CBT for Relationships and Grief
Relationships with partners, friends, and family members can be very fulfilling, and also very complicated. Navigating indecision about whether to stay in an intimate partner relationship, learning how to set boundaries with a friend, handling conflict with family members, or adjusting to changes in relationships after a divorce, are just some examples of situations that can take up a lot of mental space and lead to a state of chronic distress. If you are seeking relief from what can feel like a hamster wheel of stress, worry, and anxiety about navigating an important relationship in your life, cognitive behavioral therapy can help provide some much needed clarity and relief.
Losing important relationships in our lives, whether it be through estrangement or death, is a devastating life experience. Living life in the face of loss is hard work, and having support through the pain is of paramount importance. Grieving the death of a loved one changes your perspective on life, and the way you organize your world and relationships. Making space to process the loss, honor the loved one, and figure out how to proceed in your life in a meaningful way takes time, emotional healing, and mindset shifting and reframing. Having support, as well as a guide to help you organize your understanding of the loss and figure out how to proceed in a healthy way, is key to moving through grief without getting stuck in a rut. Additionally, loss of someone in your life, not through death, is also a grieving process. Processing through complicated emotions and figuring out how to forge ahead are important parts of the grieving and healing process.
