Grief Counseling
Are You Seeking Compassionate Support For Processing Your Grief?
Oftentimes, the emotional pain of losing someone or something you loved can be so great that it’s challenging to move forward or even connect to anything but grief and sorrow. The idea of being happy or whole seems like a distant memory clouded by feelings of sadness, anger, guilt, and hopelessness—as if life itself has no meaning anymore.
You may be struggling with constant fatigue, sleep disturbances, and appetite changes—or you’re withdrawing from friends and avoiding activities that once filled you with a sense of joy and purpose. Even showing up in relationships can grow more difficult as communication breaks down and you slip into isolation.
Without Support, Grief Can Quickly Overshadow Everything
When you’re trying to navigate grief alone, simply getting out of bed and functioning normally can feel impossible. Work, school, household responsibilities, and even self-care may seem pointless, so they all fall by the wayside.
Photographs, personal artifacts, and other remnants of the past remind you of a life that seems so distant, it almost feels like a dream. All of this pain can make the idea of moving forward and actually living again seem inconceivable, but there is a way to both honor your loved one and still reclaim your life.
Grief counseling gives you space and time to heal and discover a new life beyond the dark horizon of loss. Through our online Intensive Outpatient Program for grief, you can reduce feelings of isolation, rebuild your identity, and find new meaning and purpose as you learn to navigate your future with greater hope and confidence.
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Our Society Underestimates The Value Of The Grieving Process
As a result, we’re often encouraged through latent, and sometimes even explicit, messages to “be strong” and move on quickly. Those unrealistic expectations to simply “get over it” can make people feel alone or even unjustified in their grieving.
Social media curates idealized images of happiness that further compound feelings of isolation and sorrow. And cultural stigmas surrounding self-expression often prevent people from openly grieving and processing their emotions fully. All of these factors can complicate and even prolong the grieving process.
Why Can Grief Counseling Be Such A Crucial Part Of The Grieving Process?
Most adults struggle to heal and move forward after a traumatic loss for many reasons. Oftentimes, their grief is invalidated because society doesn’t really understand the significance of a loss and the importance of the grieving process.
That’s especially true for individuals who experience things like a difficult career shift, a painful divorce, the death of a pet, or even the loss of a pregnancy. As a result, many people find themselves struggling alone to rebuild their lives and “fix” the symptoms of sadness without addressing the deeper emotional and psychological impact of their loss.
At Rising Up, our online IOP for grief is designed to help you gracefully accept your loss while integrating memories, experiences, and the joy of the past back into your life. It gives you permission to move forward while still allowing you to honor and maintain a continuing bond that feels enriching instead of overwhelming.
Grief Counseling Is About Giving You Time And Space To Heal
Grief and loss are incredibly personal experiences, so our therapists want to meet you where you are in your healing journey. If you want to talk about your memories and the good times you had, we can absolutely do that. If you want to work on setting new routines for creating a sense of normalcy or come up with personalized rituals to honor your loved one’s legacy, we can do that too.
We can even sit with you in silence if you simply want to process your thoughts and emotions internally. After all, grief counseling is about giving you the time and space to heal on your own terms. Moving forward and reclaiming your life is something that happens gradually. We merely want to be there by your side no matter how long it takes or which path you choose.
What Else Can You Expect From Our Grief Counseling IOP?
In ongoing sessions, we’ll explore the emotional, physical, and social impact of grief on your daily life. We want to understand how grief and loss affect your behavior, relationships, and overall well-being so we can offer you tools and guidance that truly speak to your needs.
As you get into the thorns of your experience, your counselor will provide you with effective coping skills and psychoeducation about the grieving process, enabling you to self-regulate and soothe any painful emotions that come up. We’ll also help you integrate these tools into your life, enabling you to move forward with a new sense of balance, meaning, growth, and healing.
Looking toward the long term, your grief counselor will collaborate with you to set healthy goals focused on building resilience, fostering emotional recovery, and improving self-compassion. Throughout grief counseling sessions, we’ll provide regular check-ins and adjustments to ensure progress and address any emerging needs along the way.
Do We Use Any Tools Or Strategies In Grief And Loss Counseling?
Although talking about thoughts and feelings is certainly an integral part of bereavement counseling, that’s just the beginning of our Intensive Outpatient Program for grief at Rising Up. Our grief counselors draw from numerous holistic and evidence-based healing strategies:
· Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT for grief) helps you identify and challenge negative thought patterns that complicate healing.
· Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT for Grief) focuses on developing effective coping skills for regulating emotions and cultivating resilience.
· Energy Psychology Strategies, like Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), are used to release stored emotional pain and trauma related to grief.
· Mindfulness Practices for grief, including breathwork, movement-based techniques, and other grounding exercises, help calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety, and release emotional tension.
All of these skills and strategies empower you to process and manage your grief in ways that promote greater balance, emotional resilience, and peace of mind.
There Is Healing On The Other Side Of Grief
We understand that grieving can feel overwhelming, but with support, healing is absolutely possible. Through our program, you’ll gain tools to manage your emotions, find peace in your loss, and connect with a newfound sense of hope.
We’ll help you find the strength to rebuild your life while still honoring and maintaining a healthy connection to your loved one. With time, you’ll discover the ability to feel joy again, live fully, and pay tribute to your loved one in a way that brings peace and meaning to your journey.
Are You Considering Therapy For Grief, But Still Have Concerns?
Will our grief therapy sessions be confidential?
We understand that clients may have concerns about confidentiality, especially when it comes to sharing personal struggles with loved ones. In our IOP for grief, everything discussed in sessions is completely confidential.
Our bereavement counselors are committed to providing a safe, supportive space where you can express yourself freely, without fear of judgment or concerns about privacy. The focus is always on your healing journey, which means you have full control over what, if anything, is shared outside of sessions.
Can working with a therapist really help with my grief?
A traumatic loss of any kind can be life-changing, but so can our holistic and evidence-based approach to grief counseling. Through our support, using therapeutic strategies like CBT, energy psychology, creative expression, meaning-making, and mindfulness for grief, you can finally process your pain and rebuild your sense of self. Along the way, you can discover a newfound sense of hope, stability, and purpose moving forward.
Is your team of counselors really equipped to address my grief?
Our master-level and/or licensed staff at Rising Up are highly trained and experienced in supporting individuals through even the most traumatic and complex of losses. They are regularly educated by specialists who ensure they are up-to-date on the latest research and best practices in grief therapy.
With our IOP for grief, you can feel confident knowing that you are in the hands of professionals who are dedicated to providing the best possible support and guidance as you navigate this challenging journey.
Your Path Toward Healing And Recovery Is Our Priority
Although it may seem like nothing will ever be the same, with the support of our expertly trained team of bereavement and grief counselors, there is a way forward. To see how our IOP for grief can help you find peace amid this difficult time, please call (508) 297-1491 or use our Contact Form for your free, 15-minute consultation.
Rising Up provides online Intensive Outpatient Programs for grief to clients throughout Massachusetts.
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