Sometimes Life Changes in an Instant

Some experiences divide life into before and after. The death of someone you love. A serious medical diagnosis. Watching someone else's health decline. Surviving a life-threatening event. An experience that leaves you questioning life, faith, purpose, or what comes next.

These moments don't simply create sadness—they often change the way we understand ourselves and the world around us. You don't have to navigate those questions alone.

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My Approach

Making Sense of What Happened

Grief and life-changing experiences don't follow a predictable path. Some people feel overwhelming sadness. Others feel anxiety, guilt, numbness, anger, relief, gratitude, or confusion. Many wonder whether what they're feeling is "normal."

My role isn't to tell you what your grief should look like or how quickly you should move forward. It's to understand your experience, help organize what feels overwhelming, and support you in finding a way forward that feels authentic to you.

Sometimes that involves processing a traumatic experience. Sometimes it means making space for grief. Sometimes it means learning to live with questions that don't have simple answers.

Areas I Frequently Work With

Grief

The death of a loved one often changes far more than we expect. Therapy can provide space to process loss, adjust to life after loss, and continue carrying the relationship with the person you’ve lost in a meaningful way.

Anticipatory Grief

Sometimes grief begins long before someone dies. Watching someone you love live with a serious illness or progressive condition can bring uncertainty, sadness, helplessness, and exhaustion. Therapy can help make space for those emotions while supporting you through the ongoing demands of caregiving and uncertainty.

Caregiver Stress

Supporting someone through illness can be deeply meaningful—and deeply overwhelming. Caregivers often find themselves balancing practical responsibilities while quietly carrying fear, grief, and exhaustion. Therapy offers a place where your experience matters, too.

Near-Death Experiences

Surviving a life-threatening event can leave people asking questions they never expected to face. Some people struggle with anxiety or trauma afterward. Others describe profound shifts in priorities, relationships, spirituality, or their understanding of life itself. Whether your experience felt frightening, meaningful, confusing, or difficult to explain, therapy can provide space to make sense of what happened and explore how it continues to shape your life today.

Grief and Trauma Are Not the Same

Although grief and trauma sometimes occur together, they are not the same experience.

Part of our work together is understanding what you're carrying.

For some people, grief is the primary challenge.

For others, trauma, anxiety, depression, or adjustment to a major life change may be contributing more significantly.

Rather than assuming one approach fits everyone, we'll work together to understand what feels most important and determine the evidence-based treatment that best fits your goals.

My Approach to Treatment

Depending on your needs, therapy may include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

• Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

• Trauma-Informed Guilt Reduction (TrIGR)

• Acceptance- and values-based interventions

My goal isn't simply to reduce symptoms.
It’s to help you better understand your experience, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and hope.

Moving Forward Doesn't Mean Forgetting

Healing doesn't mean leaving someone behind.

It doesn't require having every answer.

Sometimes healing begins simply by having a place where your story can be heard, your questions can be explored, and your experience can begin to make sense.

If you're navigating grief, caregiving, or the aftermath of a life-changing experience, I'd be honored to walk alongside you.