Grief. Though rarely sought out is a capacity as necessary to our emotional and communal well-being as the ability to love. It is above all a human process. Grief is not meant to be endured in isolation. And intentional, conscious grieving is a skill that many of us must learn. Providing support and guidance in this process is both an honor and a calling and something which continues to inspire me towards a greater learning.
In working with both those who are dying and those who have lost someone or something they have loved, I have come to understand that grief not only shapes us, but can become a transformative process if we allow it. While something both learned and discovered, the capacity of grief is to connect us to ourselves, our relationships, and to life in a deeper, more honest manner. Its invitation is to orient us towards truth, compassion, and connection. And teaches us allowance and capacity in the most difficult of waters which can be ferocious, isolating, and overwhelming. Waters that can subsume. This is a hard won, messy, and imperfect journey. An endurance event. On our way we need support, nourishment, and capacity towards orienting to this new way of living. This new life we never asked for, but which is. And how we can carry our love and our broken hearts forward in a way that is generative.
As one who has learned grief through my own experiences of devastation (as well as professionally), I believe that I am not able to take anyone where I have not been myself. And continue to learn, grow, teach, and be widened by this thing called living and dying. I am truly honored to support you where you are.
Credentials:
LPCC
Certified Grief Counselor, CGC
Certified in EMDR
Trained in Grief Ritual
Trained in Mindful Self-Compassion for Shame
Therapy Specialties include:
Grief and Loss
Trauma and PTSD
Crisis Management
Life Transitions
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
EMDR
Existential Struggles
Shame
Mindfulness/Meditation/Embodiment
Anxiety/Depression
Availability: In office Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
“Grief is an ability to know certain things about life well and an ability to proceed in your life as if they are true. Grief is what you do with what comes to you. Grieving gives us a chance to practice unlikely gratitude for that which doesn’t seem to benefit us.” – Stephen Jenkinson””
Specializing in Grief and Loss and the following practiced through this lens: Life Transitions, End of Life mental health care, Trauma recovery, EMDR, Internal Family Systems IFS, Crisis Management, Existential Struggles, Geriatric and Seniors, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety and Depression, Shame, and Mindful Self-Compassion.