Rising Sails offers Adult Grief Counseling and Therapy for Loss.
You didn’t expect to be here.
Maybe someone you love just got a diagnosis that changed everything overnight. Maybe you’re the one who got the news — and now you’re supposed to keep showing up for your life while quietly carrying something enormous.
Maybe someone died. And the world has moved on faster than you have.
Maybe you’re the one holding everyone else together — managing appointments, doing the research, being the strong one — while your own grief goes unacknowledged because you’re not the one who’s sick.
Whatever brought you here, this is a place for that.
Who I Work With
Loss and Bereavement
Someone you loved died. A relationship ended. A life chapter closed in a way you didn’t choose and weren’t ready for.
You don’t have to justify your grief or explain why you’re not over it yet. Loss doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t require anyone else’s approval to be real.
This is space to grieve without having to perform recovery.
Diagnosis Grief
Nobody died. So you’re not sure you’re allowed to call it grief.
But a diagnosis — yours or someone you love — can rewrite your entire future in a single conversation. The life you planned, the health you counted on, the version of yourself you knew. That loss is real, even when it’s invisible to the people around you.
Whether you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, a degenerative condition like MS or Parkinson’s, a chronic illness like lupus or Crohn’s, or any diagnosis that rewrote your future in a single conversation — there’s room here for the grief that doesn’t have a name yet.
Caregiver Grief
You’re not the one who’s sick. Which means you’re not allowed to fall apart.
You’re the one making the calls, managing the logistics, holding everyone else together. You are the strong one. And you are exhausted in a way that nobody around you fully sees.
Your grief is real. Your fear is real. You deserve support just as much as the person you’re caring for.
How We Work Together
Sessions are one-on-one and built around you. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care, and mindfulness-based approaches, with specialized training in grief, health, and chronic illness.
You don’t need to have it figured out before you show up. You just need to show up.
Not Ready for Weekly Sessions? Or Weekly Just Isn’t Enough?
Sometimes weekly therapy isn’t the right fit. Maybe a week between appointments feels too long. Maybe you want to go deeper, faster. Maybe there’s something specific you’ve been carrying that you’ve never had the space to fully work through.
A grief intensive is a concentrated block of therapeutic work — just you, what you’re carrying, and uninterrupted time to actually move through something.
A standard intensive is 12 hours of dedicated time structured across five sessions: a 1-hour assessment, two 4-hour deep work sessions, a 2-hour integration session, and a 1-hour closing session.
The Details
Evening appointments available
First step: Free 15-minute consultation — no pressure, no commitment
Who I work with: Adults navigating grief after loss, diagnosis, or caregiving
Session format: In-person in Dover, DE or telehealth
Telehealth available in: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida
Office: 838 Walker Road, Suite 22-3, Dover, DE 19904