Hope + Wellness

Therapy for Grief & Loss

find kind, compassionate healing and support after loss

The unimaginable has occurred and you don’t know what to do or how exactly to live again

Nothing is the same anymore and the hardest part is realizing that it never will be. You are devastated and can’t stop thinking about your loss.

You walk around in a fog and in a daze. It’s hard to get through each day. You never imagined life would be like this. You can’t make sense of anything any more. It feels like your entire world was shattered. You’ve been profoundly impacted to your very core.

It’s tough to make sense of anything. There are no words for what you are feeling. You have friends and family around but they themselves either don’t understand or are struggling to. You feel disconnected from life and wonder if things will ever be okay again. If you are feeling this way, know that you are not alone. Working with a grief therapist can help you make sense of loss, to find comfort and reconnect to life again.

“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”
— John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

Find support and healing for your grief

Grief therapy in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland

Here at Hope+Wellness, you will feel safe and supported while grieving. Healing is never about putting your loved one in the past. As therapists who have been through loss ourselves, we understand firsthand how difficult the process can be, and how important it is to have a space to grieve and mourn your loss, while also slowly healing again. Life is complicated after loss, and we are here to offer hope and support. We will help you grieve and to make sense of your loss — to integrate it in a way that helps you feel whole again, except this time, more deeply and richly. Although this pain will never completely disappear, it will ease and we can help support you through this time.

Potential benefits of grief therapy

Therapy involves significant time and commitment. There are no guarantees in therapy, but potential benefits of working with us to get help and support for grief include the following:

  • Feel a sense of love and compassion toward yourself

  • Learn about the natural process of grief and understand the different types of loss that occur throughout life in the context of your own loss

  • Reach out to friends and family for connection and care

  • Make space for grief in your mind and body and to begin to move toward healthy healing

  • Gain insight into ways to integrate your loss and create a renewed sense of meaning in life

  • Learn to live a life of hope and meaning even in the face of pain and grief

“What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
— Helen Keller

Getting started with grief therapy

We are passionate about providing you with a supportive therapy space that is genuine and authentic — where you truly feel cared for. A space that is human and compassionate, where you feel deeply seen.

We work with kids, teens, young adults, and adults going through a time of grief.

We are offer compassionate, emotion focused treatments that are found to be effective in supporting people during times of grief. Our therapists have extensive experience working with individuals who are grieving and will help you make sense of your loss and how it may be impacting your grieving process. You will learn ways to cope with grief and to live life again, after loss.

It is important that you find the therapist that you resonate with. Therefore, we invite you to learn more about us, read our blog, and to read about getting started and frequently asked questions. When you are ready, you can reach out to us to ask a question or to schedule an initial consultation appointment.

Who we help

Our therapists specialize in treating grief and loss, depression, anxiety, stress, life adjustment and more

“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.”
— Rumi

You are not alone. We are here to help.

Hope+Wellness provides individual therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, life adjustment, grief & loss, chronic health conditions and more. We serve Falls Church, McLean, and Arlington, as well as Tysons Corner, Vienna, Reston, Great Falls, Fairfax, Merrifield, and Alexandria, as well as Washington DC and Maryland. Telehealth is available across 20+ other states.

We provide exceptional psychotherapy services to empower people to live happier, healthier lives. Our services are grounded in evidence-based treatments that suggest an important interconnectedness between mind, body, life experience, and wellness, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies. We will work together to help you heal and develop the skills to live fully aware, fully resilient, fully peaceful, mindful, and alive.