Grief and Loss Counselling in Regina, SK.

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.

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.

I have more than 30 years experience in pastoral and private settings, working with grief and loss due to death, separation, divorce, neglect, dysfunctional relationships, financial misfortune. Is nobody listening anymore? Or has everybody moved on and you are still stuck in the past? I will be able to share in your experience and help you move through the different seasons of grief and loss. I will also work with you if you are stuck in any season and struggle with pain and acceptance loss.

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.

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.

Grief is an emotion that we all experience for a variety of reasons. Often we feel that our grief is inappropriate or we are being encouraged to move past it. As with all emotions, grief is an important part of the individual experience. I work with clients to create time and space to grieve and resolve their grief. I use a blend of education and skill building to assist clients who are in the process of experiencing grief.

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.

ALL COUNSELLING IS GRIEF COUNSELLING. EACH PERSON OR COUPLE OR FAMILY WHO COMES TO ME FOR COUNSELLING HAVE GRIEF ISSUES. THIS ICAN BE IMPENDING LOSSES, SUCH AS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT OR A TRAGIC DEATH OR THE LOSS OF YOUR PET. PAIN AND SUFFERING ARE A PART OF THIS LIFE'S JOURNEY AND THAT IS WHERE i CAN HELP YOU SINCE BEING OLDRE, I HAVE LIFE EXPERIENCES BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TO ASSIST YOU THROUGH A GRIEF ISSUE YOU MAY BE DEALING WITH. I HAVE HAD 20 YEARS IN THE COUNSELLING FIELD AND HAVE A LISTENING EAR AND A COMPASSIONATE HEART. I WOULD BE PRIVILEGED TO ASSIST YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE AT.

Perhaps you have lost a loved one, experienced a life change that triggered feelings of grief, or are grieving loss or abuse from your past. 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.

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.

Grief is a normal response to loss. it is a process that takes time, and involves several phases. Loss occurs to everyone regarding a variety of life circumstances. In Grief and Loss Therapy I can help clients to understand their grief and the losses they are facing. I can help them to understand that what they are experiencing, and how they are feeling is normal and explainable. I can help clients find new meaning in their lives through the process of grief.

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 natural reaction to loss. The death of a loved one is a major source of grief that leads individuals to Counselling, but grief results from many other losses as well. Grief is also very individual and everyone experiences grief in very individual and unique ways. Counselling is a safe place to begin to accept the reality of the loss. One can experience, explore memories and share emotions related to the loss. In counselling one can also explore small steps, both practical and emotional to adjust to the new reality and move toward the future.