Erin Swan
LCSW · Online Therapist
25+ years in mental health.
Serving Washington & Montana.
Grief & Loss Therapy
Loss comes in many forms. Whatever you're grieving — a person, a relationship, a version of yourself — you deserve compassionate support to move through it, not around it.
Book a Free 15-Min Consultation Types of loss I supportUnderstanding Grief
Grief can result from any kind of loss. Death is the most obvious, but loss is everywhere — the end of a relationship, losing a job you loved, a health diagnosis, a child leaving home, the person you used to be.
There is no "right" way to grieve, and no timeline you're supposed to follow. But grief that goes unsupported can become stuck — and that's where therapy can help.
I hold space for the full complexity of loss, with patience and without judgment.
"Grief is the price of love — and it is worth paying. But you don't have to carry it alone."— Erin Swan, LCSW
When grief begins to affect your functioning — your health, relationships, sleep, or ability to engage with life — therapy provides tools and a compassionate witness to help you move forward while honoring what you've lost.
My Approach
I address grief and loss using Brainspotting, IFS, and mindfulness — all three working together to support healing at a deep level.
Brainspotting uses points in our visual field to identify where grief is held in the brain and body. We identify the loss, connect with where and how we feel it physically, and allow the brain to move forward with focused, supported processing.
Particularly helpful for grief that feels "stuck," or when traditional talking isn't touching the depth of the pain.
Learn more at brainspotting.com →Grief activates many inner parts — the part that can't stop crying, the part that has to stay strong, the part that's angry, the part that's numb. IFS gives us a way to understand and be with all of them.
By listening to each part with compassion and understanding its role, we can begin to integrate loss rather than fight against it.
Learn more at ifs-institute.com →Mindfulness helps you develop the capacity to be with your grief — without being consumed by it or pushed to rush through it. Becoming aware of, and gently present to, your internal experience is one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself in grief.
Learn more at apa.org →What to Expect
Every person's grief is unique. Here's what you can count on in our work together.
We go at your pace, always. There is no timeline for grief, and I won't push you to "move on" faster than you're ready.
The anger, the relief, the guilt, the love — all of it is welcome here. Grief is complicated, and complicated feelings are allowed.
The goal isn't to forget or stop caring. It's to integrate your loss into your life and find a way to carry it that doesn't weigh you down.
Erin Swan
LCSW · Online Therapist
25+ years in mental health.
Serving Washington & Montana.
Reaching out is an act of courage. A free 15-minute consultation is a gentle first step toward support.
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