Compassionate Grief Counseling in Pittsburgh
Your Journey Towards Healing Begins Here
Grief is not a sign of weakness, but a testament to the depth of your love and memories. Be gentle with yourself as you heal.
Understanding Your Grief:
Personalized Approaches for Diverse Needs
You are unique and your story is unique. Everyone grieves differently. Often as counselors, we are asked, “Is this normal?” I often respond that it’s not normal to be normal so let’s focus on just being YOU! Who you are is okay and what you are experiencing is okay given the circumstances.
At WPA Counseling your counselor will get to know you for who you are and spend time understanding your individualized experience and the specific needs that come from that experience. We will help you make sense of your experience and develop meaning that helps you become whole after your loss.
Why WPA Counseling
Our Commitment to Your Healing Process
Every journey with grief is unique. That’s why for our grief counseling program we utilize a range of therapeutic methods. We emphasize evidence-based practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices, while ensuring that the treatment plan is as unique as your story.
We also realize that one counselor is not the right fit for every client. Therefore, we have several counselors who provide grief counseling in the Pittsburgh are to choose from at multiple locations including online. Grief counseling is just one area our counselors specialize in. Help is available for trauma, relationships, stress, and all other mental health issues.
Whole-Person Care
Addressing Mind, Body, and Spirit
Our holistic approach to grief counseling in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania combines the latest in psychological research with compassionate care. Whether you’re struggling with a recent loss or something that has lingered for years, our team is equipped to help. We believe in empowering you with the tools and insights necessary for lasting change and resilience.
Often times in the western world we get hung up on our symptoms and simply trying to elevate or minimize their impact on our lives. Our holistic counseling approach to grief looks beyond your symptoms to get to core wounds and beliefs that often complicate the healing process. It’s time to get to the root and get to a place of healing and holistic wellness.
Your Healing and Wellness Journey
Long-Term Support and Guidance
Start your transformational path with WPA Counseling. The grief counseling process can take time. Clients often make significant progress and get to a point where they can go it on their own. We are always happy when we work our way out of a job! However, we know that things can take a turn at any given time and we are here for you. Often clients will take time away from counseling only to several months later have something trigger an unresolved issue and return for a “check-up” or even more ongoing counseling. Once you start with WPA Counseling we are here for you no matter what life brings your way.
Even when counsleing is no longer needed for grief, you may find yourself needing support with other issues like relationship stress, another loss, work issues, anxiety, etc. Counseling doesn’t have to be a way of life forever but it can be part of life as you strive to live a life of peace and optimal wellness!
Get Started with WPA Counseling
Begin Your Path to Recovery Today
Taking the first step can be the hardest, but you’re not alone. Contact us to schedule your initial consultation. During this session, we’ll discuss your needs and how we can help. Let’s embark on this journey together towards a brighter, healthier future.
Our Counseling Services
Individual

You don’t have to sail the seas of mental health alone. WPA Counseling offers individual counseling with a licensed therapist who will become the lighthouse you need.
Marriage/Couples

Mistrust, finances, in-laws, WPA Counseling offers comprehensive counseling for a range of issues that commonly strain the relationships of marriage and couples.
Family

A family unit is a complicated unit. WPA Counseling understands that healthy minds are crucial to keeping a family together and strong through thick and thin.
Coaching

Sometimes life is overwhelming, and we’re unsure of which of many paths to take next. WPA Counseling is here to give you a nudge in the right direction with accredited coaching.
Our Counseling Blueprint
Take off the Mask

The first step in the process is to “take off the mask” and be genuine and honest with yourself and your counselor. This is done through a process of building rapport and trust in the counseling relationship. You were wounded in relationship and it is important to heal in relationship…a safe, accepting and therapeutic relationship with your counselor.
Heal the Wounds

Once rapport and trust are established and the mask is off, your counselor will help you explore what has hurt you. Our wounds (emotional, spiritual, relational and sometimes physical) are the root cause of our suffering and need to be identified and healed.
Remove the Toxins

Once you have done some healing work on the things that hurt you, your counselor will help you identify the toxins left behind. These are the lies you believed, consciously or subconsiously at the time of the wounding that can stick with you long after the wound is healed.
Replace with Truth

Once the toxic beliefs are removed, there is room for the truth. Your counselor will help you identify the truths about yourself, others, and the world that were stolen from you when you were hurt. To often the counseling process stops with the “heal the wounds” step. At WPA Counseling, we are interested in you believing and living your truth.