Loss and Growth: The Grief Spiral

Everyone faces grief at one point or another in her or his life. But how to handle it? Here, Elissa Bishop-Becker draws on her own experience to help others with an effective approach known as Transformative Bereavement. Walking the reader through the four stages -- Loss, Return, Reconnection, and Creation -- she draws on stories from her clients, friends, and contacts to explain the process of recovery from grief.

"The Grief Spiral changed the way I think about bereavement. As a professor in the College of William & Mary counseling program, I would recommend this book to all of my students as a supplementary text and to all my friends as a guide to dealing with life’s many changes. It is full of wisdom and experience, a must for anyone who is alive!"
—Prof. Charles F. Gressard, Ph.D., Chair Emeritus of the National Board for Certified Counselors

After experiencing multiple losses until her world was unrecognizable, Elissa Bishop-Becker returned to school and received her M.Ed. from the College of William and Mary in 2000. Elissa is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and co-founder of the Center for Transformative Counseling in Key West. What she is most proud of is having guided many grieving clients through the process, helping them find meaning in their new world.