My Approach to Helping
Is your heart: Broken? Lost? Stuck? Did a divorce or the end of a romantic relationship cause it? Have you experienced a toxic relationship? Or have you experienced death by suicide, homicide, overdose, or pet loss? Utilizing my education in grief therapy, my profession as a Hospice Social Worker for 16 years, and my own experience with losses has given me a deeper understanding of, and insight, into bereavement.
Areas of focus include anticipatory grief, traumatic death, loss of health, grief anxiety, and life transitions. Grief Therapy is short-term with a clear focus on goals, utilizing strategies and techniques from a range of different therapeutic practices to meet grievers where they are and offer an impactful learning experience. Grief is the natural response to loss, and it doesn't have a time limit. Grief doesn't go away completely, but we change our relationship to it. You can expect reading and homework assignments for each session to assist in the therapeutic process. I have been trained in Complicated Grief Treatment, and EMDR, I am a Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist, a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, a Fellow in Thanatology, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.
My goal for each therapeutic relationship is to encourage authenticity and support individual strengths and goals in a safe, empathic, and nonjudgemental environment. I am here as a guide to help you navigate and teach you how to cope with the loss, with supportive guidance every step of the way. I focus on promoting healing milestones and addressing stuck points in adapting to loss using active listening and personalized interventions with specific tools to help you cope with the loss.