Grief and Loss
There are all kinds of grief: for people and pets, of course, but also less talked-about grief for what could have been, for places and times in our lives, for health and physical ability, for something we can’t quite name.
Grief can pop up in unexpected places, even at times when we think we should be happy, like when we’ve achieved a goal, finished a creative project, made that move to another country, found a treatment that worked, done what we’d hoped to do.
Grief weaves its way in and out of our lives. We can’t avoid it, but processing and honoring it can help keep us from being hindered by it. Therapy can be a safe place to learn how to do that, especially if you can’t seem to find anyone around you who understands or if they are deep in their own grief and can’t hold space for yours in the ways you’d like them to.
I’ve accompanied many people through grief ranging from a loss so fresh it was still unfolding to losses that happened decades ago. I’ve been in the thick of it in nursing homes, by hospice bedsides, and in my own life. I’ve also had professional training to help me know how to help you in your grief.
You don’t have to do it alone. Let’s talk about it. Book a free consultation now.
“The reality of grief is far different from what others see from the outside. There is pain in this world that you can’t be cheered out of. You don’t need solutions. You don’t need to move on from your grief. You need someone to see your grief, to acknowledge it. You need someone to hold your hands while you stand there in blinking horror, staring at the hole that was your life. Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.”