Healing Through Grief.
Grief and loss can shatter your world. This is where we pick-up the pieces.
The pit in your stomach, the empty place in your heart…grief.
There’s no two ways about it. Grief is goddamn hard. Losing someone close to you, or experiencing a traumatic event can alter your world completely.
Your life has turned upside down, and that feeling is hard to shake. Coping with the loss of a loved one is one of the toughest things we have to endure.
The weight in your chest feels cold, hollow, and empty. Like something in your life is ‘missing’.
And that pain comes out of nowhere - like last week at the grocery store - you burst into tears over that pack of gum.
Yup.
Grief has a sneaky way of creeping into many areas of our lives, and the simplest things can trigger BIG emotions.
It’s so SO hard. And although nothing can change the past or what’s happened, you can find a new way to live.
Find your path forward.
It’s time to carve a path forward.
You might have heard of the ball-in-the-box concept. Think of your grief as a ‘ball’ and your life as a ‘box’. When the ball moves around the box it hits the sides, causing us pain.
When you first experience loss, the box is very small, and the ball is very big. It hits the sides of the box almost constantly, and it hurts every time.
But, through therapy, we can help make the box bigger. We’ll work on growing the ‘box’ (our life) larger and larger until the ball only hits the edges every once in a while.
Grief never truly leaves you. It’s a powerful emotion. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t find some level of ease, peace, or just being OK again.
And I’ll tell you a secret. Even after experiencing loss, life can actually be pretty damn great.
You get to lighten the grief, the drowning feeling, and the emptiness.
It’s time to feel warmth and lightness.
Yep. It’s actually possible.
Virtual and In-Person Grief Counseling in California
This is your chance to let it all out.
All those feelings. All those memories. All those thoughts that keep replaying in your head.
You don’t need to carry all the weight anymore. I am right here with you, to share the load.
Grief does not follow a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, and that’s not the approach I use.
We each process grief in our own way. Your sessions will be personalized to your specific needs and challenges, so you can get the right tools for your healing.
We’ll work together to sift through the complex feelings of loss and coping with grief in your life.
The goal of grief counseling is to learn to live through loss.
Baby steps. Baby steps.
Taking the first step is the most difficult.
When you’re experiencing intense feelings of grief, it can feel scary to move forward. Grief can almost seem ‘comforting’ after a while. As though holding onto it may keep your lost loved one closer.
Through counseling, you’ll learn how you can keep your loved ones even closer, without the pain of grief holding you back. It’s not about ‘forgetting’ or ‘letting go of’...it’s about finding a new way to hold onto them.
Imagine if you could keep their memory alive, while also living a fulfilled, happy life.
Imagine if you could think of memories of your loved one and feel warmth…instead of pain.
Through therapy, we aim to make that a reality.
You don’t have to leap into it. All you need to take is one small step.
