Complicated Grief Treatment in Barcelona
What is Complex Grief and how can it be helped?
Complex grief, also known as protracted grief disorder, is characterized by intense and persistent pain that extends beyond the natural grieving process following the loss of a loved one. In these cases, the suffering does not lessen over time but persists, hindering life and affecting daily life.
The most common symptoms may include constant longing, difficulty accepting the loss, feelings of emptiness, bitterness, anger, or an inability to imagine a future without the deceased. Complex grief can become an open wound that persists for years, limiting relationships and affecting both emotional and physical health.
Psychedelic medication-assisted therapy, combined with specialized grief psychotherapeutic techniques, has proven effective in facilitating acceptance and unlocking stagnant emotions, allowing the loss process to be integrated in a healthier way.
Our therapeutic approach to Complex Grief
The psychedelic medication we use promotes states of expanded consciousness that allow us to access intense and, in many cases, repressed emotions. At the brain level, it acts on the serotonergic system and the default mode network (DMN), in addition to modulating key brain regions that facilitate the reprocessing of traumatic memories linked to loss.
In the psychotherapeutic setting, this process enables the creation of symbolic farewells, reconciliation with painful memories, and the redefinition of the relationship with the loved one. Specialized professional support offers a safe space where the person can gradually integrate the loss into their life story. Our clinical work seeks to provide support to transform incapacitating grief into an adaptive sadness that honors the bond with the deceased, while restoring the ability to continue with one’s life.
Psychotherapists specialising in Complex Grief in Barcelona
Professionals specializing in complicated grief are trained in grief psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Their training allows them to understand the many forms that loss can take, whether due to a sudden, traumatic, ambiguous death, or linked to complex relationships with the deceased.
Therapeutic support is tailored to each individual’s needs, recognizing that no two grief experiences are the same. In a respectful and empathetic clinical environment, each patient is encouraged to progress at their own pace toward integrating the loss.
Benefits of treating Complex Grief with us
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy offers a path to profound transformation for those who feel trapped in a state of grief that hasn’t moved forward. This therapeutic approach facilitates access and expression of blocked emotions, helps process painful memories, and promotes a renewed connection with the deceased loved one.
The neurobiological changes induced by the medication, by enhancing neuroplasticity, open up the possibility of new perspectives on loss and the future. Accompanied by a specialized psychotherapeutic process, the treatment allows persistent grief to be transformed into an integrated experience, where the memory of the lost person remains alive but no longer impedes personal development or the ability to find meaning and purpose in one’s present life.
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Schedule an initial visit at Clínica Synaptica and discover how our integrative approach can help you transform your mental health.
