Grief Therapy in Encino and throughout California
Grief is strange, and it rarely looks the way people expect.
Do you wonder if you’ll ever feel better?
Maybe a loss has turned your life upside down. Maybe you feel ashamed, or guilty, or just lost. Grief can throw everything into chaos, and it can also leave you numb, going through the motions, unsure how you're supposed to cope. There's no right way to do this. Together, we can make sense of your loss, your divorce, or a hard diagnosis. Therapy gives you time and space to figure out what you actually need.
Losses you Might be Navigating
Death of a significant person
Death of a pet
Miscarriage
Infertility
Job loss
Divorce / Breakup
Medical diagnosis / Chronic Illness
Anticipatory loss
A loss from years ago that is still painful
Grief can show up as sadness, anger, guilt, confusion, and a sense of isolation or emptiness that gets in the way of ordinary life. It can also show up as almost nothing at all, which throws people more than they expect. Sitting with any of it isn't easy. But the more we let ourselves feel what grief brings, the clearer it becomes what we've lost, what we value, and how we want to mourn.
I work with people in the thick of grief and people bracing for a loss that hasn't come yet. How we grieve now is often shaped by how we've grieved before, and looking at those patterns together can show us what really matters to you. My aim isn't to hurry you toward feeling better. It's to help you understand the full shape of what you're carrying, and slowly find your way back to a life that feels like yours.
Whether the loss is recent or decades old, it's never too late to grieve it.
How I Work
I work from a relational psychoanalytic orientation. With grief, that means we look at how your history and the feelings that live just outside your awareness shape the way you're moving through this loss. We make sense of the complicated stuff, clarify what matters most to you, and notice how what happens between us echoes the relationships that matter in your life. You lead the work, and it goes deeper than a quick fix. If this way of working speaks to you, reach out, and we can talk it through.
Reach Out Today.
Deciding to pursue psychotherapy can be a critical turning point. For many, it is one of the best investments of their lives. Please reach out, and we can schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see if we would be a good fit to work together. I do my best to return all calls and emails within 24 hours. I look forward to getting to know you and your unique circumstances.