Grief

Grief is a natural response to loss, but it doesn’t always look the way we expect.

While many people associate grief with the death of a loved one, it can also arise after the loss of a relationship, a job, a sense of identity, a home, or a future you were counting on. These kinds of losses can be just as impactful, even if they’re harder to name.

Grief affects more than just our emotions. It can shape how we think, how we feel in our bodies, and how we relate to the world around us.

You might feel sadness, numbness, anger, guilt, or confusion. You may struggle to concentrate, feel disconnected from others, or notice changes in sleep, appetite, or energy.

There’s no single “right” way to grieve.

It’s not linear. You might feel like you’ve “moved on,” only to be hit by a wave of emotion months—or even years—later. That doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It means your system is still integrating the loss.

From a nervous system perspective, grief can be destabilizing because it challenges our sense of safety, belonging, and continuity. When something or someone we’ve depended on is no longer there, it can feel like the ground has shifted beneath us.

Sometimes, grief doesn’t show up as tears, it might show up as irritability, exhaustion, overfunctioning, or even emotional flatness. These are all valid adaptations to overwhelm and loss.

In therapy, we can begin to process grief in a way that is both gentle and grounded.

Together, we might:

  • Name and validate the loss, especially if others haven’t acknowledged it

  • Explore the impact the loss has had on your sense of self, safety, and direction

  • Support your nervous system in regulating intense or conflicting emotions

  • Understand the cycles of grief and how they move through the body

  • Make room for ambiguous or complicated grief, where the loss is layered with other emotions like relief, regret, or anger

  • Gently begin to integrate the loss, rather than erase it—honouring what mattered, and making space for what’s next

Whether your grief is fresh or long-held, clear or complicated, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

This work isn’t about “getting over it.”

It’s about learning to live with what’s changed, and making room for life alongside the loss.

I’m here to walk with you.