Grief is something we all meet, in one form or another, during the course of our lives. It may arrive after the death of someone close, or come quietly in the background of an ending, a relationship, a job, a future we had imagined.

Sometimes grief is obvious. Other times, it’s a slow, steady ache that sits just under the surface of things.

We live in a world that often encourages us to “move on” quickly. Yet the truth is, grief has its own pace. It doesn’t follow a straight line and it doesn’t follow rules.

In my work, I meet people who are grieving all kinds of losses — the loss of a person, but also the loss of connection, of identity, of what might have been. These quieter griefs are often the ones we feel we shouldn’t speak about, or that we feel we have to explain.

But grief doesn’t need to be justified. It’s a response to love, to meaning, to something that mattered…and it deserves space.

There’s No Right Way to Grieve

You might cry every day, or not at all. You might feel numb, angry, guilty, confused. You might find that your emotions shift daily, or catch you off guard at strange moments.

Grief doesn’t come with a manual. And trying to grieve “the right way” can make us feel worse, not better.

There’s nothing wrong with the way you’re grieving and there is nothing broken in you.

Therapy offers a place to explore your grief, not to fix it, or rush it, but to understand it. To give it the attention it may not be getting elsewhere. 

The Loneliness of Loss

One of the hardest parts of grieving is how isolating it can feel. Even if people around you are supportive, grief can create a deep sense of disconnection, from yourself, from others, from the world.

You might not feel like “yourself.” You might not know what you need. You might simply want someone to bear witness to what you’re carrying.

This is where therapy can help. Not to take the grief away, but to walk beside you as you navigate it.

If This Speaks to You

Whether your grief is new or something you’ve carried for a long time, you’re welcome here.

I provide psychotherapy for grief and loss in Dublin, and online grief counselling across Ireland, for those who are navigating loss in its many forms, whether clear and named, or quiet and unspoken. Together, we make space for the truth of your experience, whatever that looks like.

If you’d like to explore whether therapy might be helpful for you at this time, you’re welcome to get in touch.