Grief and Loss Counselling in Medicine Hat, AB.

There are several stages that individuals go through when they are suffering from losses. Sometimes they feel that they are going crazy - but they aren't. Emotions can be intense and change quickly. I will help you to understand what is happening and be with you as you go through them. Whether it is a loved one, job or another form of loss, you and I will work together to handle it.

I provide a creative approach to grief and loss and believe that, while traditional talk therapy is beneficial, other approaches such as creative modalities can assist clients with a deeper processing of grief and loss. Clients will benefit through a patient, non judgemental process that enables clients to process loss through a creative exploration.

Grey Matters International and the work of Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D approaches issues of grief & loss through the lens of innovation----instead of growing the same neural networks responsible for the pain in weekly therapy sessions, we reset the brain to move forward quicker and efficiently by working on the stuck limbic system so as to empower the person with more success and traction. For no one wants to stay in a grief mode for too long; but when you don’t include the brain in your work with someone, you risk describing the water to them while they drown and calling it success. Contact Grey Matters International, Inc now at kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

[NOTE: MY OFFICE IS IN CALGARY -- I DO VIDEO SESSIONS ELSEWHERE IN ALBERTA]. You are hurting now, and I understand that. As a psychologist with 31-years of experience and some hard-earned wisdom, I too have experienced grief and loss many times in my life. I can help. Let’s sit down over coffee and chat about the pain you are feeling now. Book with me right now by going to https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

When we lose someone really close to us, it can feel like our whole world is different and will never be the same; unfortunately that is true. The really tough work comes in finding meaning in our life now without this person; perhaps they even defined who we are: a son or daughter, a child or parent, a sibling, a friend. Moving on is difficult, and being able to share just how much things are different now is an important step. Another involves finding the strength that is within us to honour the lost life.

We all experience grief and loss. Yet sometimes, the pain cuts too deep. Sometimes, people stay stuck in acute grief for a really long and difficult time. To help, I use techniques based on research by Robert A. Neimeyer. They focus on creating ways to make sense of what happened, together, as a team. This way, the loss could be integrated into your continuing life story. Such grief therapy is not truly about moving on or moving past - it is about reconciling whom - or what - you lost with what you still have. So you can continue to live fully, with a place for both sadness and joy of memories in your heart. I work online across Canada or in-person in Calgary.

Grief and loss is not just death. Separation, divorce, moving, friendships ending, graduation are only a few examples of when grief can be experienced. Even with new and exciting changes there can be grief. Marriage and graduation provided exciting opportunities for the future, but also means leaving some things in the past. It is possible to move beyond grief and loss. The Grief Recovery program provides exercises to help recognize and then say goodbye. Saying "goodbye" does not mean forgetting, it means being able to move forward.