Complicated Grief
Grief does not follow a timeline. Sometimes loss resurfaces months or years later with unexpected force. Sometimes the thing you are grieving never had a name like a relationship that ended without closure, a version of yourself you had to leave behind, or the family you needed but never had.
At Jackson Therapy & Consulting, I work with adults in Omaha and across Nebraska and Pennsylvania (via telehealth) who are navigating grief that feels stuck, layered, or difficult to make sense of on their own.
You May Be Experiencing Complicated Grief If You
Find that grief feels as raw or present as it did when the loss first happened
Feel unable to accept the reality of the loss even when time has passed
Experience intense longing, bitterness, or guilt that does not seem to ease
Notice that grief is interfering with relationships, work, or daily functioning
Are grieving something that others around you do not fully recognize as a loss
Feel disconnected from your sense of identity or purpose since the loss occurred
How I Work With Complicated Grief
My approach to grief therapy draws on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed frameworks. Together we work at a pace that honors the weight of what you are carrying. The goal is not to move on from loss but to integrate it — to find a way to carry it that no longer prevents you from living fully.
We will work to understand the meaning the loss holds for you, identify what is keeping grief from moving, and build a relationship with it that allows for both remembrance and forward movement. Clients often describe the process as finally being given permission to grieve what they had been told was not worth grieving.
Intensive Support for Grief
IIf you are in an acute period of grief following a significant loss, or experiencing a sudden resurfacing of an older loss, an Individual Intensive may be the right fit. Intensives offer 3 to 4 consecutive sessions designed to provide concentrated, focused support when you need it most.
Areas of Focus
Complicated and prolonged grief
Ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief
Grief following estrangement or relational endings
Loss of identity, role, or life chapter
Grief connected to trauma or sudden loss
Processing the loss of a parent, partner, or significant relationship
Grief is not a problem to be solved. It is a reflection of what mattered. Therapy creates space to honor that fully while finding your footing again.