Grief is not one thing. It can be the weight of a diagnosis that changed everything. The exhaustion of caring for someone you are also slowly losing. The sorrow of a death that left a hole nothing fills.
Whatever kind of grief you are carrying, you deserve support that actually fits your experience.
Rising Sails provides grief therapy for adults across Virginia — via secure telehealth — with a focus on the kinds of grief that are often overlooked or misunderstood.
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THE GRIEF I WORK WITH
Not all grief looks the same. All of it matters.
Grief therapy at Rising Sails is specifically focused on three areas where people often feel most alone — and most unsupported.
Loss and Bereavement
The death of someone you love does not follow a timeline. You may be in the early days of acute loss, or you may be a year or more out and still struggling in ways that don’t feel “normal.” Both are valid. Grief is not something you get over — it is something you learn to carry, and therapy can help you do that with more steadiness and less isolation.
This work supports people grieving the death of a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or close friend — including losses that were sudden, traumatic, or complicated by the nature of the relationship.
Chronic Illness and Medical Grief
A serious diagnosis changes life in ways that are hard to put into words — and that loss begins long before death is involved.
You may be grieving the life you expected, the version of yourself you were before the illness, the things you can no longer do, or the future you had planned. These are real losses, even when the people around you don’t recognize them as grief.
This work also supports people grieving a loved one’s diagnosis — watching someone you care about change, and managing your own grief alongside their illness.
Sherri holds the C-SWHC (Certified Social Worker in Health Care) credential, which reflects advanced training at the intersection of medical illness and emotional experience.
Anticipatory Grief and Caregiver Stress
Anticipatory grief is the grief that begins before a loss occurs. It is the sorrow and fear that builds when you know that loss is coming — through a terminal illness, a progressive condition, or a declining health trajectory.
It is also the grief that caregivers carry every day while managing an enormous amount of responsibility. Caregiver grief often has nowhere to go — there is no funeral, no recognized moment of loss, no socially understood way to grieve — and that silence can make it feel heavier.
Grief therapy offers a space to name what is happening, process what you are feeling, and receive support while you are still in the middle of it.
ABOUT YOUR THERAPIST
Sherri Webster, LCSW, C-SWHC
Sherri is a licensed clinical social worker licensed in Virginia, providing grief therapy via telehealth to adults across the state.
Her C-SWHC credential reflects specialized training in health care social work — specifically the emotional and psychological experience of illness, caregiving, and medical loss. This isn’t a general practice that happens to include grief. It is the core of this work.
With over a decade of clinical experience across medical, community, and private practice settings, Sherri brings steady, grounded support to people carrying losses that are often invisible to the people around them.
She works with adults experiencing:
- Bereavement after the death of a loved one
- Grief following a serious or terminal diagnosis (your own or a loved one’s)
- The emotional weight of caregiving
- Anticipatory grief during a loved one’s illness
- Chronic illness and the loss of the life you expected
IS THIS THE RIGHT FIT?
You might be in the right place if any of this sounds familiar:
- You lost someone and you’re still struggling — more than people around you seem to expect
- You’ve received a serious diagnosis and don’t know how to process what that means
- You are watching someone you love decline, and you grieve them while they are still here
- You are a caregiver who is exhausted, overwhelmed, and privately falling apart
- You feel pressure to hold it together, but internally, the weight is becoming too much
- Your grief doesn’t fit neatly into a category and you’re not sure anyone would understand it
Grief therapy is not about rushing through what you are feeling. It is about having a consistent, supportive space to process it — with someone who understands that grief is complex, nonlinear, and deeply personal.
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FREE CONSULTATION
The first step is a conversation.
A free 15-minute consultation gives you the chance to ask questions, share a little about what you’re navigating, and decide whether this feels like the right support for you.
There is no pressure and no commitment. Just a conversation.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Do you accept insurance? For current rates and insurance information, please visit [Rates & Insurance].
Is telehealth available throughout Virginia? Yes. Grief therapy in Virginia is available via telehealth to adults anywhere in the state. Sessions are conducted through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.
What kinds of grief do you work with? The primary focus areas are loss and bereavement, chronic illness and medical grief, and anticipatory grief and caregiver stress. If you are unsure whether your experience fits, the consultation is a good place to find out.
What does grief therapy actually involve? Grief therapy is a structured, supportive process — not just talking. Sessions draw on evidence-based approaches to help you process loss, manage the emotional weight of caregiving or illness, and develop a sustainable way to carry what you are going through.
How do I know if I need therapy vs. just support? If grief is affecting your daily functioning, your relationships, your ability to work or sleep, or simply feels too heavy to carry alone — therapy is appropriate. You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from grief support.
SERVING VIRGINIA STATEWIDE
Grief therapy in Virginia is available via telehealth to adults across the entire state.
This includes people seeking support for grief, illness-related stress, caregiving strain, and anticipatory loss throughout Virginia, including NOVA, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Arlington, Alexandria, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Roanoke, Hampton, and Fairfax.