Life Transitions
Grief and Loss
Loss can sit beside school pickups, meals and everything still asking for you.
Who This Is For
When life keeps moving around your loss
A parent has died, a pregnancy has ended or fertility plans have brought loss that other people do not see. You may be handling ordinary tasks while feeling far from ordinary inside.
I offer room to talk about the person, hope or future you miss. We can discuss grief while you are still parenting, without comparing losses.
What We Work On
What we can talk about
- 01
Death of a parent
The missing call, family roles and practical decisions may all arrive together. We can talk about unfinished conversations and the relationships that remain.
- 02
Pregnancy and fertility loss
Announcements, dates and questions from others can hurt. I support the emotional experience without giving medical advice or explaining why a loss happened.
- 03
Parenting while grieving
Your children still need meals, rides and comfort. We discuss what you can share, where help might come from and the moments you need for yourself.
How I Work
Practice that fits the difficult moments
CBT
CBT can help us examine guilt, including thoughts about what you should have done or how you should be feeling. We look at beliefs adding blame, not argue against missing someone.
DBT
DBT skills can offer something practical during a wave of sadness or anger: noticing the feeling, getting through the next task and asking for support. Skills do not replace remembering or make grief follow a schedule.
What Sessions Look Like
Start with what happened this week
- Where
- Virtual, from anywhere in New York State
- Length
- 45 to 50 minutes
- When
- Day, evening and weekend times
You can bring a memory, an anniversary worry or nothing neatly organized to a video session. We talk at a pace you can manage. My family and medical social work background informs that conversation.
Grief does not need a tidy ending before you deserve support.
What Can Shift
- Finding words for a loss others have missed.
- Asking for practical help without explaining everything.
- Allowing a memory and a difficult feeling in the same day.
These are hopes we work toward together, not guarantees.
Life Transitions
A day with grief and parenting
The ordinary request
A child asks for dinner while you are remembering your parent. We can discuss a simple explanation and a smaller plan for that evening.
The date on the calendar
An anniversary may need space or company. We discuss what you want.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988, or call 911.
Fees in Brief
$175
Individual Therapy, 45 to 50 minutes
Individual grief support is $175. A free consultation can cover fit without asking for the whole story.
All sessions are private pay. Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement. I am in network with Northwell Direct.
See all rates and the cancellation policyQuestions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my loss serious enough for therapy?
Will you ask me to move on?
Can you answer medical questions about loss?
You can tell me what you miss.
A consultation offers a place to ask about support while leaving room for your pace.