Geriatric Counseling Services
“We cannot change the outcome, but we can affect the journey.”
- Anne Richardson
Counseling Services
Caregiving
Caring for an aging loved one is hard. In fact, it’s one of the most challenging things you’ll ever do. AND you’re doing it in addition to life’s regular challenges of career, child rearing, etc. It seems impossible to manage it all, but you find yourself with no other choice.
Advance Directives
If you or your loved-one has not completed an Advance Directive and wants to, there’s no time like the present. It’s not nearly as daunting a task as you may think. It just means setting aside some time to have a difficult but important conversation. I can help guide you, and make it easier.
Aging
There’s no guide that tells us how to age well. Everyone’s experience is different and full of new challenges. Maybe it’s losing friends and family members, new health challenges, loss of identity or your longtime home. These are difficult and uncharted territories and you’re likely to need support.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Dementia brings a whole new layer of challenges to the caregiving load. Do not go it alone. You cannot take care of your loved one if you aren’t taking care of yourself. And it is incredibly hard to find time to take care of yourself. Make your physical and mental health a priority, because your loved one would want you to.
End-of-Life
A phase of life almost all of us will encounter, but many of us haven’t thought about or planned for. If you find yourself feeling unprepared to walk your loved one through this phase of life, you are not alone.
Bereavement
Maybe you are trying to process the loss of a loved one you have spent years caring for, maybe you lost a parent suddenly and unexpectedly, or maybe they are still here but you are mourning the loss of the person they used to be. Each person’s situation will be different, but grief is always hard.
