Loss or Grief therapists in Avenal, California CA
Loss or Grief
Dr. Michelle Wambach
Marriage and Family Therapist, Psy.D., LMFT
Post pandemic many people are facing current losses and experiencing deep grief. I provide psychotherapy to help process and heal the feelings of loss. Loss can be from losing relationships, friends, and family members. Or feeling isolated, struggling with the change from how things have always been, or even no longer having a feeling of safety and security in the world.
24 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
David J. Kest
Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist, MFT, and EMDR
Did an advanced 40 hour grief counseling and bereavement education class in 1989.
31 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Gabriel Lowe
Psychologist, PhD
Everyone experiences loss, and grief is the normal responses we have to those losses. There is no one right way to grieve, but going through the grieving process can be disorienting and lonely. To further complicate things, grief can be concrete (a person, place, or thing) and it can be abstract (hopes, dreams, expectations). Depending on the season of grief we are in, we may need someone to talk to, someone to help us move forward, or someone simply to be there with us.
3 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
While the loss of loved ones is a natural and normal part of life, loss that is unexpected, untimely, accidental, or drawn out, may lead to trauma for those left behind. The grief associated with such trauma can be debilitating and, perhaps even more challenging, isolating. Such grief can also have a cascading effect, leading to deeper depression, anxiety, fear, and maladaptive behaviors to address these overwhelming emotions. While grieving is natural and must run its course, I believe strongly that any loss can be helped through exploration of the corresponding emotions and behaviors with an objective and trusted therapist.
My approach to grief and loss is anchored in my own experience. Having lost most of my family over a very brief window of time, I know well the many emotions that accompany such unexpected and sudden loss. My treatment approach is a merger of my clinical skill set with a deeply empathetic ear, anchored in the coping mechanisms I personally deployed to help manage the many transitions through my own grief. In my work with my patients around loss and grief, I focus on navigating the negative emotions that can accompany loss (guilt, anger, hopelessness, overwhelming sadness) while, over time and when appropriate, jointly crafting with my patients a narrative that celebrates the life of those that have moved on, and facilitates the release of those emotions that can keep patients “stuck” in the trauma of unexpected loss.
11 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Gretchen Weisenburger Carrillo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Life delivers moments of terrible loss: difficult relationships, death, illness, job loss, dreams that never came true. Therapy can help you find happiness and wisdom when significant loss hits. Gretchen worked at Children's Hospital Los Angeles supporting parents who lost a child or were preparing for a long term disability for a child. She provides compassionate care, practical ideas and a non-nonsense approach to crisis management and grief. Free telehealth consultation to see how Gretchen can help you.
22 Years Experience