Grief Counseling

Healing from the loss of a spouse

Grief Counseling Columbia, MO

You’ve lost your spouse.

You wake up every morning and feel lonely. Since your partner died, life and the world haven’t been the same. You had a once-in-a-lifetime partner that completed you, and now that person is gone, leaving a hole that seems so big. You and your partner planned to grow old together, but that is impossible now.

The Grief Brings Anger and More

At times you feel anger toward your partner for leaving you, but then you feel guilty and ashamed for being angry. You cannot do the things that brought you joy because it feels like you are dishonoring your partner. It has been several months since the funeral, and you thought things would be better, but the big emotions still come up at unpredictable times. You find it hard to be around others because you fear these emotions will boil over, and you will break down and cry uncontrollably, or anger will make you lash out at people close to you.

You tell yourself that no one else understands what it is like to have your world change this much, and I should have moved on by now. You feel judged by others who expect you to move on. “Moving on” feels like forgetting the love and bliss you had with your partner. It may feel like dishonoring the one you loved. You are just tired of not having the life you used to have.

Grief Counseling Columbia, MO, can help.

I’m Jerry W. Kiesling, MSW, LCSW, a counselor in Missouri and I help people who have lost their partners and are overwhelmed by all the changes and uncontrollable emotions to reclaim their lives without dishonoring their loved one. My clients experience change over time in counseling. Because they begin not to feel alone, and learning to feel all the feelings that come up is easier. My clients also choose how to honor their loved one while making themselves important again. All while doing the healing on their own timeline, not someone else’s.

Expert Grief Counseling In Missouri

I have worked with people who have lost their partners for over 30 years. My clients usually come to work with me weekly so they have regular support and can begin to heal from their loss and the big emotions that make daily life difficult and almost impossible. I want to hear your story and what your loved one means to you. Many of my clients have their own journal to write what they feel and gain a better understanding of how it is affecting them. I will help you find the self-compassion that exists in you. By finding their self-compassion, my clients learn to treat themself with grace as they heal. They think about how they want to honor and remember their partner in each part of their lives. Therapy can help you not feel alone with the sadness, guilt, and anger, and it can help you have your place with your own timeline to heal.

Get help by starting Grief Counseling today:

When you are ready to heal from the guilt, shame, anger, and sadness that has been keeping you alone and isolated, contact me for a FREE 15-minute consultation at 573-238-8575 to learn how grief therapy with the right therapist can help you reclaim your life. You may email me through my Contact Page.