Individual Therapy for Grief and Loss
Grief is not a single emotion but a complex, layered experience. It reflects the disorienting shift of a world turned upside down, the devastation of a life that feels unfamiliar, and the deeply unsettling uncertainty of what the future holds.
Grief can bring up conflicting reactions: parts of you may consume you with deep sorrow, others may try to shield you from pain, while some may feel lost or disconnected. It’s common to want to fully experience your emotions but fear getting “stuck there”. You may long for wellbeing but struggle to let go of the pain that keeps you tied to all you’ve lost.
And while the term “grief” is often associated with death, loss takes many forms—illness, trauma, addiction, identity shifts and role changes, and other life transitions. These ambiguous, living, or nonfinite losses can be especially difficult, bringing confusion, internal conflict, and a lack of external recognition.
Together we will create a space where all of it—the seen and unseen, the clear and complicated—can be expressed and processed without shame or self-doubt.
We all need a space to grieve freely; a place to move through emotions at our own pace while feeling supported and understood. If you’ve found your way here, you’ve likely heard the familiar messages about grief: it can’t be rushed, it doesn’t need to be “fixed”, and it requires compassion to allow it to safely unfold. While all of this is true, these words might feel distant if your heart isn’t ready to fully step into the depths of your grief just yet—and that’s okay.
If that’s where you are, know this: it’s not a flaw, it’s part of the process.
Grief cannot be fully understood without considering how our culture shapes our responses to it. Many clients come to therapy already sensing that the world they know it isn’t built to hold raw, unfiltered emotion. We’re taught to tidy up our pain, to make it more manageable, more acceptable, instead of allowing ourselves to sit with it and learn from its complexity. This influences not only how others perceive and respond to our grief, but also how we experience it internally.
My goal isn’t to ask you to rise above your humanity by somehow pushing past your pain. I’m here to help you lean into it; to honor the wisdom in all you’re feeling and to recognize the love that endures, even as it takes on new forms. Not alone, but in connection– just where it was formed in the first place.
Grief reveals how deep pain can really go. It’s not easy to accept that the way through your emotions is by fully experiencing them. It can be hard to trust that things can shift when we let go of what we think should happen, and instead, pause, slow down, and stay present with what’s unfolding. This challenges the belief that difficult things—emotional pain, irrational thoughts, reactive behaviors—should be fixed rather than felt.
Beneath the overwhelming waves of emotion, there’s a quiet truth: your grief makes sense. Your bond isn’t gone, but it has shifted in ways you might not fully understand yet. It’s normal to feel like an important part of you is missing, and to struggle with where this new version of yourself belongs. And while the pain may feel endless now, it becomes more manageable when you’re not walking this journey alone. Together, we can move through it, embracing the messy, beautiful reality of what it means to be profoundly human.
In our work together, I’ll help you to:
Make sense of the different emotions that come with grief, even the ones that feel conflicting, “wrong”, or confusing.
Move through feelings of guilt, relief, or uncertainty—because grief is never just one thing.
Gently explore the parts of you that are protecting you from pain, so they don’t have to carry the weight alone.
Find ways to stay connected to who you’ve lost while also making space for healing.
Explore the meaning inherent in your loss, allowing it to shape your path forward without feeling like you’re leaving anything behind.
Create inner steadiness and balance, so grief doesn’t feel all-consuming but also isn’t ignored.
Connect with others who “get it”
We are not meant to grieve in isolation.
Join one of my Moving Through Grief Workshops, presented in partnership with
Haley Purdy, Yoga Instructor and Certified Grief Professional.
