Grief Therapy

"Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses." - Martín Prechtel

My work with grief is grounded in lived experience. After losing my mother in 2016, I developed an deep and ongoing relationship with grief—not as something to overcome, but as an experience that can change how we see ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. That experience continues to shape how I work with others who are grieving.

Grief is rarely straightforward. It can bring waves of sadness, anger, guilt, relief, confusion, or numbness, and it can bring unresolved feelings about the person or relationship that was lost. Sometimes grief also shows up through isolation, anxiety, overworking, substance use, pornography, or other ways ineffective strategies.

Our work may focus on making sense of the loss, processing what remains unresolved, and developing ways to carry grief without allowing it to define your life. Rather than focusing on “moving on,” we can work toward integrating the loss, strengthening your ability to tolerate difficult emotions, and finding a way forward that feels meaningful and authentic to you.

Grief changes us. The goal isn't to return to who you were before the loss, but to understand who you are now and how you want to move forward.