Compassionate support and guidance around grief and loss
Letting go is an inherent part of life, and while we have the strength to integrate even very tragic events, many of us have not been taught how to navigate loss effectively. Grieving is a deeply personal process, shaped by a multitude of unique and varied factors. Each loss, along with its circumstances, calls for its own thoughtful approach. When given the right space and attention, grief can transform into a journey of growth. Farewells can lead to valuable connections and uncover new meaning for the future.
I am here to guide you on this path. Feel free to reach out to me without obligation.
Over mij
My name is Anne-Friné, and I am a psychosocial therapist and hypnotherapist specialised on trauma around grief and loss.
I also like to describe myself as a vulnerability-advocate, creator of space, and transformation-guide, as grieving can feel like embarking on a life-changing journey through an unfamiliar shifting landscape.
From an early age, I was deeply impacted by the loss of loved ones and significant changes within my family of origin. These experiences shaped me profoundly, sparking a lifelong exploration of how we can lead fulfilling and joyful lives, not just despite loss, sorrow, or even complex trauma, but often because of the transformations they inspire.
The answers to this question are deeply personal for everyone but always touch on life’s universal themes: impermanence, love and connection, meaning and self-awareness.
For you
A meaningful loss can be a profoundly life-altering experience, affecting not only your emotions but also your physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being. It often brings with it intense feelings such as sadness, shame, fear, guilt, or anger, profoundly impacting your life and relationships.
Hypnotherapy, with its gentle focus on relaxation and the subconscious, can offer valuable support during the grieving process. It helps you connect with the deeper layers of your awareness, enabling you to process unresolved emotions and release limiting beliefs. Through this, you may find greater peace, gain new perspectives, and lovingly say goodbye, allowing who —or what—you’ve lost to hold a meaningful and honored place in your life.
Integrating a meaningful loss is a unique process for everyone. That’s why I offer personalized support in a safe space, where you can unwind and be entirely yourself. Together, we will address everything that arises at your own pace and in line with your needs.
This might include:
Your thoughts and beliefs
Putting words to your loss and grief is an important step. You can expect my sincere attention, without judgment of you or your story. Together, we will map out all the questions and concerns, helping to restore a sense of clarity. We will create space for what truly matters to you, allowing you to gain insight into how you can move forward with this experience.
Your emotions and feelings
Every loss can bring feelings of longing and intense emotions such as deep sadness, depression, gloom, aggression, fear, anger, jealousy, or guilt. However, there is often also a deep love to be found. But where can you turn with these emotions? Through hypnotherapy, we can approach these feelings from a place of relaxation, allowing them to find their rightful place so that you can move forward with greater peace.
Your loved ones and your environment
The support of family, friends, and your environment is crucial in the grieving process. As social beings, we (sometimes) need each other. Unfortunately, in our individualistic society, it is becoming more common for support and understanding to be lacking, or for the grieving person to withdraw, not wanting to burden others. This can affect or even hinder the grieving process. Together, we will explore which sources of strength you can draw on within yourself and in your surroundings, so you can reconnect with the important people around you and receive the support you need.
Your body
The grieving process is a profound transformation. Stress, tension, and psychological trauma can become trapped in the body. You might find yourself sleeping poorly, experiencing vague aches and pains, or needing medical treatments. While it’s important to have these symptoms checked by a doctor, we can also address your physical discomfort with hypnotherapy. Especially in the area of stress and tension-related issues, hypnotherapy can yield good results. You will also learn to feel more accurately. Your body is an important barometer, indicating when you are capable of handling something and what feels right for you. In this way, you’ll gradually learn to trust your body more and regulate challenging emotions within it.
Saying goodbye with dignity
Goodbye is a part of life, where beginnings and endings, connecting and separating flow together. To let go with love, it’s important to pause and give the right value and meaning to the encounter and the experiences. A farewell ritual can offer support in this process. Together, we can explore which actions resonate with you and shape them in a way that feels right. Often, people feel a sense of space opening up in the here and now, both for reconnecting with their loved ones and stepping into a new future.
Creativity
Giving your life new meaning after such an experience is a journey full of unexpected challenges. Much of what you encounter is difficult to put into words. A creative approach allows you to express what you’re going through in different ways. This often captures the essence of what is being experienced, sometimes more accurately than the story surrounding it. It can sometimes be surprising, playful, moving, or even humorous, opening up new perspectives and insights while old approaches melt away. Through hypnotherapy, we can approach loss in a creative way, giving the unconscious space for new forms of expression and processing, so that you can engage with your grief in a deeper and often surprising way.
“Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses.”
All of my sessions focus on improving your mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. This begins in a safe space, where you can relax, feel heard and seen in your emotions and feelings, and be exactly as you are. From there, we will explore together what you want and need. I will then propose a treatment plan that we can adjust on a session-by-session basis.
Since grieving is a highly individual process that unfolds differently for everyone, I use a multimodal approach that we tailor together to suit your needs and desires. Depending on what moves you or what challenges you are facing, we can draw on techniques from various therapeutic approaches:
Hypnotherapy
Because hypnotherapy promotes relaxation and strengthens the connection with the subconscious, it can be especially valuable during the grieving process. By establishing a deeper connection with yourself, you can discover what truly matters, allow challenging emotions to settle, and release limiting beliefs. This can lead to greater inner peace and the discovery of new perspectives and meaning in your experiences.
Psychosocial Therapy
Psychosocial therapy offers a diverse range of approaches to help you view your experiences and perceptions in a way that can expand your attitudes and perspectives on life. This can enable you to navigate your grieving process in a more constructive and healing way, ultimately helping you find a new balance and foster personal growth.
Non Violent Communication
Nonviolent communication fosters empathy, understanding, and connection, allowing the grieving person and their loved ones to feel heard, understood, and supported in a special way. It is an approach that, grounded in mindfulness, initially focuses compassionately on the here-and-now. From this space, room can be created for the essential needs within the process, allowing further steps to be taken.
Feel free to get in touch with me; I look forward to your email or call.