Marriage Counseling: How To Support Your Grieving Spouse

By Terri Dichiser | September 21, 2021 |
Marriage counseling is available at Take Charge, Inc. to help you support a spouse who is experiencing grief and loss.

Marriage counseling is available at Take Charge, Inc. to help you support a spouse who is experiencing grief and loss.  The loss can be of a parent, sibling, another family member, friend, pet or a job. As we discussed in a previous blog, Polyvagal Theory tells us that safe, supportive relationships in which we are…

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Individual Counseling For Grief: What Works And What Doesn’t

By Terri Dichiser | September 14, 2021 |
Individual counseling can help a grieving person untangle their responses and make sense of them.

In individual counseling at Take Charge, Inc. we use a polyvagal approach to grief. As we discussed in our previous blog on marriage counseling, Polyvagal Theory explains how the nervous system responds adaptively to threats, what makes us feel safe again, how past experiences might slow recovery, and how a safe environment is necessary for…

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Marriage Counseling And A Polyvagal Approach To Grief

By Terri Dichiser | September 9, 2021 |
In this first blog of a two-part series on grief, we will discuss what Polyvagal Theory is and how we can apply it to processing grief in marriage counseling.

In marriage counseling at Take Charge, Inc., we utilize a Polyvagal approach to processing grief. It is important to recognize that grief is so profoundly overwhelming that it affects our relationships and ability to be connected even if only one partner is grieving. Polyvagal Theory explains how the nervous system responds adaptively to threats, what…

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