The Way Through, Grief Counseling is here to help people who feel lost and alone after a loss. This is a safe space where there is no judgement. Where you can feel comfortable sharing your wounded and broken heart and soul. I am here to help you find the way through your grief.
Hi, I’m Paula Garrard, LCSW, MSW, and Grief Counseling Professional based in Morganton, NC.
I offer online and in-person individual therapy for those who are grieving. I have had personal losses that have helped me better understand grief and loss. And I believe I am a better therapist because of these losses in my life.
Through my practice, I provide a safe, comfortable, nonjudgmental space, where you can share your pain — and know that I understand and can help you on your way through your grief.
I’m here to help anyone who is hurting after a loss, whether that loss happened yesterday, a decade ago – or more. There’s not just one kind of loss that I can help you with either – no loss is more “real” than another.
We all experience loss in our lives and the anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief that comes with it, whether you’ve experienced:
The death of a loved one
The loss of a relationship, break up, or divorce
The death or loss of a pet
Losing your job
Losing a home
Chronic pain and illness
A terminal illness diagnosis
The loss of a loved one to suicide
The transition into hospice care
A mental health diagnosis
Miscarriage or infant death
The loss of identity
The transition into retirement
LGBTQ+ discrimination and estrangement from family
Society does not allow us to truly grieve any of these losses. We are supposed to be able to “get over it” or “move on.” We aren’t supposed talk about or show our grief because it makes those around us uncomfortable. I am not uncomfortable with your grief. I offer grief and loss therapy to let you share your grief — and all the feelings that come with it.
I will be that safe place, where you can come and share it all and cry until you can’t cry anymore, if that’s what you need. I’m here to offer support and encouragement, however you’re grieving.
Since your loss, maybe you spend an average day doing your best to simply get through it. Getting out of bed and taking a shower may feel impossible.
Going to work or school may be a challenge. Buying groceries for the family and making dinner may be the hardest thing the day brings.
There is no average day when you are suffering from grief and loss. Every day is a struggle. Every day presents new obstacles to overcome.
Does this sound familiar?
If it does, first let me say I’m sorry. I’ve been there, and I know it’s hard.
If you’re here looking at this website, some part of you knows that maybe things could eventually be easier, even if they aren’t right now.
I can offer you a place of acceptance of you and your grief. You can survive your loss — and even become strong and confident in your ability to face loss and grief in an undisguised, honest, and open way.
While it’s true that life will never be the same, you can be truly happy again. It’s okay to want to be happy, and to remember the positive and complicated parts about who or what you lost.
I am here to help you build the skills and resilience so — when loss inevitably happens again as it does to all of us — you will know that you can handle these periods of time, too.
I am here to tell you that it is okay to do whatever you need for yourself to get through unexpected sorrow, regardless of what others in your life think you should be doing.
