Grief and Loss
All of us at some point experience loss and grief. Many of us associate it with losing a loved one through death or divorce, but we also experience it when we lose a job, a friendship, or when children move out. There are a variety of circumstances that trigger grief: selling the family home, declining health, the aging process, retirement, graduating high school or college, not being able to achieve our goals, or financial hardship may all bring feelings of grief and loss. It’s a natural emotion and we each experience it in different ways.
Part of the grieving process is learning to make sense of what happened, feel your feelings, find ways to cope, and eventually pick up the pieces and move forward. Grief can present itself in many ways: sadness, anger, guilt, denial, and regret are common emotions as part of the grieving process, and having a safe space to explore them in therapy can aid in recovery.
Therapy for grief and loss can help you:
Come to terms with your loss and the ways it will change your life
Acknowledge your pain
Accept the wide variety of emotions grief can trigger
Understand your unique process of grieving
Seek out support from people who care about you
Work through and process the pain of grief
Honor your loss as part of your life story and allow you to live in the present