We’ll start with what’s present for you that day.

Maybe you need to tell me a story you’ve already told 20 times. Tell it again. Maybe you’re angry, exhausted, confused, in a lot of pain, or trying to make sense of something that doesn’t make sense. Maybe you don’t have words for any of it yet.

We’ll start wherever you are.

I’ll listen, ask questions, and help you notice what might support you. That could look like writing, movement, ritual, finding safer ways to express anger or guilt, advocating for what you need, tending to the connection with someone you’ve lost, connecting you with resources, or creating practices that feel meaningful to you.

And some days, the work may be simply staying with what’s here. 

There doesn’t have to be a lesson, a goal, or a next step. Sometimes being heard is enough.

No, it’s not. 

Your grief is yours, and you have a right to whatever that looks like for you.

The world can be quick to decide which losses “count”, how someone should grieve, how long it should take, or what you should be doing by now. 

I disagree with all of that.

I believe that YOU, the grieving person, get to decide what’s right for you.

Whatever you’re grieving, and however you’re carrying it, I’m here to support you.

That’s okay.

You don’t need a plan, a goal, or even the right words for what’s happening. You can come in saying “I have no idea what I need.”

We can start there.

Yes. You don’t have to wait until after a loss to ask for support.

Anticipatory grief has its own needs and what you’re feeling now is real. We can make space for what’s happening, talk about what you need, and explore ways to care for yourself as you prepare for what’s coming so you feel more supported and have resources to draw from along the way.

Then you don’t have to.

“Moving on” has never felt quite right to me either. Many grievers find that other words feel more true: walking with, carrying, remembering, even gardening.

I don’t believe we simply leave behind the people or things we’ve loved. We learn how to carry our grief, tend to it, and live with what has happened as our lives continue to grow around it.

What that looks like will be different for everyone. I’m here to walk with you as you find your own way into a life that can hold what you’ve lost, the love that remains, and whatever becomes possible from here.

Yes.

And first, thank you for being that person.

Supporting someone through illness, dying, or grief can be deeply meaningful, but it can also ask an enormous amount of you.

We can talk about what’s hard for you, what your person needs, and what YOU need in order to keep caring without disappearing inside the caregiving. We might find resources, talk through difficult decisions, or explore practices that help you feel steadier and more supported.

You deserve care, too.

Grief coaching is offered on a sliding scale to make grief support more accessible. Please choose the price that works best for you.

All Avella Rose clients – regardless of the fee they choose – receive the same care and commitment during grief support.

Yes, they absolutely can. It might feel like it’s not possible right now, and that’s ok. It’s also ok if you long for joy, but don’t know how to feel it again, or if you feel like joy is right around the corner and you want to cultivate it. 

The world of grief is a world of “this, too.” It’s all of it. All of your experience is real, important, and yours to have.

Bring it.

Grief doesn’t stay politely contained in one part of our lives, and neither do we. If something else is asking for your attention, we can make space for that too.