What type of counseling is needed when a person cannot get over the grief of losing a loved one?
Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Theriveworks grief therapists in Wyomissing, PA have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
How does grief and loss counseling work?
Grief and loss counseling isn't one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your Thriveworks provider at Thriveworks in Wyomissing, PA will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
Signs I should seek grief counseling
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
What counseling theory is best for grief?
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they've lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Is grief counseling conducted in person or online?
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
How long does grief counseling last?
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
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Help with Grief and Loss – Counselors and Therapists in Reading, PA
There are many stages to grief such as denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (not necessarily in that order). Whether it be from a loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, a home, or a change in your life, it is natural and healthy to go through all or some of the stages of grief and loss.
You don’t have to suffer in pain any longer. Grief counselors at Thriveworks Reading can help you through the difficult process of grief and loss. You don’t have to go through the process alone.
How Can Thriveworks-Wyomissing Help?
Our grief and loss counselors at Thriveworks-Wyomissing have experience with a wide range of reactions to loss and understand the stages of grief. Whether it be the loss of a parent, spouse, child, sibling, friend, or even a pet, Thriveworks-Wyomissing can help you throughout the difficult journey of recovery.
Call or go online to schedule with a grief and loss counselor at Thriveworks Wyomissing to begin working toward recovery.
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