Grief Counseling
Are You Navigating the Complex Journey of Grief?
Does it feel like your world has crumbled since a devastating loss?
Do you still carry grief from years ago that never fully healed?
Are you weighed down by sorrow, hopelessness, or longing for what once was?
You may be experiencing emotions such as:
Deep sadness or moments of despair
Anger or confusion that surfaces unexpectedly
A persistent ache that lingers no matter how much time has passed
Grief is a natural response to the death of a loved one — but it can also come from infertility, pregnancy loss, the end of relationships, unresolved childhood wounds, or the loss of dreams and opportunities.
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”
Grief Is An All-Consuming Experience
In the early days of grief, it can feel like your world has stopped while everyone else keeps moving forward.
Support may come at first, but as time passes, friends and family return to their routines. You may be left feeling isolated, with the unspoken pressure to “move on.”
But grief doesn’t follow a timeline. Whether your loss is recent or something you’ve carried for years, grief counseling provides a safe, compassionate space to process emotions, honor your loss, and begin to rebuild.
In Our Grief-Averse Culture, Support Is Often Hard to Find
Grief Therapy Can Help You Heal What Feels Stuck
Some losses hit like an emotional tsunami. Others resurface quietly when a new loss reopens old wounds.
Though painful, this can also serve as an invitation for deeper healing — a chance to tend to the parts of yourself that you turned away from long ago.
Whether your loss is fresh or decades old, grief counseling can help you build resilience, find hope, and reconnect with your life in meaningful ways.
Western culture often minimizes or avoids grief.
Some losses — such as the death of a child, infertility, or ambiguous grief during a loved one’s illness — are especially misunderstood.
When your pain is dismissed or silenced, the hurt only deepens. You may even feel like part of you is stuck in the past.
Grief therapy offers a supportive space where your sorrow and love can coexist. Here, your grief will not be minimized — it will be honored.
Lifespan Integration (LI) Therapy: A Gentle Way Forward
Much of grief lives not only in the mind, but in the body.
That’s why I use Lifespan Integration (LI) therapy — a gentle, body-based approach that helps you move out of survival mode without reliving every detail of your loss.
When grief feels overwhelming, the nervous system activates old defenses. LI therapy works on a neural level to calm those defenses, making space for compassion, connection, and integration.
As your system feels safer, the weight of grief often softens: anxiety eases, depression lifts, and space opens for both love and resilience.
In this way, grief therapy not only supports your healing but also helps you reconnect with your most authentic self.
What To Expect In Grief Counseling Sessions
Grief and bereavement counseling is not about “getting over it.” Instead, it creates space to:
Honor your memories while making room for the future
Explore how family history and early attachments shaped the way you grieve
Strengthen secure, supportive connections
Build resilience so you can carry both sorrow and joy
Grief will always be part of your story — but it doesn’t have to define your whole future.
But You May Still Have Questions About Grief Counseling…
I’m worried therapy won’t work for me.
It’s natural to worry, especially if past counseling didn’t feel helpful. My role is to create a safe space where you don’t have to minimize your grief. Many clients feel relief once they realize they can bring their full, unfiltered emotions here.
Will I have to attend therapy forever?
No. Grief is not something to “fix,” but most clients find that as they process their emotions, they need less support over time. My goal is to walk with you until you feel steady enough to continue forward on your own.
What if talking about my loss makes the pain worse?
Talking about grief can stir up strong feelings — but those feelings reflect your love. With Lifespan Integration (LI) therapy, you don’t need to revisit every detail of your loss. Instead, we work gently, helping the pain soften so it flows more naturally.
You Don’t Have to Carry Grief Alone
If your grief feels too heavy to bear, grief counseling at Space for Grief can help you honor your loss while creating space for hope, resilience, and meaning.
