Grief or Loss

You are stuck, in a cycle of grieving. You thought it wouldn't last long but now it feels like it will never end. Friends and family just don't want to talk about it anymore and so you stay silent. But it feels like you just want to scream, release the pain you feel inside. A safe space to feel and breathe again, that would be nice. A place that is finally where you can feel and not judged. Counseling around grief can be tricky but so needed. Reach out to connect with a grief counselor today!

I have experience providing others with compassionate and caring support as they process grief and adjust to loss. My practice is informed by a lifespan development approach to how loss impacts us at different stages of life, as well as by mindfulness techniques and diverse spiritual and philosophical understandings of how grief and loss are inevitable aspects of life from which we can learn and grow.

Whether a loss is expected or unexpected, there is often no easy way to cope with the changes and challenges that ensue, whether from loss of a loved one, a pet, a relationship, or systemic challenges to be mourned such as climate change or a pandemic. It can be helpful to explore unfinished processes and identify one's own needs that become clearer in the experience of grief or loss. There is no way out, there is only a way through.

Death loss including pets, service animals, and emotional support animals; Aging parents, caregiving, and disability. As a certified grief counseling specialist, I have the professional and personal experience to walk with you in your grief. You will learn ways to honor your grief while you rebuild your new life.

I have received specific training in Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy. Grief is not a disorder, it is a normal human experience of love with nowhere to go. But sometimes the experience of grief leads to living in a way that we no longer feel alive. I am here to support you through any kind of loss and the following grief, helping you do the challenging work of self-compassion and challenging avoidance of reminders.

"Grief and loss touch us all, arriving at our doorsteps in many ways. Left unattended, these sorrows can seep underground, darkening our days. It is our unexpressed sorrows, that, when left untouched, block our access to the vitality of the soul. To be able to freely move in and out of the soul's inner chambers, we must first clear the way. This requires finding meaningful ways to speak of sorrow and loss. It requires an apprenticeship with sorrow" - Francis W.

Losing someone or something we care about can have profound impacts on us. It can change how we understand the world, our relationship to ourself, and can feel so big we don't even know how to talk about it. My goal is to help you explore the variety of reactions you may be having, think more about past experiences with grief and loss, and develop some tools around coping with this massive change in your life.

Where education and lived experience meet. I am well aquainted with loss and have trained as both a Grief Counselor and Death Doula. My work in grief, death, & dying does not focus on recovery, rather integrating loss into your life. This work can incorporate spirituality, emotional processing, body focused interventions, exploring ways to honor the loss, and other useful modalities & skills.

We all experience loss in our lives whether it is the loss of an influential person, job or experience. We even experience loss and grief with \'good\' things happen, we move, have the birth or adoption of a child, get a new job, etc. We often need help and compassion to sort through the various feelings and process the steps to help us move into places of acceptance of our new situations. Comprehensive grief work can help us get through and around change with compassion for ourselves.

How do you deal with the loss of something you'd hoped for? Perhaps you are caring for a dying family member: you may be experiencing grief ahead of time - "anticipating" the loss of your person - and it may look like rage or depression. Perhaps you just got news that your estranged parent is remarrying and now you are confronted with the pain of *all that* unresolved grief and loss. We'll look at it together.

It does not matter how long ago or how the loss occurred. Saying goodbye, or not being able to say goodbye is life's toughest stuff.

Using a combination of evidence-based modalities, I work to be present in space for processing the hardest moments in life and loss.

Loss can be both tangible and intangible. Perhaps the person you "lost" is still sitting in your living room struggling with mental illness and just so different from the person you knew. Or maybe the person you lost is you, and you're trying to find your way. To lose a loved one goes far beyond death and dying, but the ambiguous loss of losing someone when the loss itself isn't clearly defined is messy. Learning to grieve your expectations, hopes, and dreams is the work we will do together.

Grief is a complex and natural response to loss, whether it's the passing of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a significant life change. My therapeutic process honors your grieving process, providing a safe space to explore your emotions, memories, and fears. Together, we'll navigate the stages of grief, fostering healing and helping you find ways to honor and remember while gradually embracing hope and renewal.

Everyone will experience loss in their lives. How we grieve is a unique process, however. I work with clients to normalize their own experience while assimilating to life after loss. Grief is never about "just getting over it".

We will all face loss at some point in our lives. I have walked through this journey with many clients and would love to support you as well.

As a trauma informed therapist, grief and loss has been a focal point of my both my clinical training and practical experiences consistently throughout my entire career. I have extensive experience in facilitating it in electic ways and sincerely enjoy the nuances of the journey.