Specialties

Grief Counseling

Support after a death, or any loss that changed your life — in Byron Center or by secure video anywhere in Michigan.

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Accepting new clients now · first session usually within a week

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Grief has no deadline

There’s no right way to grieve.

Some days feel almost normal, and then a song, a smell or a date on the calendar takes your breath away. Other days you feel numb, or angry, or guilty for laughing. All of that is part of grief.

Counseling gives grief somewhere to go. We talk about the person or the life you lost, the regrets and what-ifs, and how to carry what happened while you keep living.

We go at your pace. Some people come in the week after a loss. Others come years later, when they finally have room to feel it.

You don’t have to be “over it” by now. And you don’t have to carry it alone.

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More than one kind of loss

Loss isn’t only a death.

Divorce, a pregnancy loss, a hard diagnosis, a friendship that ended, a move away from everything you knew. These losses are real, and they often get less support because people don’t call them grief.

Kids and teens grieve too, often in bursts or through play rather than words. We help them, and help parents know what to say.

Who this is for

This is for you if…

If you’re thinking about ending your life, call or text 988 any time.

Someone you love has died, recently or years ago
The loss was sudden, traumatic or complicated
You’re grieving a divorce, a diagnosis or a pregnancy loss
Grief is showing up as anxiety, anger or trouble sleeping
Your child or teen is grieving and you’re not sure how to help
Everyone else has moved on and you haven’t
Your care team

Therapists who provide this care.

Mary Westergren Mary Westergren MA, LPC, LMHC, LCPC Bio → Sarah Shaffer Sarah Shaffer LLMSW Bio → Kristen Rogers Kristen Rogers MA, LPC Bio → Mark Holloway Mark Holloway MA, LPC Bio →
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