Bereavement Program:

With A Brighter Day Counseling Service, I provide compassionate Bereavement Support services and resources to individuals of all ages coping with the death of someone important in their life. I am dedicated to assisting people through their difficult times. My Support services are directly available either by phone or in person/group during regular business hours to provide emotional support and grief education.

Bereavement is when a person is feeling sad and lonely after losing a friend or a beloved family memeber whether it be by death, divorce, or moving away.

Grieving is never easy for anyone; it's hard on the individual grieving and for the people around them as well. Generally, there are five acknowledged stages of grief; Denial and Isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

One of the main principals behind group counseling is the idea that dealing with specific issues may cause isolation, and a feeling that one is alone in facing one’s problems. Group counseling attempts to counteract this isolation by assembling people with similar issues to enforce that difficulties are not singular to one person. Additionally, knowing other people with similar troubles can be comforting to each individual, who may not have access in their own family and friends to people with the same problem.

Resources: •What to do when a loved one dies •Without goodbyes •The grief of grandparents