Therapy for grief & loss
Grounded support for living alongside life’s heartbreak, pain and sorrow
It’s my belief and experience that grief is not something we fix or “get over” but something we learn to carry. It asks to be acknowledged and honored with compassion and care. In moments when we feel lost in “the dark woods” of grief, it can be helpful to resist the urge to close off and instead keep our hearts open and let grief in.
My aim is to help you learn healthy and whole-hearted strategies to feel and process the wide range of emotions that accompany grief while helping you also stay connected to what’s been lost and what still remains.
Grief Isn’t Meant To Get Over
Invisible Loss
Some experiences of grief can go unseen and unrecognized, in particular when loss is minimized, misunderstood or not considered socially acceptable to mourn openly. There’s no grief Olympics. There’s no one “right” way to grieve. This is a safe place to make room to tend to losses of…
Pets and companion animals
Miscarriage, infertility, pregnancy loss
Mountain-related loss and high-risk sport
Healthcare worker and helping profession cumulative grief
The planet, wildlife and natural places
A relationship, divorce, and ex or someone you were “just dating”
Identity shifts, aging, and changes in ability
Things we “should be over by now”
Anything we lost, or wanted but didn’t have
Some of My Teachers & Guiding Principles
If you love, you will grieve. No one gets through life unscathed by loss.
Sorrow is sacred.
There is no time limit for grief.
Our capacity to grieve is directly related to our capacity for love and joy.
Meaning-making is not about “this happened for a reason” but rather giving the ache space and meaning in your life.
A heart that hurts is a heart that works.
Poetry by Mary Oliver, Sara Rian
The works of Francis Weller, Tara Brach, Megan Devine