Grief Counseling and Therapy for Chronic Illness and Caregivers in Roswell, GA

You may have heard of the stages of grief and wondered if you were grieving “the right way”. You may have been given unhelpful advice on your grief from well-meaning friends and family. It’s important to know that your grief is unique to you. While our society encourages us to think positive, this does not always acknowledge the full range of our emotions after a loss.

However you are grieving, I am here to help. In grief counseling, you will begin to work towards acceptance in this safe place for all of your thoughts and feelings that need to be expressed and felt.

Navigating life with a chronic illness is its own type of loss. There is so much change in what you can do, what you can eat, how you spend your time and how you see yourself. When the things that you used to do are harder or impossible, you have to figure out what makes you YOU again.

Once you decide who you want to be in the face of your illness, you take back control over the things in your life that are controllable. For the unchangeable things, you can learn to accept the them, creating a new life in the face of your symptoms and changes.

While being a caregiver is so difficult, you want to be able to show up for your loved one. However, day after day, putting another person before yourself takes a toll on you. You cannot even enjoy the little bits of time you do get to yourself. Caregiver fatigue can show up as irritability, exhaustion, hopelessness and many other symptoms that get in the way of living and caregiving.

Think of therapy as intentionally putting yourself first for an hour. By taking the time to figure out what your needs are and making a plan that includes your own self-care, you will have more patience and compassion each day. In the long run, you will be a better caregiver for it.