I have experienced many losses and greatly enjoy using my experiences and professional studies to help others through the process. Studies show that grieving imposes a task: to make meaning of our suffering. This is highly personal - what works for one person may not work for another. Studies also show that grieving initially causes deficits: people’s productivity at work dwindles, their health suffers, etc. But if people allow themselves to work through their grief, they actually grow from it (similar to the concept of post-traumatic growth). We have evolved to experience loss and to be able to survive it.

I have worked with patients grieving children, parents, siblings, spouses, friends, careers, and pets. Your grief won’t scare me, it isn’t a burden, and I won’t dismiss it as trivial. If you’re ready to wade into that pain, I’d be honored to sit with you in it and guide you, as needed.