grief and loss support

with sensorimotor art therapy

Words can be inadequate to express the sheer magnitude of our feelings at a time of loss.

Art making can be a balm, a witness, a companion, a storyteller, a connector, a transformative power in our journey with grief.

Loss is, sadly, an inevitable part of being human. 

Grief is our response to loss and it is normal, natural and integral to life.

Our loss may be through death, illness, divorce, relationship breakdown, or any number of other life changing events.

And when we lose someone or something we love, it hurts…..sometimes unbearably so.

Grief is an expression of our love

Following a loss it can be surprising, even shocking, to experience how much can change, how much our life can be affected. Our thoughts, feelings, behaviours and belief systems can change. Our physical health and relationships too. We can lose our sense of purpose, of what makes life meaningful and it often feels that we lose a part of our self.

Mostly we are slowly able to navigate this time with the support of our family, friends and other networks we already have in place. We are able to adjust to our changed world, though sadness remains and we continue to love and to grieve.

Sometimes though, we need extra support when the sadness and grief are overwhelming, or when we’re finding it difficult to get through each day. 

You don’t have to cope with your grief alone

 
Grief and Loss Support, Hobart
 

There are many people who are available to help you including your doctor, grief and bereavement counsellors and other health care professionals.

The support Kate offers is dependent upon your individual situation and needs. 

It may simply be time and space to sit and be with your grief together.

To talk, ask questions, express whatever you need to.

It may be helping you to identify ways to find and access enough support or referring you to another practitioner with skills more suited to your situation.

It may involve guiding you through some supportive creative practices that can be incorporated into your daily life

Or to work more deeply with Sensorimotor Art Therapy.

In the same way that your experience of grief is unique, so are your needs at this time. 

Please reach out if you would like some extra support.

grief support resources

These are just some of the organisations that offer great resources for people who are grieving, for those wanting to support a grieving person and for professionals working in this area.