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. Thriveworks grief therapists in Woodbridge, VA have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
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.
Thriveworks Woodbridge, VA’s grief counselors have shepherded many people as they mourn a significant loss, providing compassionate care during a dark time. Rebuilding a happy future after a loss is a challenge, but it is possible and worth the effort.
Thriveworks Woodbridge grief therapists have helped many clients reclaim their happiness. Start today by scheduling your appointment online or giving us a call to begin.
Grief: A Common but Complex Experience
Any kind of loss can trigger grief: a divorce, a move, a natural disaster, a death—to name a few. Whatever the particular loss may be that triggers grief, bereavement, or mourning, these almost always mean that everyday life has irreversibly changed.
People commonly feel grief during or after they have lost something or someone they love. Grief may be common, but it is also a complex, even bizarre, experience at times. Grief to one person may feel like relief while to another person it feels like a crushing weight. Someone might feel sadness, sorrow, or depression during grief while someone else might feel white, hot anger. Curiously, people may even feel these seemingly contradictory emotions within their grief cycle.
Everyone’s grieving process is unique. There are no right or wrong things to feel after a loss. Many people feel one or more of these emotions as they mourn …
- Regret
- Sorrow
- Helplessness
- Impatience
- Anger
- Loneliness
- Apathy
- Exhaustion
- Shock
- Relief
- Guilt
- Confusion
- Disorientation
- Restlessness
- Yearning
Understandably, many people seek help as they grieve. Navigating all of these emotions is often easier with a grief counselor’s guidance.
What Happens during Grief Counseling?
Grief therapy has helped many people understand what they feel, why they feel it, and how these emotions may be driving their behavior. Armed with this knowledge, many people can make healthy choices to process their grief and rebuild a fulfilling future.
Thriveworks Woodbridge, VA’s grief counselors tailor their treatment to each, individual client, but generally speaking, grief therapy has two goals.
- Processing the Pain: The finality of loss often unleashes deep pain. Processing the pain means working through grief’s varied emotions—naming them and understanding why they have arisen. Grief counselors can help their patients walk through these feelings and resolve or commemorate the loss in a meaningful way.
- Planning for the future: After people have processed the pain of a loss, they are often ready to think about the future and make plans. Usually, moving forward involves making room for new—new relationships, new routines, new locations, and more. While planning for the future is often a scary process, people often also find new happiness and a new, fulfilling life.
Scheduling an Appointment for Grief Counseling
The counselors at Thriveworks Woodbridge, VA understand that reaching out for help during a painful loss is difficult, but we also know that sometimes, it is the first step toward healing.
Appointments for grief therapy are available, and we have tried to make scheduling your session as hassle-free as possible. When you call our office,
- a person will answer.
- we may be able to schedule your appointment for the next day.
- you will not be put on a waitlist.
- we accept many insurance providers.
Are you experiencing a loss? Would you like support as you mourn? The caring professionals at Thriveworks Woodbridge are ready to help. Call or book online to begin.
