Our Approach

At Genuine Grief & Loss Therapy, we believe grief is messy, complicated, and deeply personal—and that's exactly how we honor it. We're not here to rush you through stages or tick boxes on a timeline. Instead, we show up genuinely, meeting you exactly where you are in your grief journey with a personalized, creative approach that actually fits your life.

Marty brings a trauma-informed, evidence-based foundation combined with expressive arts, somatic work, existential exploration, and compassion-based practices. Rather than fitting you into one therapeutic mold, she draws from attachment theory, family systems work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and culturally sensitive practices—selecting the tools and methods that resonate with your unique experience. Our philosophy is simple: effective therapy doesn't need to take years or feel painful to be truly helpful.

What Clients Experience

Grief often arrives unexpected, bittersweet, and transformative—changing our lives in ways we never anticipated. Working with Marty, clients discover how to move through overwhelming loss toward acceptance and integration, not by "moving on," but by reconstructing meaning and finding ways to honor what was while stepping forward into what's next. Whether you're navigating the death of a loved one, the complexities of ambiguous loss (divorce, health changes, life transitions, job loss), end-of-life challenges, or identity shifts, you'll develop a personalized skillset for rebuilding connection—with yourself, others, and life itself.

Genuine Grief & Loss Therapy is a safe, respectful space where your grief is witnessed and validated. You don't have to do this alone, and you don't have to do it the way anyone else did. We're here to support bereaved teens (16+) and adults through the authentic, messy, beautiful work of transforming loss into renewed meaning and purpose.