GRIEF AND LOSS

Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Has your life situation changed (i.e., loss of a job, relationship, home)? Is someone close to you suffering from a serious illness that is significantly affecting your life? Are your feelings overwhelming?

Grief is the appropriate response to loss. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. It is normal to experience overwhelming feelings and physical reactions. Grief is a process that at times gets complicated and warrants therapeutic assistance to keep the process moving forward.

Therapy can help you:

• Learn about the process of mourning
  
• Manage your feelings of sadness, anger and exhaustion
  
• Find safe ways to discuss overwhelming feelings
  
• Develop new coping skills
  
• Learn to protect yourself from insensitive, hurtful comments
  
• Adjust to painful changes