Grief and Loss
Grief touches every part of your inner world.
Grief can come from losing a loved one, a relationship, a dream, a home, a sense of identity, or a version of a life you thought you were going to have. It can be sudden or slow, expected, or shocking. It’s challenging to find your way in a world that has changed so much that it no longer feels familiar.
Grief is a part of life. It is not a problem to be solved but a human experience we cannot avoid. We can do our best to attend to the grief with space, compassion, and support.
Grief can come upon you like a tidal wave without warning. It isn’t a single emotion but rather a constellation of inner experiences, with feelings ranging from overwhelmed and intense sadness to anger mixed with relief and gratitude, as well as waves of guilt, hope, and despair in the same breath.
At other times, you are just numb, wondering how the world keeps going on.
Naturally and safely move grief through Internal Family Systems.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an informed therapy that will help you unbend from the strong emotions and create a greater sense of internal safety. We will work to support the parts that are working hard at trying to help the system from being overwhelmed and comfort the parts that are holding the sorrow, fear, or longing.
Once we build inner stability, your system will feel safer, and grief can move through more naturally and gently.
IFS understands that beneath the intensity of grief, there is a witnessing, core Self, which is the essence of you that is calm, compassionate, and capable of holding the parts that hurt.
Together, we can help you reconnect with that inner steadiness so you can navigate grief and feel less overwhelmed.
You don’t have to do this alone.
I offer a warm, grounded, compassionate space to explore grief at a pace that honors your nervous system. Throughout the process, I will guide you inward to meet the parts that are ready for compassionate attention.
Whether you are struggling with acute or long-standing grief, the IFS/parts work can move the needle.
Come exactly as you are. Grief is messy. I can help.
I provide a free 20-minute consultation. Reach out now by emailing cyndi@wisewayscounseling.com or calling (707) 272-2737.