Grief and Loss
Many life events lead us to experience grief, bereavement, and mourning These include the death of a beloved family member, friend, or pet; the end of a relationship; the painful experience of watching a loved one as he or she battles a life challenging illness or traumatic injury; facing your own death or new disability, or the loss of a long held dream.
Helping bereaved persons as they journey through the wilderness of grief is a priority at Stillwaters Counseling. Special training, expertise, and experience combined with compassionate skill is at the foundation of competent, compassionate counseling designed to address the special needs of the bereaved.
Special Issues in Bereavement
Often, bereaved people feel isolated and misunderstood. Friends and family may want to help, but may not have the needed resources or abilities. At Stillwaters Counseling, we work toward integration of loss and re-engaging in life at a pace that fits your needs.
Different types of losses create different responses from grieving people. Click on the arrows below to expand the list of the types of losses that frequently are encountered by individuals seeking services at Stillwaters Counseling. Though this is not an exhaustive list, it does demonstrate that loss has many faces. You may see your own experiences described in this list. Please know that you are not alone. There is hope and help available.
If you have questions about an issue or about grief counseling services, please contact Jodi Moore at jmoore@stillwaterscounseling.com
- Death of a Parent
- experienced as a child
- experienced as an adolescent
- experienced as an adult
- Loss of a Child
- Miscarriage
- Elective Abortion
- Stillbirth
- Infant Death
- Death of a preschool child
- Death of a school age child
- Death of an adolescent child
- Death of an adult age child
- Sudden and/or Traumatic Death
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Accidental Death
- Sudden Death Due to Natural Causes
- Traumatic Death
- Multiple Deaths
- Protracted and/or Painful Death/Death Involving Suffering
- Complicated Mourning
- Chronic Grief
- Delayed Grief
- Exaggerated Grief
- Masked Grief
- Absent Grief
- Inhibited Grief
- Distorted Grief
- Conflicted Grief
- Unanticipated Grief
- Loss of a Relationship
- Separation and Divorce
- Ended Relationships
- Broken Engagements
- Family Estrangements and Cutoffs
- Lost Friendships
- Loss of a Dream
- Job Loss
- College or Job Application Rejection
- Physically, Emotionally, Psychologically, Socially, Cognitively, or Spiritually Limiting Disease, Injury, or Trauma
- Loss of a Relationship
- Loss of a Home
- Financial Losses
- End of Life Issues
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
- Social, Psychological, Emotional, and Spiritual Needs of the dying and their loved ones
- Pet Loss
- Sudden Death of a Beloved Pet
- Anticipated Loss of a Beloved Pet
- Euthanasia of a Beloved Pet
- Abandonment of a Beloved Pet