Rising Sails offers grief therapy in Northern Virginia for adults throughout Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Fairfax, Reston, and the surrounding area — via secure telehealth.
Some of the heaviest grief is carried by people whose lives look, from the outside, like they are doing just fine.
Northern Virginia is full of those people. Caregivers managing someone else’s decline while quietly losing ground themselves. Families navigating a diagnosis that changed everything but is never quite discussed. People in military transitions grieving losses that don’t have a name. Professionals holding it together at work while something heavy sits underneath all of it.
If that is where you are, you don’t have to explain yourself here. This is a space for exactly that kind of grief.
What brings people here
The grief that shows up in therapy is often not the kind with a clear beginning and end. It can also be:
- A serious medical diagnosis — your own or someone you love — that has quietly changed how everything feels
- Caregiving for a parent, partner, or family member while privately carrying a grief that has nowhere to go
- A military transition that involves losses that are real but hard to name
- Anticipatory grief — grieving someone who is still here, watching a decline that is already happening
- Exhaustion that looks like burnout but feels more like grief
This kind of grief rarely announces itself clearly. It tends to accumulate. And it often goes unsupported because it doesn’t look like what people expect grief to look like.
Grief therapy in Northern Virginia for all kinds of loss
Anticipatory grief and chronic illness are at the center of this work — but grief does not only begin before a loss. If you have experienced the death of someone you love and are looking for support in the aftermath, that is also something this practice holds space for. Loss grief, bereavement, and the long uneven road that follows — all of it is welcome here.
A note on Northern Virginia
The NOVA region is home to a significant military and veteran population, federal workers navigating high-stakes transitions, and families managing complex caregiving dynamics across generations. It is also a region where the pace of life can make it genuinely difficult to slow down enough to grieve.
Telehealth makes this more accessible. Sessions are held via secure video — no commute, no parking, no time lost navigating the Beltway. Just fifty minutes to focus on what’s actually happening.
About your therapist
Sherri Webster, LCSW, C-SWHC
Sherri is a licensed clinical social worker licensed in Virginia and five other states. Her certification in Health Care Social Work reflects advanced training in the intersection of medical illness and emotional experience.
She works exclusively with adults navigating grief — anticipatory grief, illness-related grief, and the ongoing grief of caregiving. With over a decade of clinical experience, she brings steady, grounded support to experiences that are often invisible to everyone else.
Common questions
Do you offer telehealth throughout Northern Virginia?
Yes. Grief therapy is available via secure telehealth to adults in Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Fairfax, Reston, Herndon, Tysons, Falls Church, and across the greater NOVA area.
Do you accept insurance?
For current rates and insurance information, please visit the Rates & Insurance page.
What if I’m not sure grief therapy is the right fit?
That is exactly what the free consultation is for. No commitment, no pressure — just a conversation to see if this feels right.
Get started
A free consultation is the first step. No pressure, no commitment — just a conversation to see if this feels like the right fit.
Grief therapy in Northern Virginia is available via telehealth to adults throughout Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Fairfax, Reston, Herndon, Falls Church, Tysons, Annandale, and the surrounding Northern Virginia area.