Aly Bird - She/Her

Aly is a Registered Psychotherapist and EMDRIA Certified Therapist who specializes in traumatic grief. She works with people who have experienced, or are experiencing, the death of someone important to them and are left feeling overwhelmed, disoriented, and struggling to make sense of what happened.

Many of Aly’s clients come to therapy feeling stuck. You might find yourself replaying moments over and over, feeling on edge, emotionally numb, or like the world no longer feels safe or makes sense. You may wonder if you will ever feel like yourself again, or if life will always feel this heavy.

Aly supports teens, young adults, and adults who are grieving a death while also carrying the impact of how it happened. This may include illness, accident, suicide, or medical trauma. She understands that this is not just grief. It is the way the loss lives in your body, your thoughts, and your sense of safety.

Using EMDR alongside attachment-focused and trauma-informed approaches, Aly helps clients process what they have been through at a pace that feels manageable. The work focuses on reducing overwhelm, easing the intensity of memories, and helping you feel more grounded and steady in your day to day life. The goal is not to move on from the person who died, but to help you carry your grief in a way that feels less overwhelming.

Aly is also the author of the book Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief and is deeply committed to making grief feel more understood, less isolating, and more supported in both therapy and the wider community.

She offers both short-term and longer-term therapy and meets you exactly where you are, even if you are not sure where to start.

Trauma: Aly works with people who have experienced, or are experiencing, the death of someone important to them and are left feeling overwhelmed, disoriented, and struggling to make sense of what happened.

EMDR: Using EMDR alongside attachment-focused and trauma-informed approaches, Aly's approach focuses on reducing overwhelm, easing the intensity of memories, and helping you feel more grounded and steady in your day to day life.

Education: Aly is the author of the book Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief and is deeply committed to making grief feel more understood, less isolating, and more supported in both therapy and the wider community.

Languages Spoken: English