Grief and Loss Counselling
Grief and loss counselling in Sans Souci helping you feel connected in your time of need.
Grief is a natural response to losing someone close to you, you may experience mixed emotions such as sadness, anger, guilt and numbness. Grief at times can feel destabilising or chaotic with varying degrees of intensity. Grief and Loss Counselling can help you feel supported and connected. A therapist with compassion in Sans Souci. I’ll help you feel supported and provide the space you need to heal and make meaning of your experience.
You believe you will never get over the event or loss and don’t know how to live again.
Your thinking and state of being is overwhelmed, and you isolate yourself as going over the loss is painful to process.
You’re moods are up and down, in a state where you’re easily triggered and don’t know what to do, it seems that feeling out of balance is normal.
What you want is inner peace, to feel safe in your thoughts, emotions and relationships to support yourself and soothe yourself when feeling distressed.
Grief and Loss Counselling can support you to process the loss, develop self care strategies to cope, and find meaning toward a fulfilling and enriching life.
Grief and loss can feel and look like this;
- You avoid going out to avoid emotional overwhelm with feelings of sadness, guilt, anger, shame, depression, and fear.
- Low motivation, no interest in activities that once were energizing and engaging.
- You isolate yourself as you feel pain and lack concentration to focus on tasks at hand.
- The stress of loss takes its toll on your body, you’re unable to get adequate sleep and feel tired.
- You have your good days and down days and can’t seem to find balance, your mood is up and down.
- You avoid people and shut yourself off from connection as little things can trigger you.
- Thinking about the loss and unable to manage your thoughts, going over unfinished business and feeling hopeless.
- You have lost the spark for life and feel the lack of direction or purpose.
- You struggle with focus and concentration, feel anxious and unsettled.
A sense of peace and meaning awaits you
As your counsellor, I’ll provide a safe space for you to process your grief so that you have meaning and feel a sense of peace. When you feel safe, you’ll be free to express yourself. When you can express yourself, you’ll feel relief. Grief and Loss Counselling supports you to feel the mix of emotions with a trusted non-judgemental therapist.
As an Experienced Psychotherapist & Counsellor in San Souci, I Can Help You
Process the loss and feelings of sadness, anger, guilt and shame.
Create a safe and calming space to be vulnerable that’s free from judgement.
Develop self-care strategies that supports your overall health and well-being.
Find meaning in the loss or trauma you’ve experienced to feel a sense of peace.
Reframe and develop a different relationship to your experience that supports your healing.
Develop faith and trust in life after loss.
Ways to cope with grief:
Seek out friends and family that understand and can support you at this time.
Take some time away or time out to process your feelings, self care is important and is a necessity.
Get as much rest as possible, maintain healthy eating habits even though you may not feel hungry and engage in movement or exercise to move the body.
Seek out a specialist for support to help you through this difficult time.
All of the above and more are possible when you work with me in therapy face-to-face or online.
I understand that it is a challenge to think your life can be different. If you are suffering you don’t need to suffer in silence reach out and seek support.
