Coping With Loss

Are you carrying a weight that others don't seem to understand?

Losing someone. The end of a relationship. A job. A home. Your sense of who you are. Grief doesn't only follow death, it follows any loss that changes your world or your sense of self.

And sometimes the hardest grief is the kind no one else seems to recognise.

"I feel like I should be over this by now."

"No one really gets what I'm going through."

"I don't even know who I am anymore."

It matters regardless of what you've lost. And what you're feeling makes sense.

Grief isn't one thing

Grief can follow many kinds of loss - a bereavement, a relationship breakdown, estrangement from family, job loss, migration, loss of identity, or even a future you had planned but will never have.

Sometimes the grief is clear and named. Other times it's ambiguous - mourning someone who is still alive, or a life that quietly disappeared without a definitive ending. This kind of loss can feel particularly lonely, because there's often no formal recognition that anything significant has even happened.

You might recognise some of these:

  • Waves of sadness, anger, guilt or numbness and sometimes all at once

  • Difficulty concentrating or finding motivation

  • Withdrawing from people or things you used to enjoy

  • Physical symptoms such as exhaustion, headaches, changes in sleep or appetite

  • Feeling like the world no longer makes sense

  • Struggling to see where you fit anymore

  • Intense longing, regret or a sense that something is unfinished

There is no right way to grieve

Grief isn't linear. It doesn't follow stages or a timeline. It can come in waves, sometimes overwhelming, sometimes manageable, sometimes catching you completely off guard. Everyone's experience is different, and all of it is valid.

How therapy helps

Grief can be hard to carry alone especially when it feels invisible to those around you. Therapy offers a space to process what you've lost, make sense of what you're feeling, and find a way forward that honours your experience.

BWRT — working with grief at a deeper level

BrainWorking Recursive Therapy (BWRT) is a modern, evidence-based approach that works directly with how the brain processes painful experiences, helping to ease the intense emotional responses that can keep grief feeling raw and unresolved. It doesn't require you to relive distressing memories or analyse the past in depth. It works quickly and gently, often bringing meaningful relief in just a few sessions.

Where needed, BWRT can be used alongside other therapeutic approaches. With experience across a range of protocols, I'm able to draw on whatever combination best suits you, adapting as your needs evolve throughout the process. Your support is built entirely around you.

Flexible online sessions

Available via Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp or Messenger from wherever you are in the world, on any device. Sometimes being able to talk from your own space makes all the difference.

You do not have to keep feeling alone

If loss is affecting you then effective help is available.

I offer a free, no-obligation consultation where we can talk through what has been happening for you, answer your questions and explore the best options for support. Please either email or call me on 0409 254 500

You deserve to feel calmer, more in control and more like yourself again.

You don't have to carry this alone. Reach out today.