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Grief Therapy & Life Transitions Vermont


Telehealth therapy for grief and life transitions, available throughout Vermont

Grief doesn't always look the way people expect.

It shows up after a death, yes, but also after a divorce, a lost pregnancy, a career change that felt inevitable, a friendship that quietly ended, or a version of yourself you had to leave behind. People carry these losses for months or years before they think to name them as grief, or before they let themselves.

Your loss, no matter where it came from, counts. And it deserves some real attention.

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What grief therapy with me is like

There's no timeline for this work. I won't push you toward a resolution you haven't actually reached. Grief work with me is slow by design. We follow where you are, at the pace that's actually yours, and we don't skip to meaning before you've had room to feel the loss.

What I offer is space to look at what you're carrying honestly: the parts that are hard to name, what feels stuck, and what might be ready to shift.

I hold an Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist Certification and bring that training into every session.

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Types of loss I help my clients with


  • Death of a loved one, including pets

  • Pregnancy loss and fertility grief

  • Divorce and the end of a significant relationship

  • Grief after a diagnosis, yours or someone else's

  • Loss of a career, a role, or an identity

  • Life transitions that carry a real sense of loss

  • Losses that often go unacknowledged by others

  • Anticipatory grief

Jennifer DeBarbieri, therapist in Vermont.
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What brings me to this work

I cared for my father through a serious illness and end of life. That experience gave me a close-up understanding of how loss actually moves through a person and a family, and it shapes how I sit with grief in my clinical work.

There's more on the About page if you'd like to know more.

Ready When You Are


Grief doesn't follow a timeline. Whenever you're ready, there's room for you here.

For more info, visit my FAQ page