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Grief & Bereavement

Grief does not follow a timetable.

Grief rarely looks the way people expect, and it does not end when others stop asking how you are. Therapy can offer a place where your loss is taken seriously for as long as it takes — without pressure to be 'better' by a certain date.

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Losses we may work with together

  • The death of a loved one
  • Sudden or traumatic loss
  • Anticipatory grief, when loss is approaching
  • Complicated or prolonged grief experiences
  • Multiple losses arriving close together
  • The loss of a relationship, home, health, role, future, or identity
  • Grief that other people do not recognize or understand

How therapy can help

Together we can make room for the full weight of what you are carrying — the sadness, and also the anger, guilt, relief, numbness, or love that may be tangled inside it. Grief is not a disorder to be fixed; it is a response to something that mattered.

The goal is not to erase love or force closure. Therapy can help you make room for grief, understand how it has changed you, and gradually reconnect with life in a way that feels honest.

You do not have to wait until everything becomes unbearable.

Reaching out does not mean you have failed to cope. It can be the first step toward having a place where you no longer have to carry everything by yourself.

Ruby Dobry, APCC

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC #[LICENSE NUMBER], supervised by [SUPERVISOR NAME], [LICENSE TYPE] #[LICENSE NUMBER].

Serving clients located in California

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If you are in crisis

This practice does not provide emergency or crisis services through this website. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. In the United States, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

This website provides general information and is not a substitute for mental health treatment, medical care, or emergency services.

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