Loss or Grief therapists in Dryden, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Loss or Grief
LifeCycle Counselling
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, MPE, RP
Grief is the process of reacting to a loss. This loss could be physical (death of a loved one), social (such as a divorce), or occupational (such as work-related). An individual experiencing grief may have conflicted feelings and may experience fluctuations in symptoms throughout their process. Often times, individuals might feel as though they have accepted the loss and have gotten closure. However, later on they may begin to experience grief again and that is okay. Closure is not a one-time thing, it can happen over the course of weeks, months, or even years. Sometimes we are able to gain closure on certain aspects of the loss, and other parts may take a bit longer. Individuals may find that their emotional reaction changes and fluctuates, and can entail different emotions and behaviors. Feelings of sadness can also begin to intensify as the individual begins to yearn to be with the loved one again.
Psychotherapy can be effective in helping an individual overcome grief by allowing the individual to come to terms with the loss, to help work through pain and grief, and help to learn how to move forward and adapt to a life without the loved one. Psychotherapy can also help you to find ways to maintain a connection with the loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches have been successful in helping to treat grief and loss. Additionally, Relaxation Techniques and Mindfulness-based interventions, may also be helpful.
Book an appointment today! Overcoming grief and loss can feel overwhelming. It can impact various aspects of your overall well-being. It is important to seek help from a mental health professional in order to overcome grief. Grief and loss is just one of the areas that LifeCycle Counselling specializes in.
5 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Sarah Elizabeth McMillan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MA, MSW, RSW
Mental health support for physical illness, pain and uncertainty. Loss comes in so many forms. Sometimes it shows up unexpectedly whereas other times we may anticipate and fear its arrival. We may even struggle to recognize our experiences of grief, particularly if our losses go unrecognized or invalidated by those around us. Or because grief, our response to loss, can look and feel different for everyone. Changes in our bodily functions, sense of self, social and family roles, independence, financial stability, career aspirations or hopes and plans for the future are just a few of the losses we may experience. In some cases, losses may pile up with more on the horizon leaving us to continually revisit and attend to our grief when we just wish it would settle for a short while.
6 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Your Story Counselling Services
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, CCC, RMFT, RSW, RP
Our therapists can help you identify the roots of your struggles, offer a safe space for respite and together with you create a custom treatment plan to overcome them. Head over to our website to learn more!
8 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Laura Farberman
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
Grief can result many types of loss and life transitions: death of a loved one,loss of a relationship, miscarriage, abortion, job loss, aging, loss of our sexual selves. Walking alongside those who are in the process of grief I help them find peace from their loss, and wholeness to their life. I see clients dealing with grief as a normal and necessary process as well as complicated grief, anticipatory grief and trauma. Understanding the nature of grief, it is possible to get through this time of confusion, sadness, anger & loneliness to a place of hope and inner peace.
14 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Angie Kingma (Mindfulness for Health)
Registered Psychotherapist, OT Reg.(Ont.), Registered Psychotherapist
As a Registered Psychotherapist, I will support you in understanding your grief and mourning in a whole new way and cope with the symptoms in ways that are rooted in evidence-based interventions. Taking a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens, we will go at your pace and ensure that you meet the goals that are meaningful to you so that you move towards healing and recovery. Looking forward to hearing from you so that you can heal and move forward in your life with more clarity, insight, self-awareness, self-compassion, empowerment and confidence.
24 Years Experience