Counseling for Grief and Loss

A place to talk honestly about what you’ve lost and how life feels now.

Grief doesn’t always look the way people expect. You might feel sadness, anger, guilt, relief, numbness, or several of these at once. You may be keeping up with daily life while feeling very different inside. There is no timetable you need to follow and no “right” way to feel.

Your loss matters

I work with teens and adults grieving the death of someone important to them, including losses that are sudden, anticipated, or complicated by a difficult relationship. I also support people grieving changes in health, relationships, identity, roles, or the future they imagined.

You do not have to decide whether your loss is “serious enough” before reaching out.

What counseling with me can be like

We begin with your experience: what happened, what this loss means to you, and what feels hardest right now. I won’t ask you to work through a set of stages or push you to “move on.”

Our work might give you space to talk about the person or life you miss, including feelings you have not felt comfortable sharing elsewhere. We can make sense of how grief is affecting your thoughts, relationships, and daily life, and find practical ways to care for yourself when it feels overwhelming. If your loss has changed how you see yourself or your future, we can explore that together, at your pace.

You do not have to let go of someone you love in order to find a way forward.

My approach

I’m Christina Armbruster, MA, LLPC. My counseling style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in your individual circumstances. I have completed advanced professional training in grief therapy, and I draw on that learning alongside my person-centered and mindfulness-informed approach. We will use what is helpful to you; there is no technique you are expected to follow.

Start with a conversation

You do not need to have the right words or know exactly what you need. The Parkway Practice offers online counseling for teens and adults in Michigan.

If you’re ready to talk, you can request a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll briefly discuss what brings you here, answer your questions, and see whether working together feels like a good fit. Requesting a time does not commit you to counseling.

Request a free 15-minute consultation

If you would rather ask a question first, email me at christina@theparkwaypractice.com. A short message is enough. Please leave out detailed personal or health information; we can discuss that privately when we connect.