“Some of the most meaningful work I do happens on Wednesday mornings at a retirement community in Charleston, where I sit with clients in their 70s, 80s, and 90s.

What they bring varies — the loss of a spouse, a shift in physical ability that arrived without warning, a change in living situation that felt sudden even when it wasn’t. But what they often need most isn’t a technique or a framework. It’s a consistent, warm presence. Someone to show up, week after week, and genuinely listen.

There is something profound about the later chapters of a life. The stories that emerge in those sessions — of careers, marriages, adventures, regrets, pride — are not just reminiscence. They are a kind of processing. A making sense of a life fully lived, even as that life continues to change.

I consider it a privilege to do this work. If you or someone you love is navigating the emotional terrain of later life — grief, transition, loneliness, or simply the need for a trusted place to speak openly — I’d be glad to talk about whether working together might help.

I see older adult clients both privately and through Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community in Charleston, where I am one of a small number of therapists welcomed to practice on site.”