Grief and major life changes can leave you feeling exhausted, unsettled, and unsure of what comes next. Therapy offers a place to process what has happened at your own pace and to rebuild routines that feel manageable. Sessions are available in person and online.
What Is Grief Counseling?
Grief counseling supports people who are coping with loss. That includes the death of a loved one, and it also includes other significant losses, such as the end of a marriage or relationship, a serious illness, a pregnancy loss, or a change in work, home, or identity.
There is no single way to grieve and no set timeline. Therapy is not about moving you past your loss quickly. It gives you room to understand what you are experiencing, to cope with the practical and emotional demands of this period, and to find ways of carrying the loss forward.
Who Grief Counseling Can Help
Loss of a Loved One
You are coping with the death of a family member, partner, friend, or child, whether it was sudden or expected.
Divorce or Separation
You are adjusting to the end of a relationship and the changes that come with it.
Illness and Caregiving
You are facing a serious diagnosis, or caring for someone who is ill or declining.
Major Life Changes
A move, job loss, retirement, or an empty nest has changed how you see your life.
Grief That Feels Stuck
Time has passed, but guilt, regret, or intense distress still interferes with daily life.
Changes in Identity
You are unsure who you are or what you want now that your circumstances have shifted.
How Our Approach Works
Making Sense of the Loss
Grief often brings repeated questions about what happened and what could have been done differently. Therapy offers an unhurried space to work through those thoughts and to understand how the loss is changing your life.
Managing Daily Life
Grief can affect sleep, concentration, energy, and decision-making. Your therapist helps you focus on practical steps, such as setting boundaries, making decisions, and rebuilding a daily routine that feels manageable.
Therapeutic Methods
Narrative Therapy
Explores the stories we tell about a loss and about ourselves, and helps you shape an account of your experience that feels more accurate and more your own.
CBT for Prolonged Grief
Addresses thought patterns, such as guilt, self-blame, and avoidance, that can keep grief intense and make it harder to move through.
Meaning-Centered Work
Helps you reflect on what the person, relationship, or period of life meant to you, and how to honor it while building a life going forward.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Teaches you to make room for painful emotions rather than fight them, while taking steps toward what matters to you.
What to Expect
You don't need to have it all figured out before you reach out.
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A Free Consultation.
We talk briefly about what you are coping with and match you with a clinician whose training and style fit your needs.
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Understanding Your Experience.
In the first sessions, your therapist learns about your loss, your history, and how you are managing day to day.
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Support at Your Pace.
Together you choose the focus of your sessions, whether that is processing the loss, coping with daily demands, or planning for what comes next.
Care That Connects Across Specialties
Grief often overlaps with other concerns. Our clinicians work across specialties, so when you need additional support, we can coordinate within the practice with your consent.
- Persistent low mood, loss of interest, or exhaustion may point to therapy for depression and burnout.
- Worry, panic, or difficulty sleeping may be addressed through therapy for anxiety and panic.
- If a loss was traumatic, trauma and EMDR therapy may help.
- Loss during pregnancy or after birth is supported through perinatal and postpartum care.
- When loss affects a relationship, couples therapy can help partners support one another.
- If you are going through a separation or divorce, our separation and divorce support group offers connection with others in a similar situation.
- Children and teens who are grieving can be seen through our child and adolescent therapy.
