Grief & Loss Therapy
There’s no right way to grieve, and no deadline for it.
Maybe you lost someone you love. Maybe it’s the end of a marriage, a diagnosis that changed your future, or a loss other people don’t seem to recognize. However it happened, the world looks different now.
Grief affects the whole body: sleep, appetite, memory, energy, and the nervous system’s sense of safety. It can come in waves, catch you off guard, and look nothing like the neat stages people talk about.
Therapy gives your grief somewhere to go. It helps you process the loss, carry what can’t be fixed, and stay connected to what matters as you move forward.
Telehealth for NY, FL, MI residents
“Shouldn’t I be feeling better by now?”
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t move in a straight line.
It might look like:
Waves of sadness, anger, or guilt that come out of nowhere
Trouble sleeping, eating, or concentrating
Replaying the end, or what you could have done differently
Feeling numb, or like the world kept going without you
Avoiding reminders, or holding on to them tightly
Feeling alone in a loss others don’t understand
Grief isn’t a problem to fix. It’s a response to love and loss that deserves care.
UNDERSTANDING GRIEF
Your whole system is adjusting to a world that changed.
Loss disrupts more than your emotions. The brain has to update its map of the world, often slowly and painfully, and the nervous system can swing between restlessness, longing, and searching on some days, and numbness and exhaustion on others.
For some people, grief stays intense and consuming for a long time. This is sometimes called prolonged grief, and it’s more likely when a loss was sudden or traumatic, or when the relationship was complicated.
Healing doesn’t mean letting go. It means learning to carry the loss differently.
Telehealth for NY, FL, MI residents
TRAUMA & GRIEF
When a loss is also a trauma.
Sudden deaths, violent or medical losses, and losses you witnessed can leave traumatic imprints alongside the grief: intrusive images, fear, or guilt that won’t settle. Earlier losses and trauma can also resurface when a new loss happens.
When that’s part of your experience, addressing the trauma often helps the grief begin to move again.
HOW WE'LL WORK TOGETHER
Make room for it. Move through it. Carry it forward.
Grief therapy isn’t about getting over a loss or hurrying you through it. It’s about giving the grief space, tending to what’s hardest, and finding a way to live with it that honors what you lost.
PHASE 1
Making Room for Grief
We create a steady place for whatever you’re feeling, along with ways to care for your body and get through the hardest days.
PHASE 2
Processing the Loss
We work with the moments that hurt most, any guilt or regret, and the relationship itself, using approaches like EMDR, IFS, and somatic therapy.
PHASE 3
Carrying It Forward
We explore how to keep a meaningful connection to what you lost while building a life with room for both grief and joy.
Approaches that may help: EMDR Therapy · Internal Family Systems (IFS) · Somatic Therapy · Attachment & Relational Therapy
New to therapy, or not sure which approach fits? Explore my holistic approach →
Telehealth for NY, FL, MI residents
AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
Whole-person care, every step of the way.
One method may guide our work, but it’s never the only one. Your past lives in your mind, body, and relationships. I combine evidence-based and mind-body approaches to help you work through the past and move forward with more support, clarity and confidence.
WHAT A SESSION FEELS LIKE
Your grief is welcome here, exactly as it is.
Sessions take place by secure telehealth, from a space where you feel comfortable. Some sessions you may want to talk about the person or the life you lost. Others, you may simply need to breathe and be. We follow what you need.
There’s no wrong way to show up.
WHAT CHANGES AS THE WORK UNFOLDS
The weight becomes something you can carry.
Waves of grief that feel less overwhelming
Remembering with more love and less pain
Less guilt and fewer “what ifs”
Sleeping, eating, and functioning more steadily
Staying connected to what you lost in a way that feels right
Room for meaning, and even joy, alongside the grief
Telehealth for NY, FL, MI residents
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Lisa Kent, LCSW
CCTP-II · EMDR-C
I approach grief as something to be carried and integrated, not fixed or rushed. We make room for the full range of what you feel and attend to how loss shows up in your body. When grief is tangled with trauma or a complicated relationship, I use approaches like EMDR and IFS to help it move.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Grief therapy FAQs
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Neither. Some people reach out in the first weeks after a loss, while others come years later, when grief resurfaces or never eased. Whenever it is, it’s the right time if you’re struggling.
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The death of a loved one, including a partner, parent, child, friend, or pet, as well as divorce or breakups, pregnancy loss, the loss of health or identity through illness, estrangement, and losses others may not recognize. If it feels like a loss to you, it counts.
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Grief activates the stress response. It can disrupt sleep, appetite, concentration, and immune function, and it’s common to feel exhausted, achy, or foggy. These effects usually ease with time and support, and caring for your body is an important part of grieving.
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They share a lot, like sadness, poor sleep, and low energy. Grief tends to come in waves and stays tied to the loss, often mixed with moments of warmth or memory. Depression is more constant and often includes feelings of worthlessness. Grief can also lead into depression, and therapy can help with both.
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Both are common, especially after a long illness or a complicated relationship. Mixed feelings don’t mean you loved the person any less. Therapy gives you a place to explore them without judgment.
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Only as much as you want to. We go at your pace, and approaches like EMDR and somatic therapy can help process the most painful moments without retelling every detail.
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It’s a free, no-pressure 15-minute video call. We’ll talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy and what you’re hoping for, I’ll answer your questions about how I work, fees, and out-of-network reimbursement, and together we’ll decide whether we’re a good fit. You don’t need to prepare anything, and there’s no obligation to book.
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Sessions are $200 per hour of work together. I am in-network with BCBS and BCN plans for Michigan residents. For New York and Florida residents, I partner with Mentaya to help you use your out-of-network benefits. Depending on your plan, up to 80% of your session cost can be reimbursed, and all of your claims are handled for you. You can check your benefits here (opens in a new window), or we can review them together during your free consultation.
HEALING THROUGH RECONNECTION
You don’t have to carry this alone.
Loss can change how everything looks and feels. Healing reaches every part of you: your mind, your body, your relationships, and your sense of meaning. You deserve care that sees all of it.
Telehealth for NY, FL, MI residents
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