Navigating Grief, Loss and Life Transitions

Grief is not a problem to be fixed—it is a response to love, attachment, and change. Therapy can offer a space where your grief doesn’t have to be organized, justified, or rushed.

Whether your loss is recent or something you’ve been carrying for years, we can work together at a pace that feels tolerable and real.

What brings people here

People often seek therapy for grief, loss and change when they are experiencing:

• The death of a parent, partner, child, sibling, friend or beloved pet

• Divorce, separation, or the end of an important relationship

• Estrangement from family members or loved ones

• The impact of a loved one’s addiction, mental illness, chronic health condition or complicated family dynamics

• Sudden or traumatic loss

• Ongoing waves of grief that don’t seem to ease over time

• Feeling stuck, numb, or overwhelmed

• Difficulty making sense of life after loss

• Anticipatory grief or caregiving fatigue

• Loss of trust following betrayal, infidelity, or deception

• Changes in family structure, including remarriage, blending families, or becoming an empty nester

• Retirement or significant career transitions, set-backs, or changes in professional identity

• loss of physical health, receiving medical diagnoses, or adapting to chronic illness

• Loss of a sense of safety following trauma or major life events

Grief can also show up as anxiety, irritability, disconnection, or exhaustion—not just sadness.

What therapy looks like

This is a collaborative space. There is no “right way” to grieve here.

In sessions, we may:

• Make space for your story without judgment or pressure to “move on”

• Work with emotions that feel overwhelming or shut down

• Explore meaning, identity, and how life has changed

• Support regulation when grief feels physically or emotionally intense

• Address guilt, anger, or complicated relational dynamics

• Move between processing and stabilizing as needed

Some sessions may be quiet and reflective. Others may be more structured. We follow your system—not a timeline.

Types of grief I often support

• Bereavement after death, transition and change

• Complicated grief

• Disenfranchised grief (loss that is minimized or not socially recognized)

• Family estrangement and ambiguous loss

• Multi-generational or layered family loss

Many of life’s most challenging experiences involve letting go of someone, something or some version of the future we expected. Whether you are mourning a person, relationship, a dream, a role, or a way of life, therapy can provide a space to process the emotions that accompany loss and adapt to life’s changes with greater support and self-compassion.

You don’t have to do this alone

Many people come to therapy thinking they should already be “handling it better.” Often, what’s actually needed is space to stop performing strength and start being supported.

If you’re ready

You can reach out to schedule a consultation or ask questions about whether this type of therapy fits what you’re going through.