The loss of a child is unlike any other pain.
Whatever the age, whatever the circumstance —
the pain can be unbearable.
There’s no timeline, no guide book and no “right way” to grieve.
And… finding help in this time is essential.
Maybe you’re not even sure what you’re feeling. Only that your child is gone and you don’t know how to walk forward without them.
In 2002, I lost my beautiful baby boy, Benjamin. And I also tried to walk forward in life and could not see through the tears.
I needed support but didn’t know where to turn.
Maybe you need support too but finding someone who really understands feels so elusive.
That’s why I began my practice — I don’t just understand this grief professionally, I’ve lived it. And I’ve felt the weight of what you carry.
This might sound familiar…..
“I should be further along in my grief by now.”
“Why can’t I stop crying or thinking about them?”
“How can I live my life with this pain?”
“I feel like I’m to blame and this guilt is overwhelming.”
“No one understands how hard this is and I feel so alone in all of it.”
The death of a child of any age is one of the most profound losses and devastating life experiences for any human being. The devastation of this loss is exacerbated by the unexpected and often traumatic circumstances surrounding it.
Accidents, prolonged or sudden illnesses, intentional deaths and suicide all complicate the grief process for any parent and intensify painful feelings of guilt, isolation and longing.
Pregnancy loss/miscarriage, stillbirth, and early infant death are also often grieved in silence — but the love and hopes were real, and so is the grief. I have also experienced pregnancy loss myself and I understand the ache of grieving someone the world never got to meet, and how that pain goes unacknowledged.
You deserve a space where all of it is fully seen.
What I offer is a compassionate space to hold your grief — not to move past it on someone else’s schedule or according to some imaginary “stage” of grief — but to walk through it together, at your own pace.
How we work together…
Grief recovery doesn’t mean forgetting or “putting it behind you”.
It means growing forward in a new way.
We’ll move at your pace, with warmth, remembering and deep respect for your story and the love you have for your child. I draw on evidence-based approaches — narrative therapy, compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness/somatic/EMDR techniques, and cognitive processing therapy — to support recovery that honors your whole self.
We will walk your path through grief together — focusing on all needs: practical, emotional, relational, physical and spiritual.
From one parent to another…
Losing Benjamin shattered my world in ways I didn’t understand or could have prepared for. And it also led me here, down this path, to this work helping parents like you.
I don’t believe recovery means the pain disappears. I believe it means you slowly learn to carry it differently — and somewhere along your own path, you learn more about yourself and your love for your child.
If you’re ready to take the first step, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.