Grief & Loss Counseling in California
Healing from grief and loss is possible.
You aren’t sure if you will ever feel “okay” again. Everything feels pointless now. Your heart is broken, and it cannot be put back together— at least not exactly the way it was before. Nothing anyone says or does will fix things, because there is no real cure. Time might be healing, but for right now, you feel hopeless.
Common Reasons People Begin Grief Counseling in California
Grief and loss are a natural part of life, and most people will experience a significant loss at least once in their lifetime.
You might struggle with a depressed mood, a decreased interest in activities that once felt exciting, isolation, withdrawal, fatigue, exhaustion, anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness after a significant loss.
Loss can also trigger other mental health issues such as feelings of abandonment, anger, or guilt. It may bring up thoughts of past traumas and losses.
While everyone experiences grief and loss differently, you may struggle more than others. Losing a loved one can create additional emotional or even financial stressors. While grief counseling in California cannot ‘fix’ or end your grief, talking to a grief counselor can help you deal with the additional challenges of a significant loss.
Working with a Grief Counseling Specialist Can Support You Through Your Grief and Loss.
Kindful Body grief counselors have supported clients through the challenges brought on by grief and loss. Our grief and loss counselors have helped clients to keep moving forward and find meaning and joy in their new lives. They have done this while still honoring their difficult feelings and living with the reality that grief has no timeline. While you might want to isolate and withdraw from people, you don’t have to deal with this burden alone. And believe it or not, you can continue to have meaningful relationships with people who are no longer here. Yes, the relationship is not the same but that doesn’t mean it has to end. We can help you continue to make connections with those who have passed.
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The Kindful Body Approach to Grief and Loss Counseling
At Kindful Body, we understand how painful grief and loss can be and we have therapists who specialize in grief & loss who utilize many different treatment approaches to support you through a significant loss. Counseling can help you navigate feelings of hopelessness, depression, anxiety, and grief associated with loss.
Since most losses are traumatic, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy are good for those who are suffering from PTSD as well as grief and loss.
Working in Community Can be Healing for Grief
In addition to individual therapy, group therapy and community support are extremely beneficial as they help alleviate feelings of hopelessness and loneliness. While grief and mourning are very distressing, it is, unfortunately, an inevitable part of life but no one should ever have to suffer alone.
Kindful Body’s approaches to grief and loss are Worden's 4 Tasks for Mourning and Rando’s 6 Rs of Mourning. Both of these gentle approaches to grief help individuals understand and accept loss while processing trauma and distressing feelings.
Here are some facts about grief and loss:
00 Grief is a lifelong mourning process that changes over time but it is always active.
00 Grieving doesn’t ever really end but it can get easier to navigate with grief counseling in California and support.
00 Grief is not always about the loss of a person, it can encompass a wide variety of losses such as divorce, a breakup, ending disordered eating behaviors, body image, loss of identity, major life change, or loss of home or job.
00 True grief is not a stage process, contrary to popular belief. It is a mourning process that is never-ending. It sounds daunting but you never “get over” losing someone you love.
In addition to grief and loss treatment, trauma treatment is very important when it comes to working with individuals who are mourning a significant loss.
Learn more about “How to Cope With Grief” here on our blog!
Begin Grief Counseling in California
You don’t have to live with the feelings of emptiness or depression brought on by grief and loss. Grief counseling can help you accept and manage the distress. Our online therapy in California has caring grief counselors who specialize in grief and loss counseling. To start your counseling journey, follow these simple steps:
2. Meet with one of our caring grief counselors
3. Start processing your grief and finding hope and joy in life again.
Other Counseling Services at Kindful Body
Counseling services for grief & loss at Kindful Body are not the only online California therapy services provided. Loss is complex for most individuals and families. This means that even while you’re struggling with grief, other issues may also be impacting you. Mental health is complex. Therefore, therapy at Kindful Body might also include help for depression, anxiety, emotional eating, eating disorders, binge eating, body image issues, disordered eating support for students and teens, nutrition counseling, relationship issues, low self-esteem, and trauma treatment, in addition to working through adjusting to the world without a loved one. We also provide support groups for those who need a little extra support in addition to their current therapy.
We have many clinicians at Kindful Body who are equipped to help you navigate grief and a variety of other issues. Get support via online therapy in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Glendale, Pasadena, and Marin County, CA.
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