Grief Counseling
Grief isn’t linear, and there’s no right way to do it.
You might feel acceptance one day and overwhelming sadness the next. That doesn’t mean you’re doing grief wrong. It means you’re human. Whether your loss is recent or has quietly stayed with you over time, whether it’s a person or a beloved pet, your grief matters, and you don’t have to carry it alone.
Accepting new clients · In person in Winter Park or telehealth across Florida · Self-pay or in-network with Aetna, FL Blue/BCBS, Cigna, and select others
Book a free 20-minute virtual connection call to share about your loss, meet your therapist, and ask any questions.
Not sure who to choose? Pick the time that works best. A brief questionnaire after booking helps us make sure it’s a good fit.
The Experience of Grief
Grief is deeply personal, shaped by your relationship, your memories, and the meaning that person or pet held in your life. You may have heard of the stages of grief, but they rarely arrive neatly or in order.
Grief often moves like water, in waves. Some days feel calm, and others feel like you’re being pulled under. Many people wonder, “Is it supposed to feel like this?”
We also carry beliefs about grief: that we need to “be strong,” move on quickly, or hold it together for others. Those beliefs can make grief feel heavier and more isolating. Yet within grief, there can also be moments of relief, brief pauses where you can breathe, remember, or feel connected rather than consumed. Both can exist at the same time.
For many, grief includes the loss of a beloved pet, a bond that can be hard for others to understand. That bond mattered, and so does your grief.
Support Through Grief
Grief isn’t something to fix or complete. It’s something to move with and through, felt, honored, and understood in your own way.
At Mindful Perceptions Counseling, our trauma-informed clinicians bring both professional training and lived experience to support you through whatever wave you’re in. We weave in somatic and mindfulness practices to help your body find moments of grounding, and an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens to help make sense of the complex emotions loss can bring.
Grief counseling may include exploring questions like:
What wave of grief have you been experiencing lately?
Do you judge yourself when the wave comes back?
What would it look like to ride the wave instead of resisting it?
Your grieving process isn’t wrong. You’re responding to something meaningful in a deeply human way. And just like waves, you won’t always feel like you’re drowning.
With support from Mindful Perceptions Counseling, you can learn to stay afloat, swim, or simply ride the waves as they come.
Next Steps
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Meet with a prospective therapist to discuss what you’re wanting to work on and learn about their treatment style.
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If both believe it’s a good fit, you can schedule your appointment to begin your healing journey! The therapist may also refer you to another clinician who may be a better fit.