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I'm here to support you as you heal your grief.
Grief is a normal, natural reaction to a any significant loss and is one of the hardest experiences we go through in life. It sneaks up on us at inconvenient times, drains our energy, and leaves us feeling incomplete and without direction. It can be completely overwhelming. When people think about grief, they think of it as a time when they are broken and that they should quickly fix it to get back to life. But grief is not quick, nor is it going to let you get back to the life you once knew. After a loss, your life will be different. You will be changed. The healing, however long it takes, will integrate the loss into who you are now becoming. You may look at life and death differently, reassess beliefs, or value things that seemed meaningless before. Grieving is NOT wasted time. It is a time to connect with your thoughts and feelings to become complete again. To begin to heal, you must move toward your grief. You must experience it, express it, be honest about it, and allow it to come out, however messy or irrational it may seem. Your grief process is unique to you, and your story deserves to be heard. I'm passionate about "companioning" people throughout their grief journeys. I can help you work through ANY type of death or loss, including perinatal loss, infertility, death of a pet, spouse/partner, friend, family member, an illness or age-related loss, and your even your own death. I'll provide a safe space for you to express all of your thoughts and feelings and help you make sense of what you're experiencing. Together, we'll identify and remove any obstacles that are getting in the way of your healing and create new, healthy ways of coping that work for you. Your grief process is unique. We'll move at your pace, one small step at a time. If you're ready to take that next step, email me at [email protected] to schedule an appointment to find out if I'm the right therapist for you...I'm here to help.
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ANISA GLOWCZAK
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Virginia Board of Counseling #0701007162 National Certified Counselor (NCC) National Board for Certified Counselors #348757 Certified Grief Counselor (GC-C) The American Academy of Grief Counseling Certified Specialist in Pastoral Thanatology (PT-Csp) The American Academy of Grief Counseling Certification to teach "Caring for You, Caring for Me" The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care Perinatal Loss Specialty: Before I opened my practice, I spent a number of years working with parents who experienced a perinatal loss within the Sentara Hospital system. I worked directly with the Perinatal Bereavement Counselor, nurses, and physicians and gained extensive knowledge of the medical side of loss, along with the emotional and psychological needs of bereaved parents. Additionally, I created the Perinatal Loss Alert Program, aimed at increasing communication and empathy between OB physicians and patients during and after a loss. It's been implemented in several large hospital systems on the East Coast, and I'm working to put in many more. Your help encouraging your OB to offer this to loss patients is always appreciated! You can click the "Share Your Story" tab to see how you can answer survey questions to provide data for my research in the perinatal loss field. |
