Grief, Divorce, and Relationship Therapy for Women

A spouse dies and the house becomes a set of tasks. A parent dies and you discover you were still waiting for a conversation that will not occur. A child is gone from your daily life in a way that is not death and still rearranges the furniture of you. A pet dies and people smile as if that should be smaller than it is. A marriage ends and you are expected to be practical before you have even located your own name.

Grief is not a single process. One woman needs to talk until the story stops looping. Another needs someone to sit with the fact that she feels nothing and is afraid that means she is broken. Another is angry in a way that shocks her, because she was the caretaker and caretakers are not supposed to be furious. Relationships that remain—adult children, siblings, a new partner, friends who disappeared when the hard part started—often need as much attention as the person who is gone.

We go at the pace the loss requires, not the pace other people prefer. If you already know what you lost and you do not know what to do with the days, let’s chat. That is the work.