Are you feeling profound sadness after the death of a loved one?
Experiencing excessive guilt about something left unsaid or undone?
Maybe you’re gripped with fear? Caught in a cycle of anxiety, helplessness, or panic?
Or having trouble resuming a normal life with grief and pain as your constant companions?
Maybe you’d like professional support through a period of mourning?
Grief is a natural human response to loss, but that doesn’t mean bereavement of a loved one isn’t an intense and at times desolate experience. While painful experiences are normal during this time, your emotions may feel trapped on a non-stop rollercoaster, with downs and deeper downs interspersed with periods of brief respite.
Loss is a very personal journey, with some finding it more difficult than others. While grieving for the same person can often foster compassion and connection among family and friends, it’s also common for the grieving to struggle with anger, conflict, a lack of understanding, or an inability to fully share your feelings with others. Grief and bereavement counseling offers a non judgmental, safe space for you to work through any issues you are unable to with others.
I can help you learn how to better cope with your grief, express and come to terms with the broad range of emotions involved in the grieving process. Some you may expect — sadness, loneliness, exhaustion – to those that come as a surprise, such as relief, anger, and a sense of confusion. I offer a variety of therapeutic approaches to best support you and work with you as an equal collaborator to empower and engage your healing.
So if these describe you…
- You’re struggling to come to terms with a loss
- You feel overwhelmed with grief, fear, despair, or worry
- Your faith seems shattered and you feel abandoned at your time of greatest need
- You feel alone as everyone else seems to have moved on without you
- You want to live a happier, more connected life
- You’d like professional support to better cope through the grieving process
…Then grief and bereavement counseling may offer the support, guidance, and thoughtful care you need.
In our grief and bereavement counseling I work with you toward making sense of the pain so you can function well in your post-loss life. We will discuss ways to deal with unhelpful and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors, and teach you techniques to manage distress and enable you to move forward. If you’d like me to show you how, please contact me today for an appointment.