Grief Counseling

From Halloween to New Year’s Day, we’re expected to be in celebration mode. But the shopping, parties, social plans, and gifts may feel impossible when you are processing grief. You may have lost a loved one since the previous holiday […]

Spoiler alert: Your grief will not follow any predetermined order. This is not a bad or uncommon thing. Each of us responds to an emotional change in our own way. In addition, we live in a society that does not […]

Short answer: Yes. As the two words imply, there are many reasons why a person may need to “postpone” processing a loss. Life does stop or slow down just because you are mourning. Such circumstances can dramatically alter your grieving […]

“Aren’t you over it by now?” If you’ve heard some version of this question, you may be dealing with disenfranchised grief. “Be strong and move forward.” If this is the kind of advice folks are aiming at you, your version […]

Each of us experiences emotions in our own unique way. Grief is no different. It’s a particularly strong and enduring emotion. Thus, it’s usually safe to assume we’ll feel it more intensely and for a longer time period than most […]

Grief is a universal, unavoidable human experience. Complicated grief, as the name implies, is a far more severe version of loss and bereavement. It’s difficult to accurately quantify its reach but experts believe about 10 percent of those who are […]

It’s normal for someone to experience grief after a traumatic experience. If we accept and process our pain, it becomes more likely that we can resolve it. But what if you feel you’re “not allowed” to mourn? What if you’ve […]

Grief is a natural, inevitable part of everyone’s life. Meanwhile, most of us are so unprepared for it. In our society, the topic of death is taboo in some ways. Sure, we don’t shy away from it in pop culture. […]

Grief is inevitable but this doesn’t mean we can ever be prepared. In addition, our culture usually does its best to avoid the topic. As a result, many of us are left feeling confused and lost when in a state […]

 The term archetype is derived from the studies and writings of psychologist Carl Jung who believed that archetypes are part of humanity’s collective unconscious or memory of universal experiences. Characters, images or themes that symbolically embody universal meanings and basic […]