Grief, Bereavement & Loss

Grief doesn’t always follow a linear path or stem from death alone. It can arise from any rupture in connection, identity, safety, or meaning. Some forms of loss are visible and culturally recognized, while others are carried quietly, without language or support—but all are worthy of care.

Here are some of the many forms of loss I help clients navigate—both the visible and the unspoken, the immediate and the inherited, the personal and the collective:

Relational Loss

  • Death of a Loved One

  • Death or loss of a cherished Pet

  • Loss of a Loved One to Suicide

  • Divorce or Breakup

  • Loss or Rupture in Friendships

  • Family Estrangement

Loss of Health, Identity, Support & Stability

  • Loss of physical or mental health - including chronic illness & cancer

  • Job Loss or Career Disruption

  • Natural Disasters with sudden loss, displacement

  • Religious or Spiritual Loss after leaving or being excluded from a once-meaningful community.

Loss, Displacement, and Collective Wounds

  • Immigration & Displacement

  • Cultural, Ancestral & Intergenerational Grief (communities impacted by genocide, colonization, systemic violence, or cultural erasure)

  • Collective Grief tied to shared trauma, injustice, or global events.

How Grief & Loss Can Show Up

Grief shows up in the body, in relationships, and in the ways we move through the world. When we work together, I support clients in making sense of the many emotional, physical, and behavioral responses that can arise after loss. These are some of the ways grief may manifest:

  • Anxiety & Hypervigilance, racing thoughts, intrusive memories, or obsessive worry.

  • Depression & Emotional Numbness, and sense of heaviness, hopelessness, or disconnection from loved ones, joy, meaning, or self.

  • Periods of euphoria or dissociation that may feel disorienting or unreal.

  • Demoralization & Loss of Purpose, feeling defeated, aimless, or uncertain about how to move forward or why it matters.

  • Shame and self-blame—believing you’re “too much,” “not enough,” or somehow at fault.

  • Low Self-Worth & Identity Confusion, feeling broken, unworthy, or unsure of who you are.

  • Loneliness & Social Withdrawal, pulling away from others, feeling misunderstood, isolated, or fearing further harm in relationships.

  • Emotional Dysregulation including mood swings, emotional flooding, or difficulty calming down after being triggered.

  • Substance Use & Addictive Coping to numb pain or feel control.

  • People-Pleasing & Fawning in order to avoid conflict, rejection, or abandonment.

  • Perfectionism & Overachievement to stay safe by being exceptional, invisible, or in control.

  • Spiritual & Existential Responses, including a sense of feeling closer to a spiritual presence, or deep anger and disillusionment with it; questioning long-held beliefs or experiencing a crisis of faith.