Maybe people in your life expect you to be feeling better now, or perhaps you thought you were managing moving through your grief only to find that the pain is becoming more unbearable. You may have lost interest in most things you used to enjoy or struggle to find the hope that things will ever be better again. Perhaps you’re feeling like you are going crazy. This is, without a doubt, the most difficult thing you have ever gone through.

Whatever it is you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact of this in every facet of your life:

• You never thought it would hurt this much. The sadness is so intense that it physically hurts.

• You’re struggling to stay focused, make decisions, and complete tasks.

• You feel anxious and struggle with constant worry, racing thoughts, or traumatic memories.

• Even small problems feel magnified, and you feel like you are reacting more intensely to things than you ever have before. You are easily overwhelmed.

• It feels like no one else understands what you’re going through, and others’ opinions about what you “should” be doing to move on are frustrating

It may feel impossible now, but you can find new ways to live your life. You can build the skills to balance your pain with comfort. You can find peace while continuing to love and acknowledge your loved one.

Grief and Loss Therapy helps you do many things:

• Release your pain

• Develop skills to calm and comfort yourself

• Build new routines and structure for your life

• Make a space for your loved one in your life that is meaningful and comfortable to you

• Learn how to be in the present and eventually reinvest in your life and your future

I’ll help through this process, tailoring each step to your unique needs and circumstances. My approach to grief therapy comes from a place of compassion and hope: understanding that your life will never be the same again, but believing that it doesn’t always have to be this hard and that positive change is possible.