Grief and Loss Counseling in Columbine Valley, CO.

True Happiness and Stability Stems from the Quality of our Significant Relationships! I provide therapy for children, adolescents, individuals, elders, couples, and families. I focus on people's strengths and possibilities while addressing their real life difficulties. I provide a wide variety of evidence-based treatment approaches. Which means that all the therapy that I implement is highly researched and therefore, proven to work, if followed correctly. I believe in a holistic approach to the therapeutic process that incorporates biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions empowering a person or family towards mastering life to its fullest.

I will provide a supportive, caring environment to grieve your loss. Together we can discover what you need to best deal with your grief and loss. Everyone has a different perspective, I will listen to your story and support you so that you might find a sense of hope for the future. If you are looking for some structure to feel more secure, or simply an open space to feel understood, I can meet you where you are.

Grief is not linear. After loss, the sadness comes unexpectedly. It waxes and wanes on its own. The only way to be with it is to let it move through you. If you try to bottle it up, it will come out later. It can also build in your system lead to other emotional difficulties. Grief is a natural process and it's important to let it happen. I'm here to support you in being with the grief in a compassionate, kind way.

Grief is a powerful and unique process. There are numerous examples of how grief and loss can show up in your life, but often grief is in response to a deep and profound loss that you have experienced. This can show up as losing your loved one; your spouse, your close friend, your colleague, your beloved pet, or it can be the loss of your job, your marriage, your relationship, your home, or some other aspect of your identity. Love, patience, and compassion are vital to your grief process. Being able to navigate your grief process on your own can be overwhelming and that is when it is helpful to have someone to work with to support you and help you heal by being a witness to your process.

Grief can impact emotions, relationships, sleep, concentration, and a person’s sense of meaning. Counseling offers a supportive space to process loss at one’s own pace, without pressure to “move on.” Clients often experience relief from overwhelming emotions, greater clarity and self-understanding, and practical tools for coping day to day. Over time, many feel less alone, more grounded, and better able to re-engage with life and relationships while honoring what has been lost.

Sitting alone in grief can be the hardest thing to do. As I sit with you and allow some of what needs to be released to be released, my hope is that you feel a sense of safety and healing. We walk through the stages of grief at your own pace: honoring memories, hurting from loss, feeling the "ugly" feelings of hurt and loss, and working through the transition of what life looks like now. Your healing can only happen in your timing, there is no right or wrong.

In our western society, many well-meaning people simply do not know how to support someone who is grieving. From loosing a job, to divorce, death or catastrophe, there is no right way to grieve, but there are certainly better and more helpful ways of approaching your grief. The goals is never to get over it, because no one ever really does. Whatever your experience, I believe you can get through it and grow through it - and you don't have to do it alone!

Greif and loss are inevitable in life and there isn't a standard timetable or way in which we may find resolution. In some cases the goal isn't to resolve our grieving as much as learn to live with loss. I take an individual approach to living with grief and loss. We can use mindfulness techniques to be able to experience our pain in order to allow our emotions to be expressed.

f you're struggling with anxiety, emptiness, sadness, depression, or hopelessness after a loss or traumatic event, know that you are not alone. Grief can present as a challenging and complex experience, but evidence-based techniques can help guide you through the healing process. As a grief counselor in Parker, I am here to support you on your journey toward feeling more hopeful, confident, safe, and motivated to move past the pain. Through grief counseling and therapy, we can work together to help you rediscover joy in life once again. Feel free to learn more about my counseling services at: mindyberrycounseling@gmail.com Mindy Berry Counseling 19751 Mainstreet Suite Parker, Colorado

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.