Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Winston-Salem, NC have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
Grief Counseling in Winston-Salem, NC—Forsyth County Grief Counselors and Therapists
Grief and loss isn’t something that’s meant to be managed alone. It’s critically important that we obtain all of the love and support we can get during this time. If you’ve recently lost a friend, family member, pet, or job, don’t shy away from the support of your loved ones. Welcome their help and support—and if you need additional assistance, consider working with a grief counselor. Grief counselors specialize in helping people grieve painful losses and move forward with their lives.
Thriveworks Counseling in Winston-Salem, NC can provide you with grief counseling as soon as this week. Our grief counselors and therapists are dedicated professionals: Not only do they have the knowledge, the training, and the experience to help, but they truly care about your wellbeing and want to help you get through this most difficult time. To begin working with a grief therapist at Thriveworks Counseling in Forsyth County, just call (336) 231-3071. Our scheduling team will help you get set up for your first session, on a day and at a time that works well for you. We have evening and weekend availability, as well as normal daytime sessions.
What Are Grief Symptoms?
As we mentioned earlier, grief can trigger a bout of painful emotions. It can trigger other emotional, mental, and physical reactions as well. If you’re going through a difficult time due to a loss, it’s important that you know it is normal to experience a range of emotions, thoughts, even physical responses to the loss. Here are a few grief symptoms that are commonly experienced:
- Painful emotions like anger, guilt, despair, numbness
- Difficulty concentrating, at work, school, or otherwise
- Sleep changes, such as trouble falling asleep
- Tiredness, exhaustion, fatigue
- Aches and pains, especially headaches and stomachaches
- Feeling lost and empty
- Muscle tension
- Changes in weight and appetite
Additionally, you might be preoccupied with thoughts about your loss. You might long to spend more time alone or, on the other hand, cling to loved ones for their support. You might become more aggressive and incite fights with others; or, you might even blame others (or yourself) for your loss.
What Is Grief Counseling? How Can It Help?
Simply put, grief counseling is a mental health service that helps individuals process and grieve their loss in a healthy manner. When we lose a beloved friend, family, pet, or job, we can quickly begin to feel depressed and lonely. A grief counselor can help us understand our grief symptoms, from these painful emotions to the physical changes we might experience.
Grief counselors also function to provide us with the tools for coping during this painful period. They can offer tips for channeling our emotions into a creative outlet instead of bottling them up inside. They can also encourage us to talk to our loved ones about our loss, join support groups, or otherwise mourn our loss properly.
Meet with a Forsyth County Grief Counselor at Thriveworks in Winston-Salem
Grief counseling at Thriveworks in Forsyth County is here to provide you with guidance and support during what is one of the most painful experiences we are forced to endure. Our grief counselors want to help you process your loss, grieve your lost loved one (or thing) properly, and figure out how to move forward from here.
To schedule a grief counseling session, simply call (336) 231-3071. You may have you first appointment within the same week of your call. We’ll do everything we can to get you in right away, to begin the grief and healing process.
