Grief and Loss Counseling in Gentry, AR.

As a client, you will be guided through processing through your grief. We all have things to grieve in our lives. Unfortunately, there is no way around grief. The only way is through it. I help clients take an active role in this process, with the understanding that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and there is no time limit on it. In many instances grief is a life-long process, but one can certainly glean tools to help make the grief process more effective.

Grieving is the process of working THROUGH a loss. Everyone experiences losses throughout life. For some, the losses seem overwhelming, or unrelenting. It usually takes 1 - 1.5 years to grieve a major loss. The people who usually come to see me have gotten stuck in their grieving process, and need a jumpstart. I assess for the client's ability to delve into the grief. I also assign multiple homework assignments, to help the client re-engage the grieving process. Many of my clients have commented how they feel so free from the losses which were holding them back.

Grief counseling helps people cope with grief and mourning following the loss of a loved one or due to major life changes that trigger feelings of grief (i.e. job loss or divorce). It provides a space for individuals to work through and process the complex emotions surrounding loss. Healthy grieving results in remembering the loss with a newfound sense of peace, rather than searing pain.