I am not suggesting that we live a life preoccupied with sorrow. I am saying that our refusal to welcome the sorrows that come to us, our inability to move through these experiences with true presence and conscious awareness, condemns us to a life shadowed by grief. Welcoming everything that comes to us is the challenge. This is the secret to being fully alive.
― Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
If you're finding it tough to cope with grief, anxiety, or navigating life transitions, know that I'm here to offer support and strategies to help you integrate your experiences. My aim is not to rush you to move on, but rather to move through and with these emotions alongside you. Loss — whether it's from death, break-ups, job changes, or exploring aspects of gender, identity, family dynamics, kink, or non-monogamy — is woven into many of life's challenges. In our sessions together, all these topics and more are open for discussion.
Pursuing support is a radical expression of self-love. Thank you! All of you is welcome here.
About Me
Hello! I'm Lori Zaspel (she/they), a licensed clinical social worker here to support you virtually in Pennsylvania (CW0219992) and Florida (TPSW3946). With a focus on grief, medical social work, life transitions, anxiety, dementia, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues, I aim to create a warm and inviting space for healing and growth.
Drawing from various therapeutic approaches like attachment-based, vaso-vagal, relational-cultural, humanist, feminist, narrative, somatic, and constructivist methods, I tailor our sessions to suit your unique needs and preferences. My goal is to provide evidence-based practices with a gentle, realistic touch, prioritizing your needs every step of the way. Please see my FAQs for more details on my training and theoretical approaches. In addition to private therapy practice, I am a co-founder, educator, and death doula with the Philly Death Doula Collective and a collective grief worker with the Salt Trails Collective.
Guided by anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and abolitionist principles, I strive to center justice and liberation in both my therapeutic work and personal life. As a white, queer, currently able-bodied femme human residing in West Philadelphia with my nesting partner and rescue dog, I cherish creativity through art and the joy of exploring flea markets and yard sales. I hope sharing a glimpse of who I am helps you determine if we're a good fit. If you're ready to begin this journey together, let's connect by clicking here.
FAQs
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Not even remotely. I know that grief effects all areas of your life and so that is what is open for discussion. In addition to bereavement following a death, I work with ambiguous, anticipatory, and living losses as well as companion animal losses. I’m also well versed in working with issues associated with anxiety, kink, sex work, and non-monogamy — I welcome you to bring your whole self to our sessions.
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My insurance-based slots are currently full. I accept Aetna, Cigna, Highmark, and Optum insurances. If you’d like to be placed on my waitlist you can do that here.
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Some of the approaches I use most frequently are: Attachment-based, Constructivist, Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Eclectic, Feminist, Humanistic, Narrative, Person-Centered, Relational, Somatic Experiencing, and Strength-Based. The grief theories I utilize are personalized for you — I’m delighted to discuss these further.
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It begins with this form. We will schedule a phone call for a quick consultation call and go from there. Thank you for your consideration!
Writings & Resources
I use this space for sharing links, events, perspectives, and other relevant resources that current and potential clients could benefit from.
