Pet Loss Therapy: Healing the Heart After Losing Your Beloved Animal
The loss of a pet can leave a quiet but crushing ache. It’s a heartbreak that isn’t always fully acknowledged by the world around us, even though the grief is real and often just as intense as losing a person. Pets are family. They are companions, emotional anchors, daily sources of love, and nonjudgmental witnesses to our lives. When they’re gone, it leaves a space that feels impossible to fill. That’s where pet loss therapy comes in.
I’m Kimberly Blair, a certified Grief Recovery Specialist and the founder of The Guides Holistic Therapies in San Diego. I offer pet loss therapy that honors the depth of your love and the weight of your loss. Whether it was recent or years ago, if you’re still carrying sadness, guilt, or unprocessed grief, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to move through it alone either.
At The Guides, I use a blend of evidence-based and holistic tools to help clients process the pain of losing a pet. Through the Grief Recovery Method, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Reiki, and Breathwork, we create space for your grief to be seen, expressed, and gently released. Every session is personalized based on what you need — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
What makes pet loss therapy different here is the approach. You won’t be told to “just get another pet” or to “move on.” That kind of dismissal is harmful and often compounds the pain. Instead, we work together to give your grief the care and attention it deserves. If there was trauma around the loss — such as an emergency, an accident, or having to make the decision to say goodbye — we’ll create space for those feelings too.
Many clients say they didn’t realize how much they were still holding until they finally talked about it in a safe and supportive space. Others come in feeling heavy with guilt or confusion over how to grieve a pet “the right way.” Here’s the truth: there’s no right way. There’s only your way — and the goal of therapy is to support you in finding peace on your terms.
If you’re in San Diego and searching for pet loss grief counseling or emotional support after losing a pet, know that you're in the right place. I offer sessions in La Jolla and Pacific Beach, as well as virtual if you don’t live nearby.
Grief has no timeline. Whether your loss was last week or ten years ago, if it’s still with you, you deserve the space to work through it with compassion.
I encourage you to continue doing your research. The most important thing is to find a practitioner who feels aligned with your values and healing goals. If what I’ve shared speaks to you, the next step is to schedule your complimentary wellness consultation. This can take place in person at one of my San Diego locations or over the phone, and it's a space for you to ask questions and share what you’re looking for.
Your grief is a reflection of your love. And that love deserves to be honored.
