Grief Counseling

Grief is a natural response to loss, but you don’t have to navigate this season alone. Great Care Health Services offers grief counseling and mental health support via in-person or telehealth appointments to adults in Nashville and across the state of Tennessee. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, experienced a major life change, or are coping with a loss that others may not fully understand, the compassionate team offers you a supportive space to process your emotions and heal at your own pace. Request an appointment now by calling or reaching out online. 

What is grief counseling?

When you need to cope with the emotional, mental, and physical effects of loss, grief counseling is a form of therapy designed to help. Under the guidance of a Great Care Health Services licensed mental health professional, it provides a safe place for you to express feelings such as sadness, anger, guilt, confusion, or even numbness.

There’s no “proper” way to grieve. Grief counseling honors your unique experience while offering guidance, validation, and coping tools to support healing over time. It may be short-term or ongoing, depending on your needs.

When should I seek grief counseling?

Consider seeking support if the weight of your loss begins to interfere with daily life or if:

• Your grief feels overwhelming or unmanageable
• You’re experiencing intense sadness, anxiety, or emotional numbness
• Sleep, appetite, or concentration are significantly affected
• You feel stuck, isolated, or unable to move forward
• The loss was sudden, traumatic, or complicated
• You’re grieving something others may not recognize, such as a miscarriage, divorce, or loss of identity

Grief counseling can be helpful whether the loss is recent or occurred years ago.

What happens in grief counseling?

Early grief counseling sessions often focus on understanding the loss, your relationship to it, and how it has impacted your life. You’ll have space to talk openly, reflect, and process emotions without pressure to “fix” or rush anything.

Depending on your situation, grief counseling may include:

• Talking through memories, feelings, and reactions related to the loss
• Learning coping strategies for managing waves of grief
• Addressing feelings of guilt, anger, or unresolved questions
• Navigating life changes and identity shifts after loss
• Honoring the loss while finding ways to move forward

Your provider may use supportive talk therapy, cognitive and behavioral strategies, mindfulness, or trauma-informed approaches, always tailored to your pace and preferences.

Grief counseling is most effective when you allow yourself to show up honestly, wherever you are in the process. Healing takes time and isn’t linear.

For best results, attend consistently to provide yourself with stability and support, and practice healthy self-care between sessions. Many people find that counseling helps them feel less alone as they move through grief.

Grief counseling offers compassionate support during one of life’s most difficult experiences. To learn more, reach out online or call Great Care Health Services today.