Grief & Healing
You are not alone
Whatever you are feeling right now, it is part of a natural process — and there are people ready to walk with you through it.
How grief counseling helps
Grief counseling helps a person work through the feelings that come with losing someone, accept that loss, discover how life can go on, and hold on to memories in a way that allows them to move forward.
It also explains the normal grieving process, so you can understand that many of the changes you may be experiencing are a natural, temporary response to loss. For some, counseling offers a way to express feelings they haven’t been able to put into words. For others, it helps with the numbness or lingering shock that can follow a death.
What is grief?
Grieving is a normal part of life — an adjustment to loss. Counseling is meant to support that natural process. Sometimes, though, circumstances can make grief more complicated, and reaching out for help is a sign of strength.
Understanding Loss
The grieving process
Grief rarely moves in a straight line. You may visit these stages in any order, more than once, or not at all.
Denial
Denial is often the first stage of grief. It helps us survive the loss in the early days.
Anger
Anger is a necessary part of healing. Allow yourself to feel it, even when it seems endless.
Bargaining
Before and after a loss, we may find ourselves promising anything if only our loved one could be spared — “Please, God, if you let her live…”
Depression
After bargaining, our attention moves into the present. Empty feelings surface, and grief enters our lives on a deeper level.
Acceptance
Acceptance is not the same as being “all right” with the loss. It is learning to live with it.
Sometimes it helps just to talk.
Call us any time, day or night. We will listen, and help you find the support you need.