Sometimes the grief we experience over a recent loss is exacerbated by the pain of losses from our past. For most, grieving is a process that ebbs and flows over time, with new layers and elements revealing themselves as our lives proceed.
Grief counseling allows you a safe, supportive space in which you can “have” your grief, whether it is from a very recent loss, or one from long ago that has either resurfaced, or is simply persisting. I will support you in being receptive to your grief in a way that finds you able to heal from your loss so that the pain of it becomes less debilitating. I firmly believe that what causes us the greatest grief can ultimately lead us to be stronger individuals of greater depth.
Your grief is your own. My work with grief and loss counseling is to help you listen to what your grief is saying so that you can be led and healed by it. For some people, grieving involves allowing tears to flow freely in the company of others; for some, grieving is very private and needs to be done in a more solitary manner. For some people, grieving finds them needing to take a break from work and their normal routines; for others, nothing is more helpful to their grieving than having the structure of their work and normal routines. Some people are helped by finding a project of sorts related to their loss to help them work through their grief.
Grief and loss counseling can help you better understand your style of grieving and feel by supported within that style.
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