Growing Around Grief
Growing Around Grief
Evidence-based psychotherapy for long-term resolution
Let’s navigate life’s uncertainties together
In Manhattan & Remote
EMOTIONALLY-FOCUSED THERAPY FOR LONG-TERM RESOLUTION
LET'S NAVIGATE LIFE'S UNCERTAINTIES TOGETHER
IN PERSON IN MANHATTAN AND REMOTE
Carrying the Quiet Weight
Inside the experience of profound loss, it is common to expect that life will resume over time afterwards.
However, even if everything looks completely fine from the outside many people notice that grief is not lessening and as they attempt to resume life:
Keeping up with daily life and professional demands seems daunting and unimportant.
Engaging in other relationships retriggers the sense of loss and creates apathy.
Future planning and familiar desires seem insignificant.
Space to Honor Your Loss on Your Own Timeline
Whether your grief is due to the loss of a parent, sibling, partner, child, friend or pet, your loss will be met with ongoing understanding, so that you are not left navigating your complex emotions alone.
Therapy can offer a dedicated, quiet space that will help your life grow around your grief. Therefore, you can let go of the expectation that you outgrow grief and navigate a life that expands around it.
Whether your grief is due to the loss of a parent, sibling, partner, child, friend or pet, your loss will be met with ongoing understanding, so that you are not left navigating your complex emotions alone.
Therapy can offer a dedicated, quiet space that will help your life grow around your grief. Therefore, you can let go of the expectation that you outgrow grief and navigate a life that expands around it.
Our Approach
Understanding what drives you puts you back in the driver's seat. Clinical psychodynamic psychotherapy provides an environment where you do not have to rush through your loss. Together, we explore what is shaping your current experience so you can safely integrate your past into a meaningful, sustainable future.
About Dr. Lenderman
Dr. Marina Lenderman provides private-pay psychodynamic and relational therapy designed to help couples identify unconscious patterns and move toward meaningful, long-term resolution.
Professional Credentials
PhD in Social Policy Fordham University
MSW Columbia University
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy NYU
Begin Your Journey
I offer sessions in-person at my Manhattan office and remotely for clients across New York State.
303 5th Avenue, Suite 1107
(Between 31st & 32nd Streets)
New York, NY 10016
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Marina was my first therapist, and I was nervous going in — but she put me at ease the moment we met. What surprised me most was how the process worked on me gradually; I'd often feel like nothing was changing, and then months later I'd notice a real shift in how I approached things mentally. I'd recommend her to anyone.
Todd V.
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Marina is a very talented therapist. She is very sharp and insightful, but also has a very disarming sense of humor. See her! She will change your life.
Danielle A.
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What set Marina apart was how genuinely invested she was in my wellbeing. She would reference conversations from our very first sessions, which made me feel like so much more than just a patient. Anyone can sit and listen and move on — Marina actually carried my progress with her. My mental health mattered to her, and it showed.
Chris G.
Insight-focused therapy for individuals, couples, and families.
Insight-focused therapy for individuals, couples, and families.
Manhattan, New York · Remote sessions available across New York State
By appointment only
Manhattan, New York
Remote sessions available across New York
By appointment only
© 2026 Dr. Marina Lenderman Therapy
This website is for informational purposes only.
© 2026 Dr. Marina Lenderman Therapy · This website is for informational purposes only.