Grief & Loss Therapy
Grief can feel isolating, heavy, and difficult to put into words — but you don’t have to move through it alone. Whether your loss is recent or something you’ve quietly carried for years, we provide space for you to heal.
Who this is for
Grief and loss therapy is for individuals who feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward after a significant loss. You may be grieving the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a miscarriage, estrangement, a major life transition, or the loss of the future you thought you would have.
Even if life looks “functional” on the outside, you may feel stuck carrying sadness, loneliness, anger, guilt, numbness, or a sense that no one fully understands what you are holding.
Common Causes
Loss can impact every part of life and may stem from experiences such as:
- Death of a Loved One — Losing someone who felt deeply important, safe, or emotionally grounded can leave you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, lonely, or unsure how to move forward without them. Grief often impacts emotional safety, identity, relationships, and your sense of stability in the world.
- Relationship Loss, Separation, or Divorce — The ending of a meaningful relationship can create deep grief, heartbreak, rejection, or loss of connection and security. Even when a relationship needed to end, the emotional impact can leave you feeling untethered, emotionally unsafe, or unsure of yourself moving forward.
- Major Life Transitions or Unexpected Change — Major changes and unexpected life shifts can disrupt your sense of stability, connection, identity, and emotional grounding. You may find yourself grieving not only what changed, but also the sense of safety or familiarity that once came with it.
- Loss of Safety, Identity, Health, or Future Expectations — Grief can also come from losing a sense of safety, identity, physical health, independence, or the future you imagined for yourself. These experiences can deeply affect emotional security, self-worth, and the way you relate to yourself and others.
How We Will Work Together
Because grief can deeply impact connection, emotional safety, and sense of self, I draw from several approaches to help support healing after loss, including:
- EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) – Helps you get to the deeper emotions beneath your grief — the pain, love, anger, fear, or longing that may feel hard to fully face or express — so healing and connection can begin to take place.
- EMDR – Helps the brain and body process painful memories, traumatic loss, or overwhelming grief experiences so they feel less emotionally distressing and consuming over time.
- IFS (Internal Family Systems) – Helps you gently understand and care for the different emotional parts of yourself that may feel overwhelmed, angry, numb, guilty, or deeply hurt after loss.
- Narrative & Meaning-Making Work – Provides space to process your story, make sense of the loss, and reconnect with meaning, identity, and hope as you move forward.
- CBT – Helps you work through painful thoughts like “I should have done more,” guilt, fear, or hopelessness so they feel less overwhelming and no longer shape how you see yourself or your loss.
My Experience
Grief is deeply personal, and I approach this work with compassion, years of clinical experience, and a personal understanding of the profound impact loss can have on a person’s life and relationships.
What's A Session Like?
In grief therapy, we may spend time processing painful memories connected to the loss, exploring deeper emotions that feel hard to face, working through guilt or self-blame, understanding how the loss is impacting your relationships or sense of self, or helping your mind and body feel less overwhelmed by reminders of what happened.
And if you are grieving a person, there is also space to share stories, memories, and what made that person meaningful to you. I would love to get to know them through you as we move through the grief together. Over time, the grief often begins to feel less overwhelming, creating more space for steadiness, connection, and support alongside the loss.
Your Story Starts Here
The First Session
Our first session is a space to talk about your loss, its impact on your life and relationships, and start building a sense of trust, safety, and connection in the therapeutic relationship. There’s no pressure to “have it together” or know exactly where to begin — we’ll gently move through the grief at a pace that feels supportive to you.
The Following Sessions
Over time, grief often begins to feel less overwhelming, creating more space for steadiness, connection, and support alongside the loss. We’ll continue at the pace that feels right for you, with regular reflection on your goals and the shifts you’re noticing along the way.
In-Person or Virtual?
Many clients find in-person grief & loss therapy especially grounding and supportive when processing deep loss and emotions face-to-face. However, virtual therapy can also be highly effective and offers flexibility for clients who live in different cities, travel, or occasionally need the convenience of meeting from home.
Frequently Asked Questions
Don't let questions stop you from receiving the care you deserve.
How do I know if grief therapy could help me?
If grief feels overwhelming, isolating, emotionally heavy, or difficult to move through on your own, therapy can provide support, steadiness, and space to process what you are carrying.
What if my grief still feels overwhelming months or years later?
Grief does not follow a timeline. Some losses continue to impact emotions, relationships, identity, and daily life long after the loss itself.
Is what I’m experiencing a normal part of grief?
Grief can affect emotions, sleep, relationships, concentration, identity, and even the nervous system in deeply personal ways. There is no single “right” way to grieve.
Can therapy help with guilt, regret, or unresolved emotions after a loss?
Yes. Therapy can help you process painful thoughts and emotions that may feel difficult to carry alone, including guilt, regret, anger, or unresolved grief.
What does grief and loss therapy actually look like?
Grief therapy offers space to process the loss, talk openly about the person or relationship, work through difficult emotions, and feel more supported and grounded over time.
Is virtual grief therapy as effective as in-person sessions?
Many clients find in-person therapy especially comforting for grief work, though virtual sessions are also deeply supportive and effective for clients who live in different cities or occasionally need to meet virtually.
Begin Your Healing Journey
Therapy can be a place to better understand yourself, untangle what feels heavy, and begin creating lasting change.