The Therapist Mourns His Mother's Death: Being With Clients While Heartbroken

My mother died Dec. 18, 2005. She was eighty-four years old and died of complications from open heart surgery. I am a psychotherapist in private practice and had to return to work shortly after her death. I wondered how I would deal with my deep and heart-stabbing grief while I tried to help my clients work through their issues. Yet, little in graduate or post-graduate training prepares us to deal with such a time in therapy, let alone our lives...

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