Anticipatory grief doesn’t wait for loss to arrive. If you’re an adult in Florida navigating a life-altering diagnosis — your own or someone you love — you may already be living inside the fear and grief that comes before.
You’re not overreacting. You’re not falling apart. Anticipatory grief is real, it’s recognized, and specialized therapy can help you carry it with less weight.
You didn’t expect the news to hit this hard. Or maybe you did — and that’s why you’ve been dreading it for months.
A diagnosis changes the texture of everything. The way you wake up in the morning. The way you look at the person you love. The way you try to plan for a future that suddenly feels uncertain. You’re not broken. You’re grieving — and you’re doing it while everything else in your life keeps moving.
This is anticipatory grief. And it responds to the right kind of support.
Anticipatory Grief Therapy in Florida
Rising Sails offers telehealth therapy for adults in Florida navigating a life-altering diagnosis — their own or someone they love.
This is not a generalist practice. The work here is focused on one specific experience: what it’s like to live inside the uncertainty that follows devastating medical news. If you’re carrying that weight, you don’t have to do it alone — and telehealth makes it possible to get specialized support from anywhere in Florida.
What You Can Expect
Therapy at Rising Sails is warm and direct. Sessions draw from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed care. You won’t be pushed toward false positivity or rushed past what’s actually happening.
One of the hardest things about anticipatory grief is feeling like you have to justify it. They’re still here. I should be grateful. Why am I already grieving?
In therapy, you don’t have to defend what you’re feeling. The work starts from the understanding that what you’re carrying is real — and that it deserves real support.
About Sherri Webster, LCSW, C-SWHC
Sherri Webster is a licensed clinical social worker licensed in Florida and five other states. She holds the C-SWHC credential — Certified Specialist in Health Care Social Work — with specialized training in the emotional and psychological impact of serious illness and anticipatory grief.
Telehealth makes this specialized support accessible no matter where you are in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you accept insurance? Rising Sails is a private pay practice. Sessions are $200. A superbill is provided for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
Is telehealth available throughout Florida? Yes. Telehealth sessions are available to adults anywhere in Florida.
What if I’m not sure this is the right fit? That’s what the free consultation is for. No pressure, no commitment — just a conversation.
Serving Adults Throughout Florida
Rising Sails offers telehealth therapy to adults throughout Florida, including Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Hialeah, Port St. Lucie, Cape Coral, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Gainesville, Coral Springs, Clearwater, Palm Bay, Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach, Lakeland, Davie, Miami Gardens, Boca Raton, Deltona, Plantation, Sunrise, Alafaya, Palm Coast, Deerfield Beach, Melbourne, Boynton Beach, Lauderhill, Weston, Fort Myers, Kissimmee, Homestead, Daytona Beach, Delray Beach, Tamarac, Ocala, and communities throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Duval, Lee, Polk, Brevard, Volusia, Sarasota, Collier, Manatee, Seminole, Pasco, Osceola, Lake, Alachua, and Leon Counties.