LibraryScenariosWhen therapeutic relationships end and grief feels forbidden
Scenario

When therapeutic relationships end and grief feels forbidden

My therapist moved across the country after three years of seeing me twice a week and I feel like I lost a parent, but I'm embarrassed to be this devastated over a 'professional relationship.'

Mira
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healing relationships create genuine attachment, but their professional nature makes mourning their loss feel shameful and inappropriate.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.