Grief and Loss Counseling in Jacksonville, FL.

Have you suffered a terrible loss and feel that most people do not want to hear about it? Have people told you that you should be "over" your loss because enough time has passed? Do you feel there is no one who truly understands your pain? Unfortunately, most people who are grieving feel terribly alone. I provide a safe place to talk about your loss and solutions about how to feel alive and joyful again.

Obviously, everyone deals with grief and loss in a different manner. The greatest gift we can give anyone going through the grieving process, is to offer them a safe atmosphere, nonjudgmental, in which they are able to tell their story. This process can involve talking, journaling, therapeutic letter writing, and an encouragement to openly express all feelings, no matter how difficult they may be.

The kind of grief and loss therapy I do involves helping people to express their emotions, validate them, and derive some meaning from these experiences according to the Bible, particularly Romans 8:26-39. There are usually secondary losses as well as primary losses to deal with. The passing of a spouse for example may also involve a loss of income as well as companionship.

Loss comes with grief no matter the circumstances. Your loss may include the death of a loved one, a divorce, a job, a home, or finances. It is important to acknowledge the emotions felt with grief and loss and to understand you are not alone on this journey. God offers you comfort in this season of great sadness and many times extends that comfort to you through people.

EMDR is an effective research-supported treatment approach to helping individuals work through painful emotions and experiences resulting from grief and loss. Loss does not always include death (i.e. loss of a relationship or the experience of divorce, loss of a job, or infertility). EMDR is also useful in working through losses that may have occurred many years ago that have never been mourned. Identifying and revising negative family rules regarding mourning may also be a focus of therapy.

As a Clinical Psychologist with expertise in assisting individuals and families experiencing the loss of a loved one, please allow me the opportunity to help cope during this difficult time. Additionally, as a former military psychologist, I'm expertly trained to ensure that your experience of grief is within a normal range and can also provide the help necessary if your grief becomes self destructive.

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.