Grief Counseling Albuquerque
Grief is an intensely personal, painful experience.
Though it's commonly connected with the death of a loved one, grief can follow any loss, even other intense life changes such as divorce, a breakup, job loss, a significant move, infertility, a serious diagnosis, or the death of a beloved pet.
If you're dealing with grief or other similar issues and find you do not know where to turn, please take solace in knowing you do not have to bear these problems all by yourself.
Reach out to Odyssey Counseling at 505-315-7397 or online to schedule your initial appointment today.
Loss can happen to anyone, and no two experiences of grief are the same. Someone may be openly sobbing, while another may seem to be in a completely emotionless state. Some want to talk constantly about their loss; others are private about it. There is no “right” way to grieve.
The key thing to understand is that grief is not something to be shelved or sped through. It is a process — often messy, emotional, and nonlinear. And sometimes, we need help finding our way through it.
We offer professional grief counseling at Odyssey Counseling to help you work through your loss pain at your own pace and in your own way.
What Experiencing Grief Can Feel Like
Grieving is not a straight line. However, it's not that easy; it's not just a matter of "stages" and a finish line. It arrives in waves — sometimes it's the one you're waiting for, sometimes it's the one that catches you unawares.
You may be feeling:
- Deep sadness or emptiness
- Anger—at the situation, yourself, or others
- Guilt—for things said, unsaid, or undone
- Shock or disbelief
- Yearning to bring the past back
- Fatigue, trouble sleeping, or lack of motivation
- Loneliness, even when surrounded by people
- Relief, especially if the loss followed a long illness (which can be confusing)
- Restlessness or a sense of being unmoored
- Confusion or feeling disoriented
You might have multiple of these emotions simultaneously, or bounce back and forth between them unpredictably. You might even feel nothing at all — and feel worried that something is wrong with you.
It's not. Numbness is also a part of the grief experience.
Grief is complicated and frequently kicks up feelings you don't want to grapple with alone. Not going about grief by yourself is where grief therapy can be helpful.
How Grief Therapy Helps
At Odyssey Counseling, we offer an empathetic place where you can express your grief, sort out your feelings of disbelief and despair, and slowly regain your footing in life as it is (though never as it was), in a way that does justice to your loss and opens space for hope and healing.
What is grief therapy?
Grief counseling is a type of therapy in which a professional counselor assists someone with grief, an experience of loss that can be emotionally, physically, and/or psychologically disruptive.
It doesn't wipe away the pain, but it provides direction, tools, and the comfort of knowing that others have walked this same long road — and discovered that they can move forward, even in a life that looks and feels different.
Although the grieving process is different for everyone, there are generally two approaches to grief therapy:
Reflecting on Grief
Before we proceed, it is often good to look back. Grief therapy allows you the opportunity to think about your relationship with what — or who — you’ve lost and how it has affected your life.
Reflect might involve:
- Walking through memories, regrets, or something that has not been reconciled
- Honoring the individual or relationship in a special manner
- Reflecting on the impact the loss has had on your sense of self and beliefs about the world
- Working through trauma or loss, if it applies
Your Odyssey Counseling counselor will walk right beside you as you make peace with what has happened, not rushing it, not minimizing it, and not trying to force closure.
Looking Forward to Rebuild and Reimagine Life
The most challenging thing about grief is knowing that life will never be the same. Grief counseling enables you to consider what a “new normal” would look like, and to find constructive ways of moving toward it — even while you don’t forget or dishonor your loss.
Looking forward might include:
- Developing new routines or support systems
- Finding ways to stay connected to the person you lost
- Rebuilding confidence and motivation
- Identifying what brings you purpose, peace, or joy
- Learning coping tools for emotional triggers and anniversaries
At Odyssey Counseling, we consider healing to be not forgetting, but learning how to bear your loss as you continue to live.
You Don’t Need to Grieve Alone
There is no timeline for grief!
Whether your loss happened recently or years ago, if you’re still feeling stuck in sadness or struggling to find your way forward, it might be time to talk to someone.
We know that reaching out can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re already hurting. That’s why we’ve made it easy to get started. When you contact Odyssey Counseling, you’ll find:
- At Odyssey we make it a point to try and avoid waitlists. We also schedule appointments as soon as possible often available within 24–72 hours or one week at the latest.
- Weekend and evening availability to fit your schedule Unfortunately at this time we do not have weekends available
- Supportive, trauma-informed therapists who truly care
- Friendly, real people answering the phone—not a confusing phone tree
- Acceptance of many major insurance plans
Take the First Step Toward Healing
If you’re traveling through this issue or any other one, and finding yourself lost, unsure, or overwhelmed — please know this: you do not have to walk alone.
Contact Odyssey Counseling AT 505-315-7397 online to schedule your initial appointment today.
Grief may be part of the memory, but it doesn’t have to write the story of what comes next. Let’s find your way forward—together.
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