Pet loss counseling in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: find healing through purposeful remembrance.
The death of a beloved pet can be one of the most painful losses you’ll ever experience. When a companion animal dies, the grief can feel overwhelming, and often misunderstood and minimized by others.
Grief can be extra complicated when we face a living loss; for example: divorce and breakups, rehoming, and runaway pets.
Sometimes we can experience grief before the loss happens, called anticipatory grief, which can make it difficult to enjoy remaining time with our pets.
Pet Loss Is Real Grief
Pets are family. Your routines, identity, and emotional world may have revolved around them. Particularly since the pandemic, many of us are spending more time with our pets than ever before. When they pass, or you anticipate their passing, it’s common to experience:
Deep sadness or longing
Guilt or second-guessing decisions
Anger, numbness, or confusion
Feeling isolated or dismissed by others
Difficulty moving forward
There is no “right” way to grieve, and healing doesn’t mean forgetting.
How Pet Loss Counseling Can Help
In therapy, we may focus on:
Making space for your grief without judgment
Processing complicated or unresolved emotions
Honoring the bond you shared with your pet
Understanding how grief shows up in your daily life
Finding ways to move forward while still holding love
Pet loss counseling offers support when words fall short and the pain feels heavy.
Online Pet Loss Therapy
I offer online pet loss counseling across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, allowing you to grieve in a space that feels safe and private.
You Don’t Have to Grieve Alone
Support can make a difference. I offer a free 15-minute consultation to help you decide if this feels right for you.
You will be whole again but you will never be the same.
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
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