Grief and Loss

If someone you loved has died or you’ve lost something that was very important to you, the pain you’re experiencing can be overwhelming and feel like it will never end. Perhaps a family member, a friend, or a beloved pet has died. Maybe you are confronted with a serious health problem, or you’re going through the end of a relationship, or you’re facing some other change that has turned your world upside down. Whatever your situation is, you have the right to grieve your loss in a way that is meaningful to you.

When we first meet, I will sit with you and listen to you share whatever is important to you during this painful time in your life. If your loss is very recent, I will encourage you to focus on what you need to do to survive, find ways to comfort yourself, and reach out to others for support. We’ll explore the nature of the grief process and talk about your right to feel any emotions that arise, to talk about your grief, and to take care of yourself.

As we walk on your grief journey, I’ll encourage you to process the pain of your grief and give yourself grace as you navigate many uncharted waters. My hope is that you will heal your broken heart which will be whole and yet always have the scars of your grief. Even though you may not feel this way now, I believe that you will be able to find hope, joy, and meaning as you live your life that has been forever changed by your loss.

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one;

you’ll learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself

around the loss you have suffered.

You will be whole again but you will never be the same.

Nor should you be the same

nor would you want to.”

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

On Grief and Grieving