Tending to Grief

Grief

Grief is not a linear process. It is not something to get over or move on from. It is a transformation. It reshapes your inner world after something has been lost, changed, or never came to be.

Whether you are grieving a loved one, a relationship, a version of yourself, or the life you imagined, your pain is valid. Grief can be quiet or loud. It can be confusing, tender, angry, isolating, or full of longing. And often, it does not arrive all at once. It shows up in waves, sometimes when you least expect it.

Therapy offers space to move through grief at your own pace. There is no right way to grieve. Here, we make room for the complexity of your experience, including the parts that feel contradictory, unspoken, or hard to name.

You do not have to carry it alone.

Grief Can Show Up in Many Forms

  • Loss of a loved one

  • Death of a pet or companion animal

  • Divorce, breakup, or rupture in a significant relationship

  • Grieving an estranged or unavailable parent

  • Ambiguous loss, such as estrangement, disappearance, incarceration, or dementia

  • Loss of identity, purpose, or health

  • Loss of safety, innocence, or trust

  • Grief that others minimize or do not acknowledge

Grief with Neurodivergence, OCD, or Chronic Illness

Grief often shows up in quiet, hidden ways when you are living with neurodivergence, chronic illness, or OCD. These experiences can carry grief that is ongoing, invisible, or misunderstood by others. You might be grieving something that never happened, something that was taken from you, or a version of life that feels just out of reach.

Neurodivergence and Grief

Being neurodivergent can bring its own form of grief. If you were diagnosed later in life, you might feel sorrow for the parts of your childhood that were misunderstood or unsupported. You may grieve the energy spent masking, the years lost to self-doubt, or the relationships that never fully saw you. There may also be grief around what the future might hold or the sense that your path will look different from what you once imagined.

Chronic Illness and Grief

Chronic illness often brings a grieving process that unfolds over time. You might mourn the life you once had or the body you used to trust. There may be sadness around the plans you have had to postpone or let go of, or the uncertainty that comes with managing symptoms that others cannot see. This grief is valid, even when it is not acknowledged by those around you.

OCD and Grief

Living with OCD can involve grieving the time, energy, and clarity that the disorder has taken from you. You might mourn the years spent caught in intrusive thoughts, rituals, or doubt. There may be grief over lost relationships, missed opportunities, or the exhaustion of trying to manage something that is often invisible to others. OCD can also complicate the grieving process by introducing fears, guilt, or compulsions that make it harder to move through.

Grief does not always come from loss alone. It can also come from being unseen, from carrying what was never named, or from navigating life in a world that does not understand your experience. Therapy offers a space to acknowledge all of it and begin to make sense of what you are holding.

This Is a Space for the Grief You Are Holding


Grief is not something to fix or erase. It is something to tend to, witness, and carry with care. You are welcome to bring your heartbreak, your numbness, your longing, and your memories.

Together, we can make space for all of it.