Coping with the death of someone special is one of the most difficult things you may ever face in your life. Whether your loved one died from a long term illness or from a sudden loss, the days and months following can feel overwhelming. The period of bereavement is often a long and lonely path.
Grief counseling with a professional who specializes in bereavement issues can help you along that journey. One of the things I hear from clients is that they feel what they are experiencing is not normal. Emotional pain, cognitive difficulties, sleepless nights, and physical symptoms are all part of the grief process.
I began my work in the area of grief and loss in the mid 1990's while working in the Hospice Movement. I had the privilege of helping terminally ill patients and their loved ones cope during this critical time in their life. Since then I have provided grief counseling to adults and children, ran grief support groups for adults and children, and have conducted countless workshops and training in the field of grief and bereavement. I have also served as an Adjunct Instructor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton where I taught Grief Counseling to graduate students.