Grief and Loss Counselling in Regina, SK.

Cristina uses a mindfulness approach to help you cope with losing a loved one, or to cope with loss of independence, or living with a chronic illness. Cristina will help you understand ambiguous loss. She will provide emotional support and will help you recreate a new lifestyle based on discovering the magnificence of the present moment. There are no problems in the present. If you pay attention, you realize that the problems are in the past or in the future, not in the present. You will learn how to make sense of your loss, how to move on, while still coping with the pain of your loss. You will find the necessary strength to rebuild your new life.

Grief is a part of life as eventually we lose people in our lives through death but also when a relationship ends. I help clients explore their feelings related to the person/animal they have lost and support their decisions in recovery. I feel that there is great strength in learning how others have gone through a grieving process, so recommending a support group may be part of my counseling. I use a grief recovery workbook with clients as well. I may also share my own experience of grief and recovery.

Mindfulness based cognitive behavioral therapy allows us to understand the depth and challenges that are a part of grief and loss. You will discover tools which will allow you to understand the stages of grief which are unique to you. In a caring and supportive environment you will move toward healing and hope. This work can be done successfully as individuals or in groups. You will make significant gains in understanding your grief and loss!

Everyone deals with grief and loss at some point in their lives and having someone to process the loss with can give relief from the emotions related to the loss. The feelings of grief and loss can be associated not only with bereavement, the loss of a relationship but it can also be part of the process of healing from violence and abuse. Strategies to manage feelings and process loss can be used to move you through the process of integrating this experience.

Grief and loss are frequently a root cause of substance abuse, addiction and disorders. The grief process tends to deplete a person's resources, taking up a great deal of their physical, mental, and emotional energy. The absence is not the only thing they are mourning. Their plans, dreams and wishes have changed, and they are being required to let go of the future they anticipated. The phases of mourning include a desire to reverse the loss, feelings of pain and chaos, and the reordering of one's life. At Valiant Recovery, clients receive personalized grief counseling tailored to their needs, as well as specialized sessions on grief and loss.

Grieving allows us to move past traumatic grief and loss. Inability to grieve (repression) can bring on emotional numbness and may transform into physical pain, psychosomatic illness or depression that is poorly understood. The loss of our closest relationships, as experienced in death, sex addiction, or abuse can be the hardest to go through. Abandonment, unfaithfulness or abuse may need to be mourned as a traumatic change in relationship. We will work together to enable you to confront your deepest pain & share the grief so that you can start to heal and be prepared for a brighter future.

I know from experience how hard it is walking to and through something that is painful in our lives. It's tough because our natural response is to turn away from those things that hurt. However, if we don't walk to and through, grief has this incessant way of hanging its' hat wherever we are. We can run but we can't hide. I also know from experience the release one feels when we face those losses in our lives. I'd be lying if I said this was easy because it's not. But please know, it is so worthwhile. Loss changes us but it doesn't have to define us. I would be privileged to walk with you as we gently and compassionately work through your life losses because you are worth it.

I allow you the time and space to explore and express all the feelings and thoughts you are having with regard to your loss. I anchor your experience to the grief cycle and I create hope that you will come through your grief. It’s important to me to honour your journey by way of complete acceptance of your mourning and your unique path through. Using talk therapy, journalling, narrative therapy and art therapy can be effective ways to express the array of thoughts and feelings you are having. As well, designing meaningful rituals aimed at commemorating your loss can help you feel better. By honoring your loss, in your own way, in your own time, will be key in moving through loss.

We all face loss in life, whether the death of a loved one or the crushing of dreams, or the many other ways in which we face loss. We are often told to "get over it". But grief and loss are seldom things we just 'Get Over'. We reintegrate, experience and move forward but we don't 'get over'. If you want someone who will be with you in your time of loss, who doesn't expect you to be something you are not. Who will offer support, encouragement and 'being with', contact me.

After a significant loss or trauma, many people experience intense, sometimes incapacitating sadness and grief. Grief is usually a natural healing process; however, it can be experienced as immensely overwhelming when we have lost someone close to us or when our grief is complicated. My approach to supporting someone in the process of grieving is to help them learn strategies to be able to tolerate the wave of emotions that are inherent in grieving.

Loss comes in many forms. Perhaps you have lost a loved one, relationship, pet, job, good health, or your faith. If this is the case, I am truly sorry. I offer a place of warmth and acceptance. My approach is to extend compassion and kindness as you share your story with me. I provide a safe place for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and meaning in the loss. I would be honored to offer care and support you as you walk this difficult path towards healing.

Elisabeth Scheepers is an experienced grief counsellor. Although grief can be perceived as a normal part of life, many clients experience intense and complicated grief reactions. With the help of an experienced counsellor they will feel understood and supported. Clients are given resources and tools that help them to cope and function better through the entire grief process.

When we risk loving another person we also risk losing them. Losing a loved one can be one of the most painful & difficult heartaches that we can go through in our lifetime. Whether it's a child, a parent, a spouse, a grandparent, or someone else to whom we are close; whether the death was sudden & unexpected or whether it had been long anticipated, our loss cannot be compared to the loss of someone else. Each person's grief is unique as is the process. Maureen understands the grieving process from a professional & personal perspective with the loss of her parents, spouse & young grandchild. She supports you with compassion, respect, & understanding as she works with you through your grief.