Cabinet Céline Jaquet
- 4.8(5)
- Geneva
- Languages: fr · de
- Online
PsychotherapyMindfulness training (MBSR)
Basic insurance (KVG)
- Price
- CHF 90–180
- Next appointment
- Available Thu, 15 Oct
Life crises and grief
Separation, job loss, illness or the death of someone close can throw life off course. Grief is a normal reaction and becomes easier over time for most people. For a smaller group it remains very intense for many months and paralyses daily life. This is called prolonged grief disorder.
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- 2
- therapists
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Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor.
When to get help
Get help if:
- Thoughts of no longer wanting to live
- For weeks you can hardly manage eating, sleeping or personal care
- You need more alcohol or medication to get through the day
In an emergency: 144
Thoughts of suicide or in crisis? Die Dargebotene Hand: 143 (English: 0800 143 000) · Young people: 147 · Emergency: 144
What you can do yourself
Allow your feelings
Grief does not follow a plan. Sadness, anger and relief are all allowed.
Do not stay alone
Talk to people you trust. Grief groups can also help.
Support your daily life
Sleep, eat and move regularly, even when it is hard.
Which therapies are used for life crises and grief?
Sorted by the state of research on grief. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Partly supported
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Hardly studied
- used, but hardly or not studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- Partly supportedBasic ins. (referral)
Psychotherapy
In prolonged, highly distressing grief, psychotherapy reduces symptoms to a moderate degree.
- Limited evidenceUsually self-pay
Bereavement support
Many people find support helpful. In normal grief, however, studies showed no clear additional benefit.
Source 2
Therapists may offer several methods, so they can be counted more than once.
As of October 2026 · How we rate
Therapists: Life crises and grief
Adrian Kälin
DemoPraxis Adrian Kälin
- 4.7(3)
- Lucerne
- Languages: de · en
- Online
PsychotherapyHypnotherapyAutogenic trainingASCABasic insurance (KVG)- Price
- CHF 93–185
- Next appointment
- Available from tomorrow
Studio Valentina Bianchi
- 5.0(2)
- Bellinzona
- Languages: it · en · de · fr
ChiropracticOsteopathyPsychotherapyBasic insurance (KVG)- Price
- CHF 63–145
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Costs and health insurance
- Psychotherapy
- Basic insurance on a doctor's referral: 15 sessions, then another 15. Beyond 30 sessions the insurer must approve.
- Bereavement support
- Usually paid privately. Some supplementary insurances contribute.
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Practice prices
- See prices in each practice profile.
Similar complaints
Sources
- Johannsen et al., J Affect Disord 2019: Psychological interventions for grief in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
- Wittouck et al., Clin Psychol Rev 2011: The prevention and treatment of complicated grief: a meta-analysis
- Die Dargebotene Hand: Phone 143, around the clock
Content as of October 2026. We review it every year.