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Jessica
Bowen
LMFT, ACHt
Integrative healing for grief, loss & life transition
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The Sacred Terrain of Grief: How personal loss shaped my path as a grief therapist
I didn’t come to this work by accident. I came to it the way so many of us come to what we’re meant to do—through something that undid...
Jessica Bowen, LMFT
Jun 18, 20252 min read


What to Expect from Grief Therapy in Seattle
A quick note before we go further: My practice is called Seattle Grief Counseling . The name is simple shorthand — the words people tend to use for when they’re hurting and trying to find support. But what I actually offer is grief therapy . And that difference, subtle as it might seem, is worth understanding. Counseling helps you survive it. Therapy asks what it's changed in you. Many people imagine grief counseling as something structured. The five stages of grief to move
Jessica Bowen, LMFT
3 days ago6 min read


How to Choose a Grief Therapist: Why the Right Therapist Matters
Here you are, searching for a grief therapist. I'm so sorry you're in this place. Scrolling through websites and directories. Reading profiles. Trying to figure out who might actually help you navigate this strange, shifting terrain, when you barely have the energy to make the next meal or answer a text. It’s exhausting. And unfair. Almost cruel, that even asking for help requires so much effort. Before I tell you what to look for in a grief therapist, I want to tell you a st
Jessica Bowen, LMFT
Feb 274 min read


What They Don’t Tell You About Grief: 10 Hard Truths from a Seasoned Therapist
After nearly 15 years of walking with people through profound loss, these are the truths I’ve learned—not from textbooks, but from...
Jessica Bowen, LMFT
Jun 18, 20256 min read
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