Grief Care & Death Care
Making space for grief. Finding connection through music.
Grief is part of being human, but that doesn't mean we have to navigate it alone.
Whether you are living with a serious illness, caring for someone you love, approaching the end of life, or finding your way through the loss of someone important to you, there is room for care, connection, and meaning in the midst of it all.
Through therapeutic support, music, and community, I offer spaces for people and families to be met with compassion through life's most tender transitions. My work is grounded in listening closely, honoring each person's experience, and recognizing that there is no single right way to grieve, say goodbye, or remember.
Therapeutic Support
Grief can take many forms. It may begin with a diagnosis, emerge while caring for someone we love, or unfold in the days, months, and years after a loss.
As a therapist, I support individuals and families navigating grief, complex illness, end-of-life experiences, and the many emotions that accompany change and loss. Therapy offers space to process what you're experiencing, make room for complicated feelings, and find support at your own pace.
Music as Care
Music can hold what words cannot. It can bring comfort, evoke memories, create connection, and offer a way to express what feels difficult to say.
As a music therapist, I offer individualized music-based support for people approaching the end of life, people living with serious illness, their families, and those seeking meaningful ways to honor and remember someone they love.
Music doesn't need to fix anything to matter. Sometimes it offers comfort. Sometimes it helps us feel close to someone. Sometimes it gives us a way to mark a moment, preserve a memory, or say goodbye.
Music Therapy for Patients & Families
Music therapy can offer opportunities for connection, expression, and meaningful time together during serious illness and end of life.
Sessions are shaped around the needs, preferences, and wishes of the people involved and may include bedside music therapy, family music sessions, shared listening, and other personalized musical experiences.
No musical experience is necessary. You don't have to sing or know what to say. There is no right way to participate.
Music for End of Life & Remembrance
Music can help us express love, honor a life, and create meaningful rituals around saying goodbye. I work with individuals and families to explore the songs, sounds, and creative experiences that hold personal meaning for them.
Music Planning
Support with choosing meaningful music for end-of-life moments, funerals, memorials, and celebrations of life.
Live Music
Providing or performing music for end-of-life experiences and remembrance gatherings.
Heartbeat Recordings
Preserving the sound of a loved one's heartbeat as a personal keepsake.
Legacy Projects
Using songwriting, recordings, and shared memories to create meaningful ways of honoring a life and preserving a person's story.
Grief in Community
Grief can be isolating, but connection can help us feel a little less alone.
I host Grief Karaoke, a monthly community gathering at The Grief House in Atlanta. Together, we make space for grief through music, shared experience, and community.
You can sing, listen, remember, laugh, cry, or simply be present. No singing experience is needed, and there's no expectation to show up any particular way.
Grief Karaoke is an invitation to gather as we are, make room for the many ways grief lives in us, and discover what it means to be held in community.
The Heart Behind the Care
My approach to grief and death care is rooted in both professional experience and a deep respect for the ways we navigate loss. I spent over five years working in pediatric intensive care, where I supported patients and families through end-of-life experiences, death, and bereavement. This work taught me the importance of compassionate presence, thoughtful listening, and making space for the many emotions that can arise when life and loss intersect.
Beyond the hospital, I facilitate grief support groups throughout the community, creating spaces for caregivers, parents, children, teens, and adults to feel heard, find connection, and navigate grief alongside others. I believe no one should have to move through grief alone, and that meaningful care begins with meeting people where they are, without judgment or expectations about what grief should look like.
It is an honor to walk alongside individuals and families through some of life's most tender moments, offering presence, connection, and care when they are needed most.
Let's Connect
Reaching out can be a first step toward finding support. Whether you're navigating grief, seeking music support for yourself or someone you love, planning a celebration of life, or exploring resources for a family in your care, I'd be glad to hear from you.
You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out. Share a little about what brings you here, and we can take it from there.