Degrees
BA, MA, MFT
My Expert Service
When a loved one dies, you may be faced with grief over your loss again and again, sometimes even years later. Feelings of grief may return annually on the anniversary of your loved one's death and on special days throughout the year, such as a birthday or religious holiday. Even memorial celebrations for strangers who died in catastrophes, conflicts or disasters can trigger the familiar pain and sadness of your own loss. Death isn't the only type of loss, either. Loss of a relationship/job/friendships/status, etc.. can also trigger the same feelings.
The return of these feelings of grief isn't necessarily a setback in the grieving process. It's a reflection that the lives of others were important to you and that you grieve their loss and still miss them. Learning more about what to expect and how to cope with reminders of your loss can help make the grieving process a healthy, healing one.
Experience & Qualifications
I am an author and host of a sex education web series, currently in private practice where my focus is Sex Therapy with Individuals and couples. I have an MA from Pepperdine University in Clinical Psychology. I am Licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. I also have a BA from San Francisco State University in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Human Sexuality. I have 16 plus years of experience in the mental health field and extensive experience working with Grief/Loss issues.