Grief and Loss Counseling in Kirtland, OH.

Grief and loss is a process which many people have trouble going through alone. Grief and loss counseling can assist you with this process by helping you come to terms with unresolved issues resulting from the loss, coping with the feelings regarding the loss, and safely expressing the grief felt as a result of the loss. Please contact the office for further information regarding our grief and loss counseling.

Grief Therapy is effective by providing a safe atmosphere where one can feel free to fully express their painful emotions, thoughts and feelings associated with their lost. Explore and reconcile any unresolved issues they experienced with their loss one, including painful memories. Embrace and celebrate positive memories they had with their loved one. Develop the ability to function independently apart from their loss, and cope with daily stress and anxiety of living with grief. Strengthen current relationship and develop new ones that are supportive.

Grief is a common human experience, but many underestimate the impact that loss will have on them. They are not often prepared for the long-term impact of key losses such as death, job loss, divorce, or other life transitions. Some can get stuck in the process, developing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other issues. Counseling allows individuals to finish letting that process and to incorporate their loss into their life stories, redeeming the loss and finding life again in spite of the changes brought into their worlds.

The feelings of grief with the loss of a loved one can be overwhelming. Living through loss is a process and I support a person through this process with compassion, helping them to understand and accept these profound feelings. If, after time, a person gets mired in grief, together we will uncover the causes so that s/he can resume a satisfying life.

There are many experiences of grief and loss. Whether you are experiencing and immediate loss and are still in shock, or revisiting past losses in your life due to a remembrance date (i.e. Memorial Day, date of death), or grief from job loss, loss of meaning and purpose, or loss of a beloved dog, counseling can provide support and help make sense of things.

Life gives us many losses, either through death or change. Learning to process the meaning of the loss is essential to personal growth and balanced living. Sometimes you are grieving for the childhood you did not have or the parenting that you did not receive. Grief does not resolve itself and cannot be ignored. Working with a caring counselor makes the path less frightening and can guide you to the relief of letting go.