Grief can follow many kinds of loss and there is no right way to experience it. Therapy offers a compassionate space to process what you’re feeling, adjust to change and find a way forward while honoring what you’ve lost.
Grief is a deeply personal response to loss. It may follow the death of someone you love, but it can also emerge after the end of a relationship, a major life transition, a change in health or another meaningful loss.
There is no set timeline or correct way to grieve. Emotions may come in waves and can include sadness, anger, guilt, numbness or even relief. Therapy provides space to experience those emotions without judgment while helping you adjust to the changes loss has brought into your life.
Grief can affect you emotionally, physically and mentally. You may be experiencing:
Healing from grief isn’t about forgetting or “moving on.” Therapy can give you space to honor your loss, make sense of difficult emotions and gradually discover what moving forward means for you.
Grief therapy offers support as you process loss and adjust to the ways it may have changed your life, relationships and sense of self.
What You May Gain Through Therapy:
At Futsi Therapy, grief is not treated as something you need to overcome on a predetermined schedule. Therapy is individualized to your experience, giving you room to grieve while helping you find ways to reconnect with yourself and your life.
There is no point at which you are supposed to seek therapy after a loss. You may benefit from grief therapy if your emotions feel overwhelming, you’re struggling with everyday responsibilities, you feel isolated or you simply want support processing what has happened.
Yes. Grief can accompany many forms of loss, including divorce or the end of a relationship, loss of a job, changes in health, infertility, relocation or major changes in identity and circumstances. A loss does not have to involve a death for the grief surrounding it to be meaningful.
Anticipatory grief can occur when you know or expect that a significant loss is coming, such as when someone you love has a serious or terminal illness. You may begin experiencing sadness, anxiety, anger or other grief responses before the loss actually occurs.
For some people, intense grief remains persistent and significantly interferes with everyday life for an extended period. This may sometimes be described as prolonged grief. A mental health professional can help determine what you are experiencing and provide support appropriate to your needs.
