Grief is hard.
Nobody gets it right.

Grief isn't only about death. It's the loss of a person, a marriage, a job, your health, or the life you thought you'd have.

It doesn't always look like crying. For a lot of men, it looks like anger, staying busy, going numb, or going quiet.

If something is gone and it still takes up space in your head and your days, that's grief.

"They're in a better place." "Everything happens for a reason." "Stay strong." "At least you had…"

People mean well. It still lands wrong, and a lot of men hear one message underneath all of it: handle it quietly.

Here, you don't have to be strong, be grateful, or be over it.

Grief isn't a set of stages, and it doesn't run on a schedule. Anyone who gives you a timeline is guessing.

Loss reshapes the whole system: your routines, your roles, your relationships, how you sleep, how you work. We start by learning what that looks like for you, and what's still holding.

Then we work at your pace, in the office, online, or out on a trail. Sometimes we talk about the person or the loss. Sometimes we don't.

The goal isn't to get over it. It's to carry it in a way you can live with.

If you're in crisis or thinking about hurting yourself, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) any time, day or night.

In Johnson County, the mental health crisis line is 913-268-0156.

Grief counseling is individual therapy: $125 per session. A sliding scale is available. Just let me know when you reach out.

Grief counseling groups are $40 per session. Groups are currently forming; if you're interested in joining one simply reach out and let us know.