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Grief Counseling

Grief Recovery Therapy in Minneapolis

Grief is the normal and natural response to significant emotional loss. It can arise from the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or other life changes such as:

  • Loss of a pet

  • Retirement or career transitions

  • Moving or changes in routine

  • Financial or health challenges

  • Unmet expectations or environmental/social changes

Grief is as unique as the individual experiencing it. It is not a linear or predictable process, and there is no single set of emotions that captures the full range of feelings a person may experience.

The Grief Recovery Method (GRM)

The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is an action-oriented approach that helps people move beyond the pain and heartache of loss. Unlike traditional grief counseling, GRM is structured, practical, and typically completed in eight sessions.

GRM focuses on:

  • Identifying and dismantling unhelpful coping strategies learned after a loss

  • Learning actionable tools to complete what was left unfinished in your emotional experience

  • Integrating your loss so it no longer hinders your ability to thrive, move forward, and connect

This method encourages courage, openness, and commitment, helping you process grief in a way that supports long-term healing.

What GRM Can Do For You

  • Allow you to remember the past without the overwhelming pain, anger, or despair

  • Help you complete unfinished emotional business with loved ones, estranged relationships, or unmet life opportunities

  • Free you from the emotional baggage of past losses, enabling you to engage fully in your present life

What GRM Is Not

  • It does not erase the memory of the person or experience that was meaningful to you

  • You may still feel sadness or miss those you have lost — GRM does not eliminate emotions, but helps you manage them

  • Healing is gradual and unique to each person; it does not instantly return you to the state you were in before the loss

Grief Recovery Therapy provides structure, guidance, and practical tools to support healing from losses of all kinds, helping you regain balance, connection, and emotional freedom.

A Practical Approach to Grief Recovery

The Grief Recovery Method is ideal for individuals who prefer structured, focused support rather than years of traditional therapy. This method provides actionable tools and guidance to process loss and move forward with emotional freedom.

To learn more about the Institute for Grief Recovery, where this program was developed, and to watch video testimonials from participants, please visit their official website at griefrecoverymethod.com

Want to explore your relationship with grief? Let’s talk!

Grief Recovery Resources

The Grief Recovery Method Guide for Loss
61 tips on the experience of Grief and how to help people through it.