Openly explore your feelings, learn coping skills, and receive compassionate support.
Grief, Loss, and Life Transitions Therapy
In-person and online therapy for residents of Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and most other states.
Big changes can leave you feeling unsettled and adrift
Whether you’ve lost someone close to you, like a family member, friend, or pet, or going through a major life change—like divorce, becoming a parent, retirement, relocation, or a health diagnosis—it can feel disorienting and overwhelming.
You don’t have to navigate it alone.
In therapy, I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space where you can begin to process what you’re experiencing—emotionally, mentally, and practically.
There's no “right” way to move through grief or transition. Whether you’re feeling lost, numb, anxious, or just not yourself, our work together is a place to slow down and be heard.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Areas where I offer support:
Grieving a loss or experiencing anticipatory grief
Divorce or relationship changes
Parenthood, postpartum, or fertility challenges
Retirement or career shifts
Relocation, immigration, or cultural transitions
Chronic illness or new medical diagnoses
Shifts in identify, belief systems, or life roles
WHAT WE’LL DO TOGETHER
Therapy for grief, loss, and life transitions can help you to:
Engage in emotional processing
Access a compassionate, supportive space where you can talk openly about the changes your facing and your feelings about them.
Gain effective coping tools
Develop practical tools needed to mange stress, enhance resilience, and foster personal growth as you navigate loss and change.
Foster personal growth
Better understand your reactions and find meaning in the face of loss and change. Equipped with increased self-awareness and practical tools, meet future changes in your life with enhanced flexibility and resilience.
Common questions about therapy for grief, loss, and life transitions.
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Death of a person or pet
Illness or disability of yourself or a loved one
New job or career change
Retirement or job loss
Marriage or new relationship
Experiencing or considering parenthood, postpartum, or fertility challenges
Relocation, immigration, or cultural transitions
Divorce, separation, or break-up
Adjusting to college
Shifts in identity, belief systems, or life roles
Transition to caregiving for aging parents
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If you are living with grief and loss, some days may feel unbearable. You may…
Have difficulty concentrating or accomplishing the simplest tasks
Experience appetite changes
Notice tension or other physical problems
Feel like you are “losing it,” or you may have trouble feeling anything at all
Each person’s experience is totally unique. Even people in the same family, grieving the same loss or going through the same transition, may have different reactions.
Grief is unpredictable. It’s something you have to take hour by hour, day by day. Sometimes you may feel shattered by the pain of your loss, at other times you may feel flooded by happy memories. It’s important to be kind to yourself when you’re mourning, since the process is not linear and there is no “set in stone” way to grieve.
What’s more, losing a loved one can be shocking no matter how it happens. For those of us who are adult children, pet parents, or caregivers, we like to think that we’ve been gradually preparing ourselves for when they will eventually pass. But when we lose them, it can still feel like a sudden, earth-shattering shock. It can make us question whether we will ever be loved or enjoy as much stability as we did when they were alive.
Seeking therapy during these times can provide useful support and guidance, helping to smooth the transition and reinforce personal growth. I offer a safe, confidential space to travel this often painful journey.
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My therapeutic approach focuses on understanding and adapting to change in a healthy and positive way.
First and foremost, I will listen to you, bear witness to your pain, and hold a space where you can grieve and explore feelings about change unreservedly, in your own way and at your own pace.
I am here to sit with you, support you, and guide you as you reflect on your loss and change. In therapy, you can explore and express the full range of emotions - shock, sadness, confusion emptiness, fear, guilt, regret, and even relief - with no reservations and without feeling like a burden.
In addition to this type of emotional processing and support, we may also apply a blend of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) techniques to help you recognize and adjust unhelpful thought patterns, develop relaxation and mindfulness practices that encourage presence and acceptance, and try on new behaviors to help ease the change.
My goal is to provide you with practical tools needed to mange stress, enhance resilience, and foster personal growth as you navigate through these significant losses or changes in your life.
Would you like to work together?
Booking starts with an initial consultation.
We’ll work together to create a path forward based on your personalized goals, preferences, and values.