

  Long-term grief support is valid and necessary. Whether your loss happened last month or ten years ago, if it is still affecting your daily life, your relationships, or your sense of self, therapy for grief and loss can help.

• I provide grief therapy and bereavement counseling for adults who are navigating:

  • The death of a loved one at any stage of life

  • The grief of a path not taken

  • Loss of identity, health, or independence

  • The end of a significant relationship or marriage

  • Estrangement from family members

  • Any loss that has gone unacknowledged or unprocessed

  If you are searching for a grief therapist, bereavement counselor, or loss and trauma therapist, you are in the right place.

• You Don't Have to Carry This Alone

  Grief therapy offers you the space, the support, and the witness you deserve as you navigate one of life's most profound experiences.

  Reach out today to schedule a free consultation. You don't have to keep holding this by yourself.