Therapy for Grief & Loss

In-Person & Virtual Therapy in Los Angeles, California

Loss is an inescapable part of life, but the grief that surrounds significant loss is so deeply personal to each of us. Grief is not just a series of events that meet certain stages or timelines, and it is anything but linear.  Despite that, we sometimes feel societal pressure to “get over” a loss, when our hearts are just not ready.  

How long does one grieve for a partner of five decades? For a young person killed in an unexpected accident or drug overdose? For a baby? Or a family member who died of suicide? What about the grief experienced when someone dies with whom you had a complicated relationship or you had been estranged? Or even the sorrow surrounding losing a beloved pet?

Is a year a reasonable amount of time? What about five years? Or even forever? The impact of a loss can be experienced in varying ways throughout a lifetime. 

Grief can be physically, emotionally and even spiritually disorientating and sometimes people can struggle with many feelings before a loss. When a loved one is sick, aging or slowly losing their cognitive abilities, we start to grieve. Anticipatory grief describes the set of complex feelings experienced while awaiting an inevitable death of a loved one. You are mourning the loss of someone you love prior to their passing. 

Whatever your personal story is surrounding your grief or loss, it may help you to process the feelings you are experiencing and learn new ways to cope or move forward in your life — all in a safe space.

Information About Therapy for Grief & Loss

I offer a complimentary 15 minute phone consultation and would be happy to discuss your goals and any questions you may have about your specific circumstances.

All sessions are 50 minutes and can be in-person, via Zoom or a hybrid of both.

l can help you with…

  • Grief surrounding the loss of a partner, parent, friend, sibling, child, grandparent or pet.

  • Addressing the unique loss experienced from miscarriage and stillbirth.

  • Processing the emotions contained within your particular story of loss, which may include fear, denial, shock, anger, numbness, relief and gratitude.

  • Untangling how some of your experience of grief may be compounded by your previous losses.

  • Exploring how loss has impacted friendships, community, income, and privacy.