You got news that changed everything in an instant. A diagnosis. A prognosis. A conversation you weren’t ready to have.
Maybe it’s your diagnosis. Maybe it’s your spouse’s, your parent’s, your child’s. Either way, you’re expected to keep going — work, family, life — while carrying something most people around you can’t fully see.
You’re not falling apart. You’re grieving something that hasn’t happened yet. And that kind of grief is real, even when no one around you knows what to call it.
This is anticipatory grief. And you don’t have to carry it alone.
Anticipatory Grief Therapy in Delaware
Rising Sails offers individual therapy and a small in-person support group for adults in Delaware navigating life-altering diagnoses — their own or someone they love.
Sessions are available in person in Dover, DE and via telehealth across the state of Delaware.
This isn’t general talk therapy. It’s focused, specialized support for one of the hardest experiences a person can face — the grief that lives in the space between the diagnosis and what comes next.
What Brings People Here
The adults I work with are often high-functioning on the outside. They’re showing up for everyone else. But internally, they’re carrying fear, uncertainty, and a grief that feels impossible to explain to the people in their lives.
They come to therapy asking questions like:
“Am I allowed to be this scared when I’m not even the one who’s sick?” “How do I take care of everyone else when I’m falling apart inside?” “Is what I’m feeling normal?”
Yes. It’s normal. And there’s support specifically for this.
About Sherri Webster, LCSW, C-SWHC
Sherri Webster is a licensed clinical social worker based in Dover, Delaware, licensed to practice across six states. She holds the C-SWHC credential — Certified Specialist in Health Care Social Work — meaning the intersection of medical reality and emotional impact is the center of her clinical training.
She has spent over a decade sitting with people in the moments after devastating news — when everything is uncertain and the fear is bigger than the words for it.
Serving Adults Throughout Delaware
Rising Sails offers in-person therapy in Dover and telehealth to adults throughout Delaware, including Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Middletown, Smyrna, Milford, Georgetown, Seaford, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Millsboro, Laurel, Harrington, Camden, Clayton, Townsend, Odessa, New Castle, Bear, Glasgow, Elkton, Claymont, Elsmere, Pike Creek, Hockessin, Greenville, Arden, Talleyville, and communities throughout New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.
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.
Where are you located? In-person sessions are available at 838 Walker Road, Suite 22-3, Dover, DE 19904. Telehealth is available statewide.
How do I get started? Schedule a free consultation. There’s no pressure — it’s just a conversation to see if this is the right fit.