Grief & Loss Counselling in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Area

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At Onyx Counselling and Psychology in Sherwood Park, our Grief and Loss Counselling focusses on supporting individuals experiencing profound pain from a significant loss in their life. Our skilled and well-trained therapists are committed to guiding you through this complex time so that you can understand your grief, process it, and move toward healing.

Understanding Grief and Loss Counselling

  • Have you experienced the profound loss of someone you care about?
  • Are you struggling with a lost relationship?
  • Lost pet?
  • Lost job or home?
  • Do you feel you have lost your way and have lost your identity or purpose?
  • Are you feeling overwhelmed with your thoughts and emotions as a result of these losses?
What you are likely experiencing is grief – the intense thoughts, feelings and emotions individuals experience when facing a significant loss or life transition. Onyx offers specialized grief & loss counselling offering you a supportive & compassionate environment to explore your experience of grief.

Why Grief Counselling?

Friends & family don’t always provide the support that individuals need after experiencing a loss. Perhaps they are struggling with the same loss? Perhaps they don’t know what to say or how to help you? Perhaps they are influenced by some of society’s misconceptions about grief:

  • Encouraging you to keep busy to avoid your grief.
  • Putting a deadline on your grief.
  • Suggesting that you will move on and get over your loss.

The truth is that individuals often benefit from the support of a grief counsellor to help them explore and understand their grief in a safe, non-judgmental and compassionate space to help them move forward to find healing while learning meaningful ways to mourn their loss.

How Can Grief Counselling help?

Our empathetic Grief & Loss Counsellors are trained to help you to explore your unique grief experience helping you to navigate this complex and often overwhelming journey. Our counsellors help you to:

  • Acknowledge & accept the reality of the loss
  • Feel the pain of the loss
  • Remember the loved one who died
  • Learn coping strategies to deal with your grief
  • Find meaningful ways to mourn your loss
  • Explore a new self-identity Search for meaning

Are Grief & Mourning the same thing?

No, in fact they aren’t and it is helpful to differentiate between them:

  • Grief is the internal thoughts, feelings & emotions individuals experience when facing a loss.
  • Mourning is the external expression of grief; critically important to help individuals heal their grief.
Grief involves a wide variety of physical, mental, emotional, social, behavioral and spiritual responses. A few of the most commonly reported grief responses are:
  • Fatigue/Exhaustion
  • Sleep changes
  • Appetite changes
  • Sadness
  • Anger
  • Guilt or Regret
  • Irritability
  • Forgetfulness
  • Stress
  • Intolerance
  • Crying

Our Approach

Grief and Loss Counselling in Sherwood Park offers:

  • Empathy and Understanding: Acknowledging your feelings and experience.
  • Emotional Support: A safe space to express your emotions.
  • Coping Techniques: Tailored strategies to help you understand and navigate through your grief.

Contact Us for Grief and Loss Counselling Edmonton

Grief can be an isolating experience, but you don’t have to face it alone. Grief and Loss Counselling Sherwood Park at Onyx Therapy is here to offer you professional, empathetic support. Reach out to us today to start your healing journey.
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