Grief touches everyone. It is a personal journey that is different for every person. We experience grief when we lose a valued family relation (death), we separate from a loved one (divorce), lose a beloved pet who was a member of the family, move to a new town or even changing or losing a job can evoke a deeply felt experience of grief.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who look inside, awakes.

– C.G Jung
GRIEF

Grief is a natural part of life that can be profoundly moving and life changing. It cannot be summed up into a stage or a phase. I conceive of grief as a circle joining all experience(s) holding the pleasant emotions; like those moments of relief and happiness, or the repeating painful emotions that may be triggered during times of stress. Grief can be temporary, or experienced over many years but if it is not worked through the grief will remain, and may, compound into stress, anxiety and even depression.

Grief is not a common experience and yet everyone has experienced grief. For some people grief is fleeting with a sense of relief. “The pain is over I can live again,” is the typically felt thought. And for others grief is embodied in an unfamiliar pervasive numbness. There is a “shock” quality to this grief and it can last for several days, weeks and even months. The aftermath of a trauma and the initial stages of grief is a protective one for you.

This is a time of stillness and reflection. Most people defend against this and our collective pulls for you to flee dropping into the deeper experience of grief at this time. Many arrangements may have to be made, if it is death, a separation or a divorce, or a loss of another kind. There is a risk of a deeper depression becoming established here if you flee from the feelings and fill your time with tasks to ward off the pain.

Therapy provides a safe container for you to fully experience your feelings of grief. We will work through the shock, the sadness, the fear, and the depression, if it takes hold. This is a time in which your dreams are very valuable and can contribute toward healing your grief. Grief is transformative. There is no such thing as “completely getting over it.” Our work together is one of creating a new relationship to take you forward into a new life.
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GRIEF
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who look inside, awakes.

– C.G Jung

Grief is a natural part of life that can be profoundly moving and life changing. It cannot be summed up into a stage or a phase. I conceive of grief as a circle joining all experience(s) holding the pleasant emotions; like those moments of relief and happiness, or the repeating painful emotions that may be triggered during times of stress. Grief can be temporary, or experienced over many years but if it is not worked through the grief will remain, and may, compound into stress, anxiety and even depression.

Grief is not a common experience and yet everyone has experienced grief. For some people grief is fleeting with a sense of relief. “The pain is over I can live again,” is the typically felt thought. And for others grief is embodied in an unfamiliar pervasive numbness. There is a “shock” quality to this grief and it can last for several days, weeks and even months. The aftermath of a trauma and the initial stages of grief is a protective one for you.

This is a time of stillness and reflection. Most people defend against this and our collective pulls for you to flee dropping into the deeper experience of grief at this time. Many arrangements may have to be made, if it is death, a separation or a divorce, or a loss of another kind. There is a risk of a deeper depression becoming established here if you flee from the feelings and fill your time with tasks to ward off the pain.

Therapy provides a safe container for you to fully experience your feelings of grief. We will work through the shock, the sadness, the fear, and the depression, if it takes hold. This is a time in which your dreams are very valuable and can contribute toward healing your grief. Grief is transformative. There is no such thing as “completely getting over it.” Our work together is one of creating a new relationship to take you forward into a new life.