Welcome
Welcome to Mastering the Art of Being Broken
A blog and healing space devoted to walking with you through grief, trauma, and the slow, sacred work of healing.
As poet Marie Howe so beautifully wrote, "I had no idea that the gate I would step through to finally enter this world would be the space my brother’s body made." That quote has always stayed with me—because I know something about that kind of loss.
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When my brother died by suicide in 2002, it broke me. And yet, over time, it also broke me open. His death—and the losses that followed—shaped me in ways I’m still discovering. While I would give anything to have him back, his absence has created a space in my life where deeper love, empathy, and understanding have taken root.
Mastering Being Broken is both personal and professional. It's a space built on over two decades of work as a grief and trauma therapist, and on my own journey of navigating heartbreak, searching for meaning, and learning how to carry what cannot be fixed.
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We understand the profound impact of loss, and we’re committed to offering reflections, resources, and moments of connection that support you on your own path. Please take your time here. Explore, rest, revisit. And if something resonates, let us know—we’re honored to walk alongside you.
Now, if you’d like to read more about my own journey, I invite you to keep reading below.
Welcome
Hi, I’m Lee Erickson—Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, EMDR-trained therapist, and founder of Erickson Counseling Services, Inc. I specialize in working with adults and adolescents navigating grief, trauma, and the often tender process of healing. I offer individual, couples, and group therapy, and over the past 20 years, I’ve had the honor of walking alongside many people as they find their way through the deep complexities of loss.
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But long before I became a therapist, I was someone who knew grief firsthand.
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The deaths of my brothers and my father changed me in quiet, irreversible ways. They cracked something open in me. And while those losses brought pain, they also brought perspective—on life, on love, and on what it means to keep living when someone you care about is gone. It’s that lived experience that shaped the heart of my work.
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I read something once that stayed with me: “The crack in my heart is no longer to let grief out, but to let greater love in.”That’s what healing has come to mean for me—not erasing the sorrow, but expanding around it. Letting love grow in the spaces where loss once lived alone.
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I believe grief is not something we “get over,” but something we learn to carry, reshape, and sometimes even grow from. It’s complicated, deeply personal, and rarely follows a straight line. My goal is to meet people where they are—with compassion, presence, and a belief that healing, in its many forms, is always possible.
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I hold a master’s degree in counseling and psychological services from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Before starting Erickson Counseling Services, I worked at the Center for Grief, Loss & Transition, where I spent over seven years as a grief therapist, trainer, and educator.
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Earlier in my life, I worked in journalism, advertising, and marketing. I bring that storytelling background with me into this work too—because our stories matter. And sometimes, finding the right words can be the beginning of finding your way home to yourself.
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Mastering the Art of Being Broken is part of that journey for me—a space where personal meets professional, where therapy wisdom meets lived experience, and where we can be honest about how hard it is to be human sometimes.
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Thank you for being here.
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Kind Regards,
Lee Erickson, MA, LPCC
We’d Love to Hear from You
This space was created with connection in mind. If there’s a topic you’d like to see explored in a blog post, a question you’ve been carrying, or something you're hoping to better understand about grief, trauma, or healing—please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Your voice matters here.
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Whether it’s a personal story, a theme you’d like to see addressed, or just a quick note to say hello—drop us a line. We’re listening.