Grief and loss in New York City
Walk through grief and process a loss with the care and support of trained grief specialists.
What is grief and loss?
Grief is the natural reaction to any loss. The death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or even a professional setback can trigger a period of deep grief. Everyone experiences loss at some point, and if you’re in a season of renegotiating what life looks like after a significant change, we’re here to help.
You don’t have to stuff your feelings. Our skilled team at Healthy Minds NYC offers multiple evidence-based modalities to treat grief and loss. We create a tailored plan specific to your needs based on the type of loss and how it’s impacting your present. You’ll work with a provider who knows your needs. For example, we have a therapist who specializes in grief over pet loss because missing a furry friend is different than losing a parent. We treat your grief as personal and unique.
If it’s true that “how you do anything is how you do everything,” the skills and tools you’ll gain in therapy with Healthy Minds NYC to cope with this loss will empower you to navigate other life challenges with the same level of fortitude and resilience. Grief therapy sessions serve as a safe haven for you to express your feelings of guilt, anger, or regret without judgment.
Make sense of the unwanted. In therapy, you’ll explore the meaning of the loss and its larger impact on your life. A Healthy Minds NYC therapist can help you put language to your experience, identify any unresolved issues or unfinished business related to your loss, and find ways to integrate the loss into your life story.
Our treatment approach.
Psychotherapy
Talk therapy with a trained counselor can be a helpful means to process your loss in the comfort of structured sessions with a skilled professional. Our grief specialists will hold space for the loss with the kind of respect and care it deserves.
Medication Management
In some cases, medication may be necessary if depression is present alongside your grief. Working with a psychiatrist in a medical evaluation can be helpful to determine if antidepressants could aid your grief experience.
Coping Strategies
As you grieve, your therapist will ensure you develop coping mechanisms that are healthy and sustain the life you’ve built. You’ll learn to lean on support systems, prioritize your own self-care, engage in cultural or spiritual rituals to process feelings, and ultimately find ways to make meaning of the loss.
Frequently asked questions.
Starting therapy for grief in New York City is simple through Healthy Minds NYC. Our care coordinator can connect with you in a free consultation call to delicately listen and connect you with the right grief counselor. We’ll answer your questions and within a week you’ll meet with a therapist in person in Midtown Manhattan or online to process the loss you’ve faced. You have enough on your plate right now. We make getting help easy.
Normal grief happens in a non-linear manner as you adjust to the loss and experience a vast array of intense, ever-changing emotions, physical symptoms, and disruptions to daily life. Get help for normal grief when it begins to impair you from engaging in life with hope, optimism, or routine functioning. Complicated grief keeps you feeling stuck for a long period of time. Whereas the pain of normal grief tends to lessen over time, with complicated grief you may experience an intense longing or preoccupation with the person, item, location, or role you lost.
We value expertise and we know you do too. Working with a therapist who is trained to specifically process loss helps you navigate a season of grief quicker and more effectively. At Healthy Minds NYC, we work with grief specialists and chaplains who know how to address the loss you’re facing now.
Everyone manages grief and loss in their own way. Some people need to go through their stages of grief alone, while others feel comfort in sharing their feelings of loss with others. Seek help from the experts at Healthy Minds NYC if you’re struggling with loss and the emotions attached to your grief. Reach out sooner if you’re using unhealthy coping mechanisms to manage grief, such as avoiding emotions, using alcohol or drugs, keeping yourself busy to avoid unpleasant feelings, feeling resentment toward those who try to help, or struggling with remembrance of former losses.
