Grief and Loss Counseling in Wells Branch, TX.

I am trained as a Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT) provider by the Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University. The structured protocol addresses "stuck grief" that is marked by an attachment fissure that causes rumination, excessive guilt, loss of former interests and hopelessness 6 months and longer (sometimes many years) after a significant loss. PGDT is evidence-based and has a over a 70 percent efficacy rate for movement into adaptive grief.

The hole you are feeling inside you is understandable and expected. It is hard to keep going, and you've talked with your family and friends so much it's hard to feel like that isn't all you talk about. Let me guide you through this time. I will listen and help you come to terms with this loss. There is no reason to continue to isolate and feel alone.

Grief is a painful experience that often feels isolating. Some people may also feel pressure to hurry up and be “over it” or be “further along in the timeline.” Grief is an individual process, with no set timeline and no single “correct” way of doing it. I meet you where you’re at, and I aim to create a safe, supportive, and empathetic environment to help you process your experience.

Loss often leaves us drowning in an unknown ocean and can be stormy seas to navigate on your own. A new way of living is required in the absence of familiar surroundings and patterns. Whether losing a job or a spouse, either through death, divorce or some unexpected circumstance, missing what once was, even if it is by our choice, is a natural response. Yet, the process of letting go is hard. Life Practice offers calm harbor in transitional times of tempest. Help with changing to the new can be what keeps us afloat from the undertow of despair . We'd be honored to provide guidance, anchorage and safe haven as you find your sails for a new life.

Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. The more significant the loss, the more intense the grief will be. The length of time in which one struggles with grief varies depending on the individual - there is no right or wrong time frame for grief. WalkinTalkinTherapy assist with moving through the grieve with the assistance of nature and light exercise while combining talk therapy.

The grief process is often difficult and confusing. There are 80,000 books, blogs, and techniques out there to help you grieve "correctly." Sometimes, the "correct" way only leads to frustration and increased grief when it doesn't work for you. I believe each person needs to learn how to grieve in their own way. I work with you to help you understand what your process will be and how it can be most effective for you.

My approach to grief and loss includes an Adlerian, holistic perspective. I believe that an integral part of healing from any loss includes work that helps the individual derive the meaning of the loss. I will help you work through the pain, meeting you at whatever stage you are at in the grief cycle. We will pay particular attention to your whole body, mind, and spirit: where/how you physically feel the loss, the thoughts you are telling yourself, and enhancing your spirit with therapeutic tools in session. You will use these tools to help you recover and function more fully in your personal/professional relationships. EMDR can be used as a very effective for grief/loss therapeutic tool.

I am honored to work with clients struggling with grief and loss. Over the last few years, the life changing impacts of Covid-19 and a tumultuous social environment have been very difficult on teenagers and young adults. Together, we will build a safe and trusting space in therapy, and help you gain greater understanding of your self and relationships.

Losing a loved one or someone we care deeply for is not easy. Even though we know death is predetermined, it doesn't make it easier for us to accept, and we never quite know how it will affect us. My work in grief and loss is to help you explore these emotions in a safe and compassionate way. I'd love to speak with you more about how Austin Trauma Therapy Center can help you.

I work with clients facing grief and loss by allowing them to work through the often confusing and overwhelming feelings of shock, denial, bargaining, sadness and acceptance. The stages of grief do not fit a linear pattern and it is normal to vacillate between feelings and sometimes to regress. Together, we sort through the emotions in order to move towards a path of acceptance and the allowance of future joy.

Everyday we experience the ending of something past and the beginning of something new. However, what is often missing is the time to honor and say good bye to what is gone. Rushing forward, in an effort to move on, usually means that we simply shove our emotions down. Until we can sit with the emotions and integrate them internally, we cannot truly move on. Experiencing grief is not as painful and denying it. I would love to begin the journey with you. www.melissaquiter.com

When we get stuck in grief, it is as if we are trapped in amber. We cannot move forward with our lives. By learning to release deep, painful emotions, we find ways to return to life and renew important relationships with ourselves, our families and within our communities. Discover a safe, healing space to release strong feelings. Learn to express emotions without being overwhelmed. I am a compassionate witness and together we can create the opportunity for healing that you are seeking.

Grief counseling helps people cope with grief and mourning following the loss of a loved one or due to major life changes that trigger feelings of grief (i.e. job loss or divorce). It provides a space for individuals to work through and process the complex emotions surrounding loss. Healthy grieving results in remembering the loss with a newfound sense of peace, rather than searing pain.

Grief and loss is, unfortunately, a normal part of living. There is no single "correct" way to grieve: different cultures and even individuals from the same culture grieve differently. The only consistent feature is that grief takes time. The most effective thing anyone can do for someone grieving is to be there—to listen, to empathize, to walk along with the grief. There is no "fixing" grief. But counseling can help prevent normal grief from developing into major depression or other mental health conditions.

Loss is an unfortunate part of life and for many, recovering from the grief can be a difficult struggle. In addition, loss almost inevitably causes people to question their own existence and the meaning they have made out of life. In counseling, your struggle will be validated and supported and you'll learn to create meaning out of the loss so that it may transform you.

Do you find yourself wondering why, after so much time as passed, you are still grieving a loss? Moving through the grieving process takes time and more importantly, self-compassion. When trying to 'move on' or 'forget about it' does not work often times re-examining the loss helps individuals move from a position of confusion and unease to a place of acceptance and peace.

Having been through grief and loss in life, I feel somewhat equipped to help others make sense of their own transition. I have worked with clients who have lost children and other loved ones. Just Mind, our company, works with the Flatwater Foundation which provides no cost to the client counseling for those affected by cancer. To qualify, one must contact Flatwater directly, Wonders and Worries, or Texas Oncology. Working in this area is personally rewarding to me since my father had cancer (he's better now) but it made me understand some of the different journey's people can take with cancer. Our therapists have over 20 years of experience in this area.

Grief and loss are unavoidable in this life. I can provide you a safe and comforting relationship in which to share, process and release the emotional, spiritual, and life impact of the loss you have experienced. You will not be alone. I will walk with you. We will progress together through the dark valley on our way to the other side. Together, we will help you find and live life again.

Grief and loss, regardless of the source, has a life of it's own. Being with a grieving person means listening, solace, and showing respect for their loss. Depending on the the person and their personal efficacy, I offer a variety of behaviors they can do to lessen the pain and give them respite until more time has passed which will, in and of itself decrease suffering and renew hope in their future.

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.

The best way I can describe the grief experience is that everything feels surreal and our brain feels like it's under water. Sometimes we can't make a complete thought. Often we feel disconnected from others. Other times our pain is so intense we feel that if it doesn't ease up, we might die from it. Our "normal" is disrupted and between the time we pass from our old normal to a new normal we travel through intense emotions. We can experience grief because someone we loved died. But we also experience grief from other losses, such a divorce, lost jobs, news of sickness or chronic illness, friendships, moving to new cities. Simply put, change, even small ones can create a grief response.