Grief Counseling

Have you lost a loved one or a cherished relationship? Has the death of a friend, parent, or child left you bereft? Has a divorce or the end of an important relationship crushed your heart?

Perhaps you have experienced a loss that is hard to talk about with others, because it isn’t readily accepted as a “big” loss in the culture – maybe a miscarriage, or the death of a pet. Do others’ well-meaning words feel rather empty, or leave you longing for real understanding and empathy? Grief counseling can help.

Living in a culture that struggles to navigate loss and grief can be a real challenge when you feel like the rug has been pulled out from underneath you.

We may pretend that everything is fine, and not share our true experience. Maybe we feel that we don’t want to burden our friends or family with our loss. Maybe we are surrounded by others who are also dealing with this loss, and it has been too painful to try to work through it together.

We may dive headlong into work or another relationship in order to escape the pain. We may try to numb ourselves with food, alcohol, exercise, or technology, hoping that the less we feel our pain, the sooner it will disappear.

But these escapes will only take you so far.

There is no way around grief. You need to go through it to the other side.

When you need to work through a loss, you don’t have to feel as though you are alone.

But whom can you turn to?

I can help you transition through your loss and find a new sense of resiliency. Sometimes it takes working with someone who has been there in the darkness, and who has made it through to the other side, in order to feel that you really have an ally on your journey. A skilled grief counselor can help.

Contact me today to schedule your free grief counseling phone consultation.

My experience with Stephanie dictated and structured what health and well-being came to look like in my life. She is a master clinician. I came to her with more PTSD-type issues than I was even aware of. The somatic work, coupled with building trust, provided immense healing and restructuring for me. I'm eternally grateful.
Former Client

Stephanie has done her own ‘inner work’, as a person, a therapist, and a mother, to be able to offer solid skills of deep psychotherapy to her clients. Her own children display healthy, secure attachments, exuding the safety they feel inside, and expressing empathy palpably in the world. Stephanie is well qualified to help people of all ages to thrive, bond, and care for themselves, their families, and others.
Annie Brook, Ph.D., founder, The Brook Institute Somatic Attachment Trainings for Therapists Author of Birth's Hidden Legacy, and The Developing Infant

Stephanie is an esteemed colleague whom I consult when I need insight into a challenging case. I count on her knowledge and experience – particularly with pre- and perinatal psychology – and I trust her balanced and compassionate view of human relationships. I have worked alongside Stephanie for more than 15 years, and know first-hand that she is a warm, present, and gifted therapist and facilitator.
Suzanne Forrester, MA, LPC

Stephanie is a warm, kind, brilliant and compassionate therapist, who has devoted her life to creating healthy relationships and healthy attachments between humans. Stephanie has more hours of study, research and practice in this area than most clinicians I know. While extremely talented and competent, Stephanie is equally humble and approachable. One cannot help but to feel her care and understanding. If you are ready to take the next steps toward healing from trauma or attachment challenges, I highly recommend Stephanie Dueger to be your guide.

Katie Asmus MA, LPC, BMP Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, professor and EMDR trainer