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Operation Home and Healing - Counseling
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Grief Counseling
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Grief is a natural process people go through when they experience loss. The losses that many Veterans and their loved ones have faced are numerous. People grieve over many things, including, but not limited to, death, losses of all kinds, broken relationships, infertility, job issues, financial distress, diagnosis with physical or mental illness, injured or lost body parts, and lost hopes or dreams. No two people experience loss in the same way or in the same timeframe. Even close family members and spouses can grieve very differently, which can sometimes cause misunderstandings or tension. Many people do not feel well supported in their grief, yet they must find a
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Find a Military
Trained Therapist
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way to work through this experience in order to lead healthy lives into the future.
We understand that grief is painful and it is hard work. Professional counseling can be enormously helpful in times of grief. Experts can assist grievers in understanding normal grief reactions, working through their unique issues and finding meaning in their grief experiences. We offer a variety of opportunities to work through grief, including individual, couple and family counseling.
Signs that you may need grief counseling include:
- Feeling significant sadness, depression, anger, guilt, hopelessness, or anxiety
- Decreased ability to carry out activities of daily living
- Difficulty sleeping
- Extreme emotions
- Concerns about your ability to cope
- Fear you are losing your mind
- Physical distress such as pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, and muscle
tension
- Worry about your family's coping
- Remorse over past behavior
- Distress over other losses
- Multiple stressors
- Thoughts of hurting yourself or others
Fees are based on a sliding-scale, and no veterans or their loved ones will be turned away due to an inability to pay.
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