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Common approaches to Grief & loss counseling

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What is your go-to approach for grief & loss counseling?

When I work with people on grief and loss, we work to normalize the experience of grief, provide emotion regulation skills and boundary-setting skills, and explore the depth of grief and how it may change over time but does not go away.

What tools do you teach in grief & loss counseling?

I prioritize providing tools to regulate emotions as best as possible while grieving, exploring ways to honor and stay connected to those we've lost, and increasing ways to hold and make space for grief.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in grief & loss counseling?

A client is making meaningful progress in grief and loss therapy when they are better able to understand and normalize their grief, when they are better able to experience their grief-based emotions, and when they are showing insight into how grief impacts parts of their lives through responding with effective boundary setting and coping strategies.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement grief & loss counseling?

Clients can supplement their grief and loss counseling by applying skills learned in therapy and doing their best to meet themselves with compassion, patience, and care.

What should someone do to prepare for starting grief & loss counseling?

A client can prepare for grief and loss counseling by reflecting on where they are at with discussing grief and where they may want to set boundaries as they start to open up about and process grief and loss.

What type of counseling is needed when a person cannot get over the grief of losing a loved one?

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 Lakewood, OH have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.

How does grief and loss counseling work?

Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Lakewood, OH will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.

Signs I should seek grief counseling

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.

What counseling theory is best for grief?

There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.

Is grief counseling conducted in person or online?

Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does grief counseling last?

For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.

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Insurance options

Self-pay costs

Our Lakewood therapists and counselors accept 26 insurance plans

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio | BCBS Medicare Advantage (HMO | PPO)
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ohio | BCBS
Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)
Cigna | Evernorth
Cigna | Evernorth EAP
Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage
Compsych
First Health Network
HealthSmart Accel
HealthSmart PPO
Humana Exchange

Self-pay costs at Lakewood

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

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