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 Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI 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 Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI 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.
Need more help deciding?
We often have trouble processing something so final, with no way to fix or change it. By searching for help, this means that you are most likely dealing with the loss of someone you love. Or you may be trying to get help for someone that is having a hard time with grief. We want to offer our condolences for your loss. We understand that grief is one of the most difficult emotions to deal with and process. Whether you have lost a spouse, a friend, a child, a parent, or even a pet, we know that you are feeling deep pain and loneliness.
Grief counseling is a form of therapy or counseling that helps a person deal with a loss or death. It is also known as bereavement counseling. Experienced and professional Thriveworks grief counselors are ready and able to help you understand your feelings, and move through the stages of grief in a healthy way. We all process a loss differently, and move through the stages of grief at different speeds and intensity levels. The stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance.
Each person deals with grief in their own way.
Those working through the grief stages have the possibility of getting stuck in any of those before acceptance. A person that is stuck in the stage of denial may refuse to accept that the person that has passed away is actually gone. They may refuse to attend funeral services and avoid dealing with the reality of the loss in any way. In another example, a person that is stuck in the stage of depression will obviously be very sad and reclusive. They will lose interest in activities and hobbies that they once found enjoyable.
Don’t do it on your own.
You have many choices for counseling and therapy. But you can rest assured that a choice of Thriveworks grief counselors is a wise and safe choice. We have educated professionals that are leaders in their field; published in leading academic journals and news outlets. Also, we have appointments available within 24 hours for new clients. We understand that it is difficult to make that first call. Or you may have been trying to convince someone you love to seek grief counseling for quite some time. When they finally agree to get help, the last thing you want to hear is that you will be placed on a waiting list. For that reason, at Thriveworks, Forest Hills we do not have waiting lists. We are ready when you are ready for help.
Life may never be the same, but it does go on. Let us help you move forward in a healthy way. Please call (616)-425-2176 or send us a message using the above sidebar form.