Grieving
Grieving is a natural reaction to loss. It is not pathological. It makes sense to give grief room for expression. The process of grieving includes many different feelings apart from the sadness of loss, including such feelings as rage, guilt, distress, and helplessness. The process also involves recalling feelings of relief, love and further connectedness. It is not unusual for these feelings to change rapidly and abruptly from one to the other. This can be very confusing and cost a lot of energy. The exchange of memories is essential to the process of grieving, as it helps maintain the bond with the deceased, helps readjusting to the new situation, and, in the end, helps you to integrate your loss.
Grief counselling
If you have lost a beloved person and are seeking professional help in your process of grieving, I would be glad to support you. I have long-term experience in supporting individuals (adults and children or adolescents), couples, and families.
Session: 60 minutes - 70 Euros*
*I also offer sessions online
Grief counselling for children and adolescents
Children and adolescents usually go through the process of grieving in their own specific way. They usually like to be involved in the questions around the topics of death and dying. It is also important to them to be involved in the process of taking leave of a beloved one. Being included in this process helps them find their way of coping with their loss and bereavement. However, parents are often insecure about to what extent they should include their children into this process. They may ask themselves a lot of questions, such as: What am I going to tell my child and how? How much involvement in the process of dying of a beloved one, of questioning about death, and how much involvement in the process of grieving can my child handle? How much will I involve my child in the arrangement of rituals of “leave-taking“? How do I best reach out to my child if it is withdrawing into itself?
If you are looking for professional support in these trying times, contact me. Together we will find answers to your questions, and find out what is best to support you and your children in the present situation.
Session: 60 minutes - 70 Euros
Grief counselling for couples who have lost a child
Losing a child is one of the hardest losses people ever have to go through. The grieving process can be a specifically trying time for couples, because everyone has his or her own special way of grieving. During this time it is not easy to see and accept the needs and coping strategies of your partner, since you might be consumed by your own pain and grief. It can be very supportive to have a special time and a safe setting in which you can talk about and find a way to understand one another’s forms of grieving. Sharing grief gives comfort and support, and allows for connections to be re-established or maintained.
Session: 60 minutes - 70 Euros