My Specialties

I specialize in working with Ambiguous Loss. This is loss that lacks clarity or closure, leaving a person “frozen” in grief.

There are two types of Ambiguous Loss.

Physical Absence with Psychological Presence

The loved one is physically gone but remains psychologically present.

Psychological Absence with Physical Presence

The loved one is physically present but psychologically absent.

• Missing person, deployment, kidnapping

• Divorce or breakup where emotional attachment persists

• Immigration and separation from family

• A family member’s long-term incarceration or estrangement

• Adoption and Foster Care

• Dementia, brain injury, disability, or addiction

• Severe depression or trauma dissociation

• Emotional unavailability of a parent or partner

• Someone “there but not there” in family systems