Grief and Loss Therapy

Grief is an emotion often associated with the passing of someone meaningful to us, but it’s also a normal emotion in life transitions including job loss, a move, an accident, the death of a pet, illness, going no contact, or an empty nest. These experiences may leave you grieving the loss of an idea, an expectation of what your life looked like or where it was going and who you might have shared it with going forward. Grief can occur during happy moments, too, like getting promoted or expanding your family. Loss has a way of isolating a person from others and leaving them feeling utterly alone.

In a society that often does not tolerate grief very well, my priority is offering you a safe space to openly talk about your grief. I will crawl down into the darkness and sit with you. When you are ready, we can discuss ways to adapt, thrive and create meaning during these experiences. Grief counseling is not about ‘solving’ grief; instead, it is a space held to honor you and your loved one and learn to move forward with the memories of those you have lost.

Grief counseling might be for you if you find yourself:

• having difficulty focusing or concentrating.

• replaying your last memories and regretting choices you made

• feeling like you are just existing on autopilot and just trying to get through each day.

• eating too much or not enough.

• preoccupied with thoughts about illness, death, or suicide.

• easily irritated, particularly by those who seem unaffected by loss. 

• worried about alienating others because you're "not over it yet."

If you are looking for resources, I recommend:

·        It’s OK That You’re Not OK  (Megan Devine)

·        How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed (Megan Devine)

·        Your Grief, Your Way (Shelby Forsythia)