| There has been an explosion of counseling services | | | | of bereavement. The grief process is a very natural |
| over the last 20 years. The types of issues that are | | | | instinct in us all and if it is not resolved it can lead to |
| commonly dealt with in counseling are listed here: | | | | more complicated issues surfacing in the future such |
| Bereavement: | | | | as depression, unexpressed anger, and social isolation |
| The term grief and loss is the reaction to any | | | | to name but a few. |
| significant loss in a persons life .This does not just | | | | Marriage and Relationships. |
| have to be the death of a loved one but can include | | | | Many people attend a therapist when their |
| anything that the person holds dear i.e. an animal, a | | | | relationship enters into difficulty. For some it can save |
| job, marriage breakdown etc. It is generally accepted | | | | their relationship and for others it brings the reality to |
| that humans need a lot of support around the time | | | | the fore that the relationship cannot survive. |