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Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming and frustrating—but you don’t have to navigate it alone.

If you’re looking for virtual grief therapy in Pennsylvania or Florida, you likely have questions about the process, cost, and what support can look like after loss. This FAQ page is here to offer clarity and ease as you explore grief counseling, bereavement therapy, and support for navigating life after loss. Whether you’re new to therapy or returning during a season of grief, you’ll find answers about my approach, training, sliding scale options, and how we can work together to support your healing in a way that feels accessible, grounded, and aligned with your needs. Thank you for being here!

FAQs

  • My insurance-based slots are currently full. I accept Aetna, Cigna, Highmark, and Optum insurances. If you’d like to be placed on my waitlist you can do that here.

  • I believe therapy should be accessible to everyone who wants it. In order to provide services to as many individuals and families in our community as possible, I ask for your active participation in deciding your contribution. Please bear in mind that we are often socialized to see what we lack better than the big and small privileges we do have. Click here to view the sliding scale I have adopted and see where you might fit.

  • Not at this time. I am a fully virtual practice working with folks who reside in Pennsylvania and Florida. I have found virtual therapy work over the last three years to be incredibly fruitful and connective, as well as flexible and convenient. I get that that might mean I’m not the right fit for everyone and that is ok.

  • It begins with this form. I will let you know via email what my current availability looks like, or it will be clearly stated on the form. Once we confirm we have alignment there, we will schedule a consultation call to evaluate fit (this is offered at no cost) and move forward with scheduling a first session. Thank you for your consideration!

  • Many clients prefer to start with weekly sessions. This can be helpful for building rapport and getting to know one another. That said, I can also easily accommodate bi-weekly sessions. We will adjust the frequency of sessions depending on your needs, goals, and schedule.

  • That’s totally okay — showing up is enough. Therapy isn’t about having the “right” words. It’s a space to be human, however that looks on a given day. We will hopefully build a safe space for feeling and expressing a whole range of things together.

  • I love working with queers, punks, leftists, kinky and polyamorous folks, and weirdos (whether or not you look it on the outside) who are craving non-judgment, understanding, and clarity. Anticapitalists, antifascists, gender explorers, and ‘woke’ folks are VERY welcome here. That said, grief and loss are interwoven into many of life’s challenging experiences, not only in death, but break-ups, job transitions, growth in our gender and identity, estrangement, and more. Bring it all to session.

  • I am passionate about being a lifelong learner and routinely exceed the minimum requirements for continuing education credits because I simply cannot stop myself from seeking out new learning experiences. I am happy to answer questions about my practice level with the approaches I commonly utilize. A selection of education and trainings:

    • Masters of Social Work (2018) | University of Pennsylvania

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (2021) | Pennsylvania license #CW021992, Florida telehealth license #TPSW3946

    • EMDRIA-HAP - Level 1 EMDR (2020)

    • Somatic Experiencing - Beginner I (2021)

    • Integrating Somatic Techniques in Therapy | Life Architect (2024)

    • Basic Grief Therapy Certificate (2022) | Portland Institute for Grief & Transition. Included trainings with Dr. Robert Niemeyer

    • What’s Your Grief (2022-2025)

      • Continuing Bonds and Attachment in Grief

      • Ethics and Personal Loss, Countertransference, and Self-Disclosure in Grief

      • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Grief

      • Positive Psychology Tools for Grief Counseling

    • Induced After Death Communication | César Valdez, LMSW (2025)

    • A relatively full list of my complete trainings is available here.

  • Some of the approaches I use most frequently are: Attachment-based, Constructivist, Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Eclectic, Feminist, Humanistic, Narrative, Person-Centered, Relational, Somatic Experiencing, IADC, and Strength-Based. The grief theories I utilize are personalized for you — I’m delighted to discuss these further.

  • Not even remotely. I know that grief effects all areas of your life and so that is what is open for discussion. In addition to bereavement following a death, I work with ambiguous, anticipatory, and living losses as well as companion animal losses. I’m also well versed in working with issues associated with anxiety, kink, sex work, and non-monogamy — I welcome you to bring your whole self to our sessions.

  • I ask for 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a session. Late cancellations or no-shows incur a fee, which we’ll review when we complete your intake paperwork.