Experienced a sudden or complicated loss? We are here to journey with you as you grieve deeply.
Whether it’s sudden loss, unexpected death, or overwhelming guilt, we provide you with a compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can process your grief and trauma, regain your sense of self, and find peace.
About Wong Yun Yi
Founder of Embodied Therapy, SAC Registered Counsellor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP)
With 8 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy, I support clients in their trauma healing through trauma-sensitive somatic approaches to complement traditional talk therapy. I’m passionate about helping individuals heal after experiencing a traumatic loss, whether it is a death or non-death loss, because it is heartwarming to journey with and witness individuals find hope and meaning in life again.
Traumatic grief happens when the loss of a loved one shatters your world unexpectedly—through accidents, illness, suicide, or stillbirths. Traumatic grief also can happen with a sudden and unexpected fallout with a friend or romantic partner. The pain of such a loss goes beyond sadness—it’s a shock that can overwhelm your entire life. The emotional turmoil can be compounded by symptoms of post-traumatic stress, making it feel like you’re stuck in an unending cycle of fear, confusion, and deep loss.
If you’re struggling with distressing emotions and thoughts like hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, survivor guilt, or a sense of abandonment, this is normal after losing a loved one in a sudden and traumatic way. For many, this type of grief can also leave lasting emotional scars, like anger toward the people or circumstances that caused the death or even toward the loved one who passed.
It’s natural to feel a deep sense of confusion, and wonder if you will ever find peace again. Traumatic grief affects both your mind and body, but it can be healed with the right support.
At Embodied Therapy, we specialise in helping you process your grief and heal from the trauma that accompany the loss of a loved one. Our compassionate, trauma-informed approach is tailored to meet each individual’s unique needs, but here are some common areas that we could help with in grief therapy:
- Reduce distressing PTSD symptoms like hypervigilance, flashbacks, and emotional numbness.
- Build resilience and regain balance in your nervous system to feel calmer and more grounded.
- Process guilt or anger you may feel, helping you release overwhelming emotions and find self-compassion.
- Honour and remember your loved one’s legacy. For some survivors, there may be tension between yearning to reconnect with the loved one whom they’d lost and an impulse for avoidance of reminders due to the effects of trauma. We hope to unpack this tension with you, such that over time, how things had ended need not overshadow it all.
- Make sense of who you are and create a sense of continuity between who you were before and after the loss.
- Reconnect with yourself, rediscover joy, and find a renewed sense of purpose, as you continue on in your grief journey.
Grief has no timeline and may come in waves from time to time, but we will journey with you, help you find peace and reconnect with the life you deserve.
One of our clients shares her experience with Embodied Therapy’s grief therapy:
“Yunyi listens with patience and without judgment, giving me a safe space to share my deepest thoughts – thoughts that I couldn’t share even with those closest to me. Together, we’ve worked through my grief and struggles as a suicide survivor, and during the process, I have gained a different perspective on suicide. She has walked alongside me to identify my deep-seated issues and has taught me valuable, practical tools for managing anxiety and practicing self-care – tools that I apply in my daily life.”
– Elaine
Getting started is easy
- Click here to book a free consultation call.
- Meet with Yunyi in a safe and supportive space (online or in-person).
- Begin your journey to healing with trauma-informed grief therapy.
FAQ
Will talking about my grief re-traumatise and make me feel worse?
At Embodied Therapy, we emphasise a compassionate and trauma-sensitive approach; therapy sessions will be aimed at guiding you at a pace that feels safe for you, especially when we approach difficult content that you wish to process together.
We strive to work with you to expand your window of tolerance over time such that you are able to access some of these difficult thoughts and emotions safely and in a contained manner.
Our grief therapy is also intentional about not rehashing/re-opening every wound, but to guide you and your body to feel safe in the here and now again.
How many sessions do I need?
This varies for each person and their goals for therapy. We have clients who feel better in a few sessions, while others may benefit from ongoing support.
What issues can you help with?
We specialise in working with grief and trauma.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of issues that we treat:
- Grief following the death of a loved one (including through traumatic/violent means such as suicide/acute illness/accidents/stillbirths/abortions)
- Grief resulting from non-death losses
- Self-esteem/identity issues
- Attachment injuries and developmental trauma
- Relationship challenges such as infidelity
- Transgenerational trauma; repeated trauma patterns from generation to generation
- Adjustment issues stemming from life-stage transitions
- Psychosomatic/physical symptoms that are aggravated by stress
- Emotional difficulties, depression and anxiety
We also welcome individuals who wish to work on self-development in general, to explore their mind-body connection, and to build resilience in their nervous system.
How much does each therapy session cost?
Each therapy session (60 minutes) costs S$220.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
We prioritise your safety and right to privacy. We adhere to the Code of Ethics of the Singapore Association for Counselling. All sessions are kept strictly confidential, unless you are deemed at risk of imminent danger to yourself or others.
Client data is stored securely in a 256 bit encrypted system, which complies with HIPAA, GDPR, PIEDA, and SOC2, and is accessible only by your counsellor.
Contact us below to book a free 15-minute call to explore if we‘re the right fit: