Grief isn't just losing someone. Grief is the loss of anything that matters.
— Oprah Winfrey, The Me You Can’t See
The grief in non-death losses are valid even if they occurred in the absence of death, because the experience involves losing something that matters. It is important to normalize that everyone experiences grief in different forms at various moments in life, whether it be grief related to a non-death loss and/or death-loss.
It is important to have one’s grief acknowledged and validated in a safe space. With grief counselling as our specialty, it is our hope that we serve as a safe space for your heart to find an anchor to navigate the waves of grief.
Non-Death Losses
You may have been impacted by one or more of these losses. Therapy provides a safe space for these losses to be acknowledged, processed, validated and integrated into your life story.
break-up of a romantic relationship, experiencing an affair, separation/divorce
loss of friendship/any relationships
loss of health (chronic pain, chronic illness, injury), loss of physical abilities
loss or change of a job due to various reasons, unemployment
loss of financial security
loss of dreams and a future you hoped for (being cheated on, infertility, childlessness, etc).
loss of properties due to natural disasters (flood, earthquake, tsunami), war and accidents (fire, etc).
moving; loss of home and community either voluntarily or involuntarily (e.g. moving to another country/city, including as an immigrant, refugee, international student, international worker, etc.)
The infographic below shows the common topics in death-loss grief therapy. However, many of these emotions and experience can also be common topics in non-death loss grief therapy.
