Source: Engin Akyurt from Pexels, used with permission. I write this in the week after a first cousin who died last summer would have turned 50; one year to the day after a dump truck driver got ...

Everyone handles grief differently, but counselors and therapists say it's important to have someone there to help and to ...

My name is Rica Avery, I am a licensed professional counselor. I graduated from Trinity Washington University where I received a Master's of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; in ...

Grief is isolating, especially when you’ve lost someone you relied on for support. Imagine you’ve suffered a particularly salient loss, like the death of your beloved father. Even though it can be a ...

Amaya, 7, squats with her brother Eli, 5, and their parents Lisa and Stephen Austria during a vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis to mourn the victims of a mass shooting that took place earlier in ...

Aug. 30—Helen Fernald was 40 years old when her mother died unexpectedly, the news coming in a telegram while Fernald was vacationing with her family in Spain. After the funeral, the Wolfeboro ...

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.

Both Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans cover mental health services, including grief counseling. Typically, grief counseling is an outpatient service, and Medicare Part B contributes ...