Grief, Ambiguous Loss, & Life Transitions Therapy in New York
When your life shifts dramatically
The death of a loved one can create an influx of complicated, and sometimes conflicting, emotions. You may feel sadness, anxiety, irritability, numbness, or a sense of groundlessness. Others may expect you to “move on” more quickly than feels natural. Grief can surface in unexpected ways.
Loss is also not limited to death. It can include:
The end of a relationship
A career change
Becoming a parent
Moving cities or countries
Letting go of an identity that once defined you
Even positive transitions can be disorienting.
Understanding ambiguous loss
Ambiguous loss occurs when someone or something is physically present but emotionally absent (or vice versa) or when a loss remains unclear or unresolved.
This can look like:
A relationship ending without closure
Estrangement from family members
Moving far away from loved ones
A partner becoming emotionally unavailable
A family member living with dementia or degenerative illness
Because there is no clear ending point, ambiguous loss can feel especially destabilizing - leaving you suspended between holding on and letting go.
The emotional complexity of grief and transition
Grief, ambiguous loss, and life transitions often activate deeper emotional layers. You might find yourself struggling with feelings you didn't expect: anger at people you love, fear that the ground will never feel stable again, a sudden loneliness even when surrounded by others, or questions about who you are now that something essential has changed.
For some, grief can also reactivate earlier trauma, especially if loss echoes previous experiences of abandonment, neglect, or emotional disconnection.
You may appear composed externally while internally feeling disoriented or emotionally raw. These experiences can shape relationships, career decisions, and your sense of direction in life.
My approach
In grief and life transition therapy, we move at a pace that respects your unique grieving process.
Rather than rushing toward closure, we create space to understand what the loss means, emotionally, relationally, and developmentally. We explore what the loss represents, what it activates, and what parts of you feel destabilized or in the process of reforming. We pay attention to how grief lives in the body as well as the mind, because loss is physiological as much as it is psychological.
This work is less about “fixing” and more about integration: allowing grief to be metabolized rather than avoided.
Therapy as a space to make meaning
Over time, grief therapy can help you process what's unresolved, understand how loss is affecting your relationships, rebuild a sense of internal stability, and develop a renewed sense of direction - one that honors what was lost without losing yourself in the process.
Grief does not disappear, but it can become less isolating and less disorienting when held within a steady therapeutic relationship.
If you’re navigating grief or loss in New York, I’d welcome the chance to support you through it.
This work typically takes place in individual therapy, though I also work with couples where relevant.