Specialties
Grief & Loss
Grief is not a disorder and it is not something to be fixed. Sometimes it gets stuck.
What this looks like
The loss still lands as sharply as day one.
Guilt is tangled into the missing.
You don't want to “move on,” because it feels like leaving them behind.
How Rapid Resolution Therapy approaches it
RRT isn't about letting go of the person.
It's about the pain no longer being the thing that carries the connection.
Grief isn't a problem to solve
Grief is what love does when the person is gone. It's not a malfunction. I'm not interested in hurrying you through it, tidying it up, or getting you back to normal on someone else's schedule.
Most grief softens on its own, slowly, with time and people around you. Some doesn't. That's the part I work with.
When grief gets stuck
Months or years on, the same intensity as the first week. The moment of the news replaying. The what-ifs. Guilt about something said or not said. Not being able to go into their room, or not being able to put a single thing away.
When that's the picture, people sometimes call it complicated grief. You don't need the label. And when a death came with no warning, the shock can sit on top of the grief. I've written about grief after a sudden loss separately.
Keeping the connection
Healing grief is not forgetting. The love stays. The memories stay. What can change is the weight, the sharp, ambushing part that makes every reminder feel like the first day.
People often worry that if it hurts less, they've let the person go. Often it works the other way. When the pain stops being the only door in, there's more room for the warmth.
No timeline, no stages
You've probably heard about stages. Real grief rarely moves in a neat line, and there's no deadline you've missed. Some people come to me a few weeks after a death. Some come decades later.
Grief can also start before a death, for example when you're caring for someone who is declining. Wherever you are with it, the first step is the same free 15-minute call. I work with people across the state online, including those in Sarasota.
What sessions are like when you're grieving
Grief doesn't follow an agenda, so sessions don't either. Some days you'll want to talk about the person. Some days you'll want to talk about anything but. We can work with the weight of the loss without you having to retell the hardest parts, and you choose what comes into the room.
Tears are welcome and so is laughter. People are often surprised how much of both there is. Sessions are 90 minutes by video, from somewhere private in Florida, which means you can grieve in your own space rather than in a waiting room. If a date like a birthday or anniversary is coming up, it's fine to plan around it or to bring it in. I've written more on letting go of grief without forgetting and on why an anniversary can bring it all back.
If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). For emergencies, dial 911.
You get to keep them. You don't have to keep the pain.
Questions people ask
There's no rule that says you have to wait. Some people want support early on, some later. If you're thinking about it, a free consultation is a low-pressure way to talk it through.
No. Grief that has stayed heavy for years is exactly the kind of thing people bring to this work. Time passing doesn't mean the door has closed.
No, and that isn't the aim. The goal is for thinking about them to feel less like being knocked over, so the memory can sit with you more gently.
Not sure if what you're carrying fits here?
A free 15-minute call is the simplest way to find out.
Rapid Resolution Therapy is a therapeutic approach, not a guarantee of specific results and not a substitute for medical care. Every person's experience is different and individual outcomes vary.
Letting go of the weight of grief is not forgetting the love.