The experience of loss and the resulting grief process is universal and part of our collective human condition. It is also a deeply unique experience that is affected by our personal, cultural, spiritual, and intrapsychic influences. No one experiences loss in exactly the same way; yet we all know loss. Our grief process invites us to make meaning of the experienced loss whether it be due to a physical loss such as that of a loved one or a symbolic loss such as divorce, a job transition, or relationship breakdown.  At times, grief persists and is complicated by a traumatic or sudden loss experience, or by loss that is not recognized or acknowledged by others such as with pregnancy/perinatal loss and early life attachment losses.  For many, this process can be distressing, causing anxiety and depression often related to feelings of isolation and being overwhelmed.

Regardless of the way grief presents, it challenges us to discover ways to cope.  Coping with loss and the process of grief requires support, safety and compassionate understanding often found within one’s own family and community systems. While not everyone experiencing loss and grief requires therapy to navigate their process, therapy may be helpful in providing a safe relationship to explore and make sense of the myriad experiences that grief and complex or traumatic grief can present.

Using best practice clinical assessment skills, our experienced Associates can provide a therapeutic relationship that offers a safe place to examine your experience of a significant loss.  Understanding of your needs and skillful interventions will help to guide your unique grief process.