You’re still showing up for your life.
But something inside you feels off.
You’re functioning.
You’re doing what needs to be done.
But you don’t feel like yourself anymore.
Grief doesn’t only come from death.
Sometimes it comes from being left, betrayed, forgotten, or never fully chosen.It can follow a divorce, estrangement, miscarriage, or a life that changed in ways you never expected.
I help women understand what’s happening inside them so they can begin to feel like themselves again without losing what they’ve been through.
You Are Not Broken
Many of the women I work with quietly believe:
I should be over this by now.
Other people handle loss better than I do.
I’m too sensitive.
I’m stuck.
I ruined my life.
I’ll never feel normal again.
What grief actually feels like:
irritability.
numbness.
exhaustion.
identity loss.
withdrawal.
over-functioning.
emotional swings.
guilt when life starts to feel okay.
panic when things begin to stabilize.
If you’ve been wondering why you can’t just “move on,” this is why.
Grief is not just emotional pain.
It is a nervous system, relational, and identity-level experience.
You're not Broken. You're Grieving.
You're not Broken. You're Grieving.
Hi, I’m Nancy.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Grief Educator. I specialize in grief, ambiguous loss, and abandonment, especially for women who feel like something in them has shifted and they don’t know how to get back to themselves.
Many of my clients appear high functioning. They go to work, take care of others, and keep life moving. But internally, something feels off. They feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or numb.
They often tell me,
“I should be okay by now,”
even though they’re not.
Grief doesn’t only follow death.
It can come from:
divorce or breakups
estrangement from family
miscarriage or infertility
betrayal
or growing up without feeling truly loved or chosen
This kind of loss is often invisible but deeply felt.
My work is not about forcing you to move on.
It’s about helping you:
understand what’s happening inside you
process what you’ve been carrying alone
and learn how to move forward without feeling like you’re abandoning what mattered
You don’t have to hold everything together here.
Ready to feel better… for real?
Here’s how we’ll work together:
Step 1 – Tell Your Story Safely
We slow things down and help you make sense of what happened and how it impacted you.
Step 2 – Understand Your Patterns
You begin to understand your emotional responses, nervous system reactions, and why this has felt so hard to move through on your own.
Step 3 – Rebuild Without Losing Yourself
We work on identity, relationships, and learning how to live again without feeling like you’re betraying what you’ve lost.
When you begin therapy, you’ll receive:
✔️ Three sessions per month, with a built-in integration week for rest, reflection, and emotional processing
✔️ A personalized approach based on your story, your patterns, and your goals
✔️ Support using CBT, Polyvagal Theory, and somatic-based work
✔️ Guidance to help you feel safer in your body and more connected to yourself
✔️ A space where you don’t have to perform, hold it together, or be anything other than real
This work is about more than coping.
It’s about understanding, healing, and reconnecting with yourself in a deeper way.
Without support, grief often turns into:
emotional numbness.
withdrawal from relationships.
anxiety or overwhelm.
overworking or shutting down.
loss of identity.
With support something begins to shift:
relief.
clarity.
reconnection.
the ability to feel without being overwhelmed.
permission to live again.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
You just have to begin.
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I got you covered with In-person & remote options
My office is conveniently located in North Phoenix, right off the Interstate 101. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – I’ve got you covered with teletherapy.
“Healing doesn’t ask you to forget. It helps you carry love and pain without losing yourself.”
— NWest