Grief Support

Find Balance in Loss in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Idaho, South Carolina and Vermont

Grieving while navigating the demands of a professional life can feel impossible. For professionals, this journey is often compounded by systemic pressures, cultural expectations, and a lack of supportive spaces to process loss. In our sessions, we’ll explore practical strategies for managing grief while maintaining the balance you need to thrive in your personal and professional roles.

Grief can feel like a fracture in your world, leaving you disconnected, untethered, and longing for what once was. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or an unmet expectation, grief is deeply personal—and it often stirs up attachment wounds that shape how we process pain and healing.

At its core, grief is about love and connection. And when those connections are disrupted, the healing process requires more than “moving on.” It requires learning how to carry your grief while rebuilding trust, connection, and security in your life.

Yet grief can leave you feeling raw and overwhelmed, especially when it stirs up deeper wounds tied to past experiences. You might feel:

  • Isolated in your pain, unsure how to ask for support.

  • Disconnected from loved ones or even from yourself.

  • Stuck in patterns of over-functioning, withdrawal, or emotional overwhelm.

When grief collides with attachment wounds, it becomes harder to move forward. You’re not just grieving what you’ve lost—you’re also grappling with the fears and patterns that make healing feel elusive.

How Attachment Influences Grief

Attachment shapes how we bond with others, but it also shapes how we experience loss. Your attachment style—whether secure, anxious, avoidant, or disorganized—can influence how you process grief and navigate relationships during this vulnerable time.

  • Two women sitting on a couch, embracing and crying, symbolizing vulnerability, shared grief, and the healing power of emotional connection.

    Anxious Attachment

    You may feel an overwhelming need for reassurance or fear being abandoned by others as you grieve.

  • A mom multitasking with a baby in her lap, drinking coffee, and working on her laptop, symbolizing the balance of parenting, work, and self-care in everyday life.

    Avoidant Attachment

    You might try to “stay strong” by suppressing your emotions, keeping your pain locked away.

  • A woman sitting at a desk in an office setting with her head in her hands, symbolizing stress, overwhelm, and the challenges of managing professional demands.

    Disorganized Attachment

    Grief may feel chaotic, triggering deep fears of vulnerability while also craving closeness.

Grief Challenges for Professionals

High-achieving professionals often face a unique set of challenges when dealing with grief, as the demands of their careers and the expectations they place on themselves can complicate the healing process. Grief may feel like an interruption to their tightly managed lives, causing frustration, confusion, and even shame. It’s not uncommon for professionals to suppress their emotions in an effort to maintain productivity or avoid appearing vulnerable.

However, grief is not something you can power through. Unaddressed, it can manifest in physical, emotional, and relational challenges, including burnout, strained relationships, and difficulty focusing on work. Recognizing and addressing grief is not a sign of weakness—it’s a powerful act of self-preservation and growth.

As a therapist with experience working with high-achieving professionals, I understand the pressures you face. My approach acknowledges the need to balance personal healing with your professional commitments. Here’s how I support you:

  • Confidentiality You Can Trust: Your sessions provide a safe, private space where you can process your emotions without judgment or concern about how others perceive you.

  • Practical Tools for Growth: Together, we’ll develop actionable strategies that integrate emotional healing with professional resilience.

I specialize in helping professionals manage grief in a way that doesn’t compromise their responsibilities but instead enhances their ability to thrive, personally and professionally.

Tools for Managing Grief

Grief is a deeply personal experience, but high-achieving professionals often benefit from actionable strategies that provide a sense of structure during a chaotic time. Here are a few of the tools we’ll explore in therapy:

  • Mindfulness Techniques: Learn how to ground yourself in the present moment, reducing overwhelm and improving focus.

  • Work-Life Integration: Develop boundaries and routines that allow you to process grief without compromising your professional goals.

  • Self-Compassion Practices: Replace self-criticism with kindness, especially during moments of perceived “failure” to meet personal or professional expectations.

  • Practical Transition Plans: Create a roadmap to gradually re-engage with professional responsibilities while honoring your emotional needs.

A man sitting at a desk in an office, talking on the phone, symbolizing focus, communication, and navigating workplace responsibilities.

The Solution: A Blend of Evidence-Based Therapies

  • Attachment Based Therapy

    Grief can stir up attachment wounds—how we connect with others and how we feel about ourselves. Together, we’ll explore how your early relationships and attachment style shape the way you process loss.

    I’ll help you identify patterns that may leave you feeling stuck, like fearing abandonment, avoiding emotional vulnerability, or struggling to trust others. Through this work, we’ll rebuild a sense of emotional safety and connection, both with yourself and the people who matter most to you.

    In our sessions, we’ll also focus on creating a secure base—where you can process your emotions without fear or judgment—and learn how to nurture relationships that provide comfort and healing during this difficult time.

  • Brainspotting

    Grief can live in the body as much as the mind. Sometimes, words alone can’t capture the depth of your pain or the weight of your loss. That’s where Brainspotting comes in.

    Using this technique, we’ll gently access the deeper parts of your brain that hold onto unresolved grief and emotional pain. By focusing on specific eye positions that connect to those emotional and physical memories, we’ll work to release the tension and trauma that keep you stuck.

    This process isn’t about reliving your pain—it’s about giving your mind and body a chance to process and heal at a deeper level. Brainspotting can help you feel lighter, calmer, and more present as you navigate your grief.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    Grief often comes with a flood of overwhelming thoughts: “Why didn’t I do more?” “What could I have done differently?” “I’ll never feel okay again.” These thoughts can spiral, amplifying your pain and making it harder to move forward.

    With CBT, we’ll work together to identify these unhelpful thought patterns and gently challenge them. I’ll help you reframe negative beliefs, focus on what’s true, and develop practical strategies to manage the mental weight of grief.

    This doesn’t mean avoiding your pain—it means creating space for thoughts that help you heal, rather than ones that keep you stuck.

  • Narrative Therapy

    Every loss has a story, and how we tell that story shapes how we heal. In narrative therapy, we’ll explore the story of your grief: what the loss meant to you, how it’s impacted your identity, and what it means for your future.

    I’ll help you uncover the parts of your story that feel unresolved or heavy. Together, we’ll find ways to honor what you’ve lost while rewriting the narrative in a way that empowers you to move forward.

    This process isn’t about “getting over” your loss—it’s about integrating it into your life in a way that allows you to carry it with meaning, strength, and connection.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    Grief can feel overwhelming, leaving you drowning in emotions one moment and completely numb the next. With DBT, we’ll focus on building emotional regulation skills that help you ride those waves without feeling consumed by them.

    Together, we’ll explore mindfulness techniques to stay grounded in the present moment, even when the past feels heavy. We’ll also work on distress tolerance—practical tools to manage intense emotions when they arise—so you can approach your grief with greater clarity and self-compassion.

    Grief is a process, and DBT helps you find balance: feeling your emotions without being overwhelmed by them, and moving forward without shutting them out.

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The Result

Grief counseling with an attachment lens helps you:

  • Find clarity about your emotions and patterns.

  • Build secure and meaningful connections with others.

  • Heal past wounds that may be intensifying your pain.

  • Rediscover joy and purpose as you integrate your loss into a new chapter of your life.

This counseling approach is for you if:

  • You’ve experienced a recent loss or are carrying unresolved grief from the past.

  • Your grief feels tied to deeper wounds of abandonment, rejection, or fear of intimacy.

  • You don’t feel supported in your grief or fear being a burden to others.

From Grief to Growth: Reclaim Connection, Joy, and Purpose

Imagine this:

  • Feeling grounded and secure in your relationships, even after loss.

  • Understanding and managing your emotions without feeling overwhelmed.

  • Carrying your grief in a way that honors your love and connection while rediscovering a sense of joy and purpose.

You don’t have to navigate this journey alone. With the right support, you can heal, grow, and thrive.

How we’ll work together

  1. Book a Complimentary Consultation: This 15-minute consultation is an opportunity to share your challenges, ask questions, and explore if this premium therapeutic approach is the right fit for you.

  2. Engage in Intensive, Personalized Therapy Sessions: In each session, we’ll use an integrative approach (Brainspotting, narrative therapy, CBT, and attachment therapy) tailored to your specific needs and goals.

  3. Transform Your Relationships and Sense of Self: With each session, you’ll experience deeper emotional healing, greater self-awareness, and the ability to cultivate healthier, more secure relationships.

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FAQS: Navigating Grief with Support

  • Absolutely. Therapy provides a space to process your emotions without judgment while equipping you with practical tools to manage grief alongside your professional commitments. Together, we’ll develop strategies that allow you to honor your emotions while maintaining focus and balance in your work life.

  • Yes. I offer flexible scheduling options to ensure therapy fits seamlessly into your demanding professional life. Whether you need early morning, evening, or virtual sessions, we can work together to find a time that works for you.

  • The duration of grief counseling depends on your unique needs and goals. Some clients benefit from short-term support over a few months, while others prefer ongoing sessions for deeper healing. During our consultation, we’ll discuss what approach feels best for you.

  • Grief therapy for professionals focuses on integrating emotional healing with the realities of a high-achieving lifestyle. I understand the unique challenges you face, such as maintaining productivity, managing team expectations, and balancing personal and professional roles. My approach combines emotional processing with actionable strategies to help you navigate grief without compromising your career or well-being.

  • Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and there’s no “right” way to grieve. It’s normal to feel pressure to move on, especially as a high-achiever, but healing is a process that unfolds at its own pace. Therapy provides a supportive environment to explore these feelings and redefine what moving forward looks like for you.

  • Yes, grief can affect focus, decision-making, and energy levels, which may impact work performance. Therapy helps you identify how grief is showing up in your professional life and provides tools to address these challenges while maintaining emotional resilience and clarity.

  • Grief can feel incredibly isolating, especially for professionals who may not have peers they can confide in. Therapy provides a space to express your emotions openly and without judgment. I’ll also help you build support systems within your personal and professional life, so you don’t have to navigate grief alone.

  • I use evidence-based methods tailored to your needs, including:

    • Mindfulness practices to help you stay present and reduce overwhelm.

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thought patterns and build emotional resilience.

    • Narrative therapy to help you process your grief story and find meaning in your experience.

    • Practical strategies for balancing work and emotional healing.

  • It’s normal to worry about how grief processing might affect your work. Therapy helps you manage emotions in a healthy, contained way so that they don’t overwhelm you during your professional responsibilities. By addressing grief in a structured environment, you’ll gain tools to navigate emotions effectively, both in and out of the workplace.

  • If you’re finding it difficult to manage the emotional toll of grief while maintaining your professional and personal responsibilities, grief counseling may be a good fit. It’s also helpful if you’re seeking a safe space to process loss, gain clarity, and develop strategies to move forward. Schedule a free consultation to explore how I can support you.

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