Grief can be a profound and isolating experience, affecting every aspect of life. In therapy, I offer a compassionate and supportive space to navigate the complex emotions that come with loss. Together, we explore your feelings, honor your grief, and find ways to cope with the changes. By providing tools and strategies tailored to your unique journey, therapy can help you process your loss, rebuild a sense of normalcy, and discover a path toward healing and hope.
Losing a loved one, dealing with illness, and other forms of grief can be especially challenging and difficult. Working with me, I will guide and support you through the grief process through gained insight and helpful coping skills.
Grief is so unique from person to person. The way a person experiences death is different for everyone. Grief requires lots of special training and a holistic approach. I have years of training and experience in working with this issue. I work to help clients address their issues from a variety of different angles and determine the underlying causes behind the problems.
Grief work is at the root of every therapeutic process. Most times, grief lies underneath the most difficult emotions. When folks are able to release their grief, a little bit of healing takes place. Regarding the loss of a loved one, grief is a complicated but important process that required patience and gentle care. Working through the pain of grief can feel lonely, and having a witness to that pain can provide some comfort through the loss. If you have been experiencing grief, therapy can help to validate the loss and honor the pain.
Loss can mean a lot of things. Whether it be the death of a family member, the loss of a life long dream, a struggle with chronic illness and the loss of a life you once had, or a divorce. I address grief utilizing a supportive and integrative approach that encourages movement through the grieving process. I am also trained in EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy, methods that can effectively help people who are suffering with grief and loss.
Distress from loss and grief are often mistaken for depression. While they share some common signs, treatment for grief and loss require distinctly different approaches from treatment for depression. Dr. Randa models therapy for grief and loss on a four task program: 1) accepting that the loss has occurred and the reality of the loss, 2) Processing the pain by allowing oneself to feel the loss, 3) Adjusting to life now, externally, internally, and spiritually, and 4) Creating a lasting connection with the lost in the midst of moving on with life. The tasks are not necessarily achieved in any order, but all are necessary for most effective recovery.
Grief and loss has no timeline. I work with clients to process difficult feelings as they work through each stage of grief after losing a loved one. It is extremely important to explore any and all emotions that may come up during these complex times, including sadness, anger, confusion, etc.
In life, we all encounter roadblocks, trauma, choices we wished we had not made, grief, loss, regret, and sometimes horrible events. These experiences can be exhausting especially when they get in the way of us returning to the person we were before an event happened or when we can't quite be the person we envisioned ourselves being. With professional therapy, you become capable of building the skills needed to bring joy back into your life. Contact me today for a free 15 minute phone consultation. I look forward to speaking with you!
Experiencing any type of loss or grief is difficult. And there are different types. You can have the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, the loss of living with your children after a divorce, the loss of a pet, the loss of a job, and many others. If you are mourning a loss or experiencing feelings of grief, know that you don't have to battle it on your own.