Loss therapy
This form of therapy can help address behavioral and physical problems that you may face in the aftermath of a loss. It can also help you if you cannot separate yourself emotionally from the person who passed away.
Loss can be challenging to navigate alone. In some instances, loss may result in a condition known as prolonged or complicated grief, a condition in which the intense grief from losing a family member or experiencing a traumatic event doesn't ease over time. Other types of grief that counseling may help with include:
Anticipatory grief: Occurs when we begin mourning a loss before it happens, often seen in cases of terminal illness.
Disenfranchised grief: Often felt when society doesn't acknowledge our loss as significant, such as the end of a friendship or the loss of a pet.
Absent grief: Occurs when someone does not show or feel the expected reactions to a loss, appearing as if they are not grieving at all.
Chronic grief: Involves enduring sorrow that doesn’t fade over time and can affect the person’s ability to function in daily life.
In addition to feeling support from a licensed mental health provider, it can also be helpful to be around people going through a similar life experience as you. Like individual talk therapy.
Every type of counseling is about walking you through your experience with grief and loss. Both experiences help you find healthy ways to cope with the loss and also hold space for the memory of the person.
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