Grief & Loss
Honor Your Journey and Process Loss at Your Own Pace
Experiencing a major loss can feel as though the world around you has completely stopped while everyone else keeps moving forward. You may be dealing with overwhelming sadness, physical exhaustion, sudden waves of shock, or a profound sense of disorientation as you attempt to navigate daily life.
Grief is not a problem to be solved or a checklist to complete. It is a deeply personal, natural response to losing someone or something vital to your life.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGP), I provide a safe, pressure-free clinical environment where you can process your loss without judgment or expectations to get over it on anyone else's timeline.
Grief Has No Fixed Timeline
Whether you are grieving the passing of a loved one, the ending of a marriage, a sudden career shift, or a chronic health diagnosis, grief is rarely linear. It affects your mind, body, relationships, and sense of identity.
I assist adults through many forms of loss, including:
Bereavement & Loss of a Loved One
Processing the shock, profound sadness, and complex emotional adjustments that come with losing a family member, partner, or close friend.
Ambiguous & Disenfranchised Loss
Navigating non-traditional losses that society does not always acknowledge or validate, such as divorce, career endings, fertility challenges, or major life transitions.
Secondary Losses
Addressing the compounding changes that accompany a primary loss, including shifts in daily routine, personal identity, financial stability, housing, or social circles.
My Clinical Framework
As a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, I do not aim to fix your grief or hurry you through rigid stages. My clinical approach is grounded in creating a secure, supportive container that honors your unique experience while helping you rebuild a meaningful path forward.
Using a Systems Approach alongside grief-informed interventions, we work together to:
Honor Your Unique Experience
Validate the full spectrum of your emotions, including sadness, anger, relief, guilt, or confusion.
Understand Relational & Systemic Impact
Address how your loss alters your roles within your family, workplace, and friend groups.
Develop Gentle Coping Strategies
Learn practical tools to ground your body and nervous system during intense waves of grief.
Integrate Loss into Your Life Story
Help you carry the memory and impact of what you lost while slowly opening up space for new hope and purpose.
Key Benefits of Grief Counseling:
Emotional Relief: Expressing painful feelings safely without fear of being a burden to friends or family.
Physical Regulation: Releasing physical tension and exhaustion brought on by acute grief and stress.
Clarity in Transitions: Navigating secondary life changes and decision-making with steady support.
Meaningful Continuation: Finding ways to honor who or what you lost while continuing to live fully.
You Do Not Have to Carry Loss Alone.
Grief can feel isolating, but you do not have to walk through it by yourself. Let's work together to create a compassionate space for your healing.
“Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve."
~ Earl Grollman
