What grief can feel like.
Over time the world around you returns to normal. Work, routines, people who rely on you. People may encourage you to be strong and you may feel a sense of pressure from within, as others get back to their lives, that you should have too by now. But you may feel guilty and conflicted at the same time because you don’t want to forget them. Your grief doesn’t follow the same timeline as anyone else and feeling stuck is a normal experience.
Grief can come from losing someone you love. It can also come with the end of a relationship, a pregnancy loss, a health diagnosis, losing a job, a pet, or even a future you’d imagined.
It can bring feelings such as:
- Sadness that catches you off guard
- Anger, guilt or relief and sometimes all in the same day
- Loneliness even when you are surrounded by people
- Not knowing what you’re supposed to feel at all
How counselling can help with grief and loss.
Grief isn’t something to rush through or explain away. There’s no right way to do it, everyone’s timeline is different and yours is unique to you.
Process work doesn’t move you through set stages. Instead we follow what’s alive for you. Things like memories, the feelings in your body and the conversations you didn’t get to have. Sometimes that means giving voice to the person or part of your life you’ve lost. Sometimes it means simply making room for a feeling you haven’t let yourself have.
With time the aim isn’t to get over your loss but to find a way of integrating it as part of your story so that you can live fully again.
What your first session looks like.
- Length: 50 minutes
- Fee: $165 (incl. GST)
- Where: Nerang, Gold Coast, or online
- Referral: Not required
You can talk about the person or the loss as much or as little as you like and at your pace. You’ll get a sense of how we might work together with no expectation to have it all figured out.
Common questions about grief counselling.
Is it too soon (or too late) to see someone?
Not at all. Some people seek guidance within weeks of a loss and others years later. Grief doesn’t follow a set timeline.
Is grief counselling only for when someone has died?
No, any significant loss can bring grief including a separation, a miscarriage, a health change or the loss of a job or home.
Can I come with a family member?
Yes, I work with individuals, couples and families.
About your therapist.
Jeanette is the founder of Gold Coast Psychotherapy in Nerang and a Certified Practising Counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). She completed the Two-Year Process Work Study Program with Australia New Zealand Process Oriented Psychology (ANZPOP) and has practised psychotherapy for over 10 years. Before becoming a therapist, she worked as a paramedic and as a health and safety officer.
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