Do I Need Therapy?

If you are not sure that what you are going through is normal, you might feel better just by reaching out. It is possible that you will get initial relief from just scheduling an appointment or sending an email. The team at The Counseling Collective can help you decide if you should come in for an evaluation and further support.

Counseling QuestionsLibby MarlerApril 14, 2020The Counseling Collectivecounseling process, counseling issues, counseling for anxiety, counseling for mothers, grief counseling, counseling specialitiesComment

Staying Connected in Grief

In the not so distant past, grief was looked at as a linear process. A step by step timeline with tasks to complete and stages to move through until an end was reached in which grief was “resolved” and the bereaved had “moved on” from their loss. But this straight forward and simplistic process doesn’t describe the kind of grief that I see people wrestling with day after day.

Grief and LossLibby MarlerAugust 22, 2019The Counseling Collectivelife after loss, grief and loss, grief counseling, grief support, grief journey, moving through grief, loss of a loved oneComment

Grief and God

Ten days after his son, Alex, was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered this moving eulogy turned sermon, filled with deep truth and deep pain about the realities of death and the true (not trite) hope we have in God.

Grief and LossLibby MarlerJuly 22, 2019The Counseling Collective Fort Worthgrief counseling, grief support, grief journey, traumatic loss, grief and loss, child loss, moving through griefComment

Resource for Grieving Children

One of the most beneficial things a family can do after experiencing the death of a loved one is seek additional support during their grief journey. This is especially important for children! It can be extremely therapeutic and healing for children to have a safe space to talk about their loved one, express their emotions, and meet other children who are experiencing situations similar to their own.

Resources, Grief and LossLibby MarlerJuly 3, 2019grief counseling, grief journey, grief, loss, children grieve too, childhood grief, grief support, bereavement, grief groupsComment

Grief and Childloss: A Book Recommendation

If you or someone you love has experienced the death of a child, one book we recommend reading is Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene.

Grief and Loss, ResourcesLibby MarlerJune 27, 2019The Counseling Collectivegrief, loss, loss of a loved one, child loss, infant loss, bereavement, grief counseling, recommended reading, hope, marriage, death, healing, finding meaning, mental healthComment

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