Grief is one of the most personal experiences we go through. There’s no timeline, no checklist, and no right way to mourn someone or something you’ve lost. While many people gradually learn to carry their grief alongside their daily lives, others find that the pain remains just as intense months or even years later. This experience may be known as complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder.

Grief counseling, also known as bereavement counseling, is a specialized form of support that helps individuals cope with the profound emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss. While most commonly associated with the death of a loved one, grief counseling can also address other significant life-altering losses, such as divorce, job loss, chronic illness, or major life transitions.