Grief and Loss Therapy in Lakewood, Colorado

Compassionate support as you carry loss, honor what mattered, and find your way forward.

Grief can change how the world feels. Ordinary routines may become difficult, relationships can shift, and emotions may arrive in ways that are intense, confusing, or unexpectedly quiet. Therapy offers a place where your loss can be acknowledged without pressure to move on, find closure, or grieve according to someone else’s timeline.

WHEN LOSS CHANGES THE SHAPE OF DAILY LIFE

Grief can affect sleep, concentration, energy, relationships, school, work, parenting, and your sense of identity. The Secure Attachment Initiative provides attachment-based, trauma-informed outpatient grief counseling for children, teens, and adults experiencing bereavement and other meaningful losses.

GRIEF CAN FOLLOW MANY KINDS OF LOSS

The death of a family member, friend, partner, or pet

Anticipatory grief related to illness, aging, or caregiving

Miscarriage, pregnancy loss, infertility, or reproductive loss

Divorce, separation, estrangement, or the end of a relationship

A major health diagnosis or change in physical ability

Job loss, retirement, relocation, or loss of community

Changes in identity, family roles, faith, or future plans

Ambiguous loss when someone is physically present but emotionally or cognitively changed

Multiple losses that have accumulated over time

THERE IS NO SINGLE RIGHT WAY TO GRIEVE

Grief may include sadness, anger, relief, numbness, guilt, longing, confusion, or moments of connection and joy. These experiences can change from day to day. Therapy can help you make room for what is present, understand what you need, and remain connected to the meaning of what or whom you lost.

ATTACHMENT-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED GRIEF SUPPORT

Loss often affects our sense of safety, belonging, and connection. Our therapists create a collaborative environment grounded in choice, respect, and emotional safety. Attachment-based therapy explores the significance of important bonds, while trauma-informed care helps ensure that treatment moves at a manageable pace.

HOW WE WORK

Depending on your needs and your therapist’s training, grief therapy may draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), somatic approaches, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and meaning-centered reflection. Your therapist will explain their approach and shape treatment around your goals, culture, relationships, and beliefs.

GRIEF SUPPORT ACROSS AGES

Children may communicate grief through play, behavior, physical complaints, or repeated questions. Teens may withdraw, feel different from peers, become irritable, or struggle at school. Adults may be carrying grief while continuing to work, parent, care for others, or manage practical responsibilities. Therapy is adapted to each person’s age, development, circumstances, and strengths.

WHEN GRIEF AND TRAUMA OVERLAP

Some losses are sudden, violent, frightening, or connected to other painful experiences. Your therapist can help you understand whether traumatic stress is affecting the grieving process and discuss treatment options without forcing you to recount details before you are ready.

WHEN GRIEF AND DEPRESSION FEEL SIMILAR

Grief and depression can share experiences such as low energy, sleep changes, difficulty concentrating, and withdrawal. They are not always the same. A therapist can help you explore what you are experiencing and determine whether support should focus on grief, depression, trauma, or a combination of concerns.

IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH OPTIONS

Meet with a therapist at our Lakewood office or through telehealth anywhere in Colorado when online care is clinically appropriate. Our team can help identify a therapist and format that may fit your needs.

INSURANCE AND COVERAGE

We accept Colorado Medicaid from every region and all major commercial insurance plans except TRICARE. Our team can quickly verify coverage and help you understand known benefits, copays, deductibles, or authorization requirements before scheduling.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GRIEVE ALONE

You do not need to have the right words or know exactly what kind of support you need. Tell us abou

Related services: Trauma Therapy – https://www.secureattach.org/trauma-therapy | Depression Therapy – https://www.secureattach.org/depression-therapy | Life Transitions Therapy – https://www.secureattach.org/life-transitions-therapyt the loss you are carrying, and we will help identify a therapist who may be a good fit. Visit secureattach.org/contact or call 719-645-2551.